Fugro Reviews

Pros

This company will give you the opportunity to work in locations all over the world and work with some amazing technology.

Cons

Lots of travel can get very tedious, very quickly.

Pros

Ability to travel and learn new skills
allows you to learn a variety of engineering disciplines
exposed to a variety of new technology

Cons

Poor compensation
Inconsistent interview process
lack of feedback from managers
no succession planning
lack of respect for their employees
long hours

Advice to Senior Management

Respect your workfoce and allow your employees the ability to express themselves to better build the company
Compensate your employees fairly

Pros

Nice people and laid-back atmosphere. Stable job. Senior management does not tend to lay off people easily. Not an agressive company overall.

Cons

Average or below average salary. Not too much training or career advancement opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Raise the salary! Or you'll keep losing people!

Pros

Fianncially stable; fair compensation; reasonable benfits; great people; good training programs; online training website; feedback requested annually; succesful company year after year.

Cons

vertical communication issues; inter-office communication issues; regional communication issues; very conservative; slow to respond to market changes, although this may be due to the sheer size of the company

Advice to Senior Management

The present communication programs, performance programs and the multitidue of communication enhancement programs need to be enacted more quickly. The conservative approach while financially successful may inhibit the attraction of new young professionals to the organization.

Pros

- Great technical challenges, sometimes using state-of-the-art material
- world-wide presence & projects
- broad field of operations
- world-leader in certain branches

Cons

- employees are called the cornerstone of the company, but there is little evidence of putting it to practice.
- Company suffers from a 70-ties type of management style.
- Salaries are poor.

Advice to Senior Management

opco management stays in position far too long, some general managers have been leading their particular opcos for over 20 years, resulting in stagnation and calcification, with little flexibility towards different management styles and challenges.

Pros

Great Medical and Dental Benefits
Good Management Style
Caring Employer
401k at a 5% Match
Flexible Work Hours
Family Oriented

Cons

There are no cons to working at Fugro.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep caring about your employees' well being

Pros

all over the world, divers work, high level or own responsibility

Cons

company is too fragmented, there is lack of (communication of) strategy

Advice to Senior Management

More communication on strategy, paint the big picture

Pros

Fugro is an expanding company with lots of potential for growth. There is a great opportunity for networking with clients and companies who are serviced by Fugro. Fugro has offices all over the world, giving employees the opportunity to both travel throughout the world (all taken care of by the Fugro company), and provides the great opportunity to transfer to a separate office of Fugro if you'd like to do so. Each office or division has something different to offer, so in the event you'd like to change offices, or migrate professions, you can do so, all within the confines of the Fugro company.

Cons

As I, myself, have not been with Fugro for many years, I have not come across many downsides to the company. Perhaps one of its greatest strengths can also be counted as a weakness: As Fugro has offices all over the globe, it is sometimes necessary to travel to those different offices. While the opportunity for travel can seem glamorous, many trips to the UK, or other offices, can become a bit long and lonely. If you have family or loved ones at home, travel can become a bit of a nuissance. That, of course, is a minor complaint in a company that offers such a great opportunity.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior Management is quite impressive. They are always willing to helpout wherever they can, I have found. I have no complaints.