Shawmut Design and Construction Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Shawmut Design and Construction full-time for less than a year

Pros – Best management and great staff all around.

Cons – Working in the construction industry in general can lead to working long hours each day.

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

Former Employee – worked at Shawmut Design and Construction full-time

Pros – On paper, SDC looks like a great place to work, having been awarded several "Great Place To Work" awards, etc. But all that glitters is not gold. There are some great people at Shawmut. Their dedication to charity and good works is exemplary and really shows. It's employee owned, if you are there long enough to reap the associated benefits. Many people leave for their more successful competitor, Suffolk Construction.

Cons – Management is terrible. Look up the word "stovepipe" and you'll find Shawmut. Zero interdepartmental cooperation or communication. Very "us" versus "them" mentality internally. The concept of "favorites" there is legendary. If you're in good with the right people, your job is guaranteed for life no matter what. Turnover is high and has been for the past five years. Workers out in the field seem happiest. Employees in core functions are largely miserable. If you have an employee issue, Human Resources is useless. Temper tantrums and screaming fits by senior management are frequent and tolerated. I once witnessed a near knock-down, drag out fight between two senior management people. (One man and one woman.) Threats were made, including those of physical violence. I am stunned to this day by that exchange. Senior management often behaves most unprofessionally.

Stay away.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate honestly, openly and often with employees. Lack of communication and lack of any sense of team are your greatest weaknesses.

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

Former Employee – worked at Shawmut Design and Construction

Pros – Good benefits and overall good atmosphere.

Cons – Upper management has a communication problem. They make decisions and hope for the best.

Advice to Senior Management – Get more involved with the team. Gather input and intelligence before making big decisions. There is a lot of awesome capable people at Shawmut that the leadership could tap into if they just looked for it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shawmut Design and Construction

Pros – They have excellent benefits and compensation. The senior management lets you in on what their strategy is, and keeps you up to date. I rarely if ever feel out of the loop at this company. I think they keep the correct people for the job, for the most part, and know when that persons time is up in his or her position, when its time to let them go. There are good values to go by, and management sticks to them and references them heavily in meetings. Most employees are happy to be working here and it shows in the amount of hours they put in.

Cons – There is little emphasis on work life balance. While higher ups state that its ok if you go to the gym, or leave early, as long as you get the work done, i feel that you are still looked down upon if you aren't going 100 miles an hour all the time. You work long hours and i feel like the one time you leave early because you can, you get looked down upon for doing so. Also, vacations are tough to schedule because of the projects that are in progress. It takes a good amount of planning to actually leave work for a week.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat good employees well, and they will stick around. So far so good!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shawmut Design and Construction

Pros – I like the fact that as an ESOP company Shawmut management keeps you updated on the strategy of the company as well as the financial status of all the different groups. Shawmut does a great job at adjusting to different peoples career goals and defining a career path that meets both SDC's and the employees path. They are more than willing to let empolyees move around and try different positions.

Cons – Often time the wrong people get recognized, rewarded, and promoted for their work. It often times seems like the complainers get rewarded vs. the employees who do their job and plug forward.

Advice to Senior Management – Management needs to reward the right people for their hard work. The employees who put in the extra time and effort should be the ones who are rewarded.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shawmut Design and Construction

Pros – Shawmut Design and Construction is a great company to work for. People really want to produce a great product and please clients. This is something that runs from the top down.

Cons – Working long hours and going full speed all the time is the norm. It can be tough not to get caught up in the flow and maintaining balance can be a challenge.

Advice to Senior Management – Communication with the employees is good and helps keep everyone up to date with company performance and goals - keep that going

Former Employee – worked at Shawmut Design and Construction

Pros – Great Benefits, management is good about scheduling time off.

Cons – 60+ hours a week, training is not very good.

Advice to Senior Management – no response.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend