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Lend Lease
3.7 of 5 19 reviews
www.lendlease.com.au Millers Point, Australia 5000+ Employees
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Updated May 20, 2013

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Former Employee – worked at Lend Lease full-time for more than 3 years

ProsMany companies talk about their values and ethics. The senior management at Lend Lease is striving to put it into action. They adopted JMJ's Incident and Injury Free Program and it's working. As a woman I was allowed to be the project manager on a $117 million construction project. I don't know of another construciton company that would give a woman that opportunity.

ConsThere are still many managers who are dinosaurs and they instill their archaic attitudes into younger managers.

Advice to Senior ManagementGet down in the weeds more. The Australian business values are clashing with American business culture. The ideals you are trying to instill don't make it down to the project level because there are managers who kill them along the way.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease full-time for more than 7 years

ProsVery good benefits. Good training. Decent pay. Flexibility. Nice co-workers.

ConsGood ole boy network. If you are connected, you are fine. Inefficiencies produce repeated duplication of work effort. Very heavy work load and very long hours with very high demand for results. Review process is cumbersome, lengthy and usually does not apply to current tasks.

Advice to Senior ManagementThe 7 P's apply strongly. Take a good look at the reasons for so much inefficiency.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease

Pros- Ability to drive your own learning curve
- once you prove your ability, opportunities will be given to you regardless of rank

Cons- Can be somewhat political, even at middle managerial level
- Less support when you first arrive. You are left to find your own way around to a degree.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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San Francisco, CA

Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease full-time for more than 3 years

ProsCompensation and benefits are good. Team members are usually nice.

ConsCorporate culture and policies might limit opportunities in US. The Company is struggling to build its business in the West coast.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at Lend Lease as an intern for less than a year

ProsI made friends while I worked there and really enjoyed the ability to have good co-worker relationships.

ConsIt was demanding work and there was pressure from above to do everything right. The work atmosphere would go downhill very quickly if the construction job went off the timeline.

Advice to Senior ManagementSimplify the process of employee reviews and promotions. It is lengthy and could be much more effective by condensing it and making it straight to the point. Also, be mindful of overworking employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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New York, NY

Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease full-time for more than 10 years

ProsQuality of people in the firm.

Cons"Objective" performance reiviews do not apply to Lend Lease Senior Executives that run the company in the US and Australia. The stock drop and they get raises and promotions.

Advice to Senior ManagementThe revenue comes from the projects.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Chicago, IL

Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease full-time for more than 7 years

Pros- A good variety of project types (high-rise commercial, multi-unit residential, healthcare, education, hospitality, retail)
- A fairly pleasant work environment
- Multiple office location in the US and abroad allow for relocation flexibility

Cons- A highly corporate environment with strongly maintained management policies which may not relate to everyone. People who seek a less hierarchical, quick decision, flexible policy office need not apply.
- Compensation and promotion system in place strives for transparency but is still more of a "senior level closed door session".

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Miami, FL

Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease full-time for more than 7 years

Prostraining, people, the project types and the leeway on projects.

Consgood ole boy system sometimes

Advice to Senior Managementsometimes its the pic.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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New York, NY

Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease

ProsThe company is open to innovation, but you need to push them. You always feel supported by management. This is a good place to work.

ConsThe IT situation is awful. Asa new hire you get 8 year old hand me down computers and equipment. The national IT hotline is not effective.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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New York, NY

Current Employee – been working at Lend Lease

ProsGreat benefits, respect for personal life

ConsHard to move laterally or vertically

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