Project Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Balfour Beatty with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Balfour Beatty overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Balfour Beatty as a Project Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 19%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Other: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Balfour Beatty (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Relatively informal. Sit-down interview in the project-site office. All B.B. employees on that project came into the room and had copies of my resume. Very typical questions, though nothing about salary for obvious reasons. Really dug into my related experience, and they asked me some straight-forward and text-book questions. They asked about other projects by B.B. that I might be more interested in. (To be clear, I have not received a formal offer, but my recruiter seems confident that I landed the role. It's been 9 days since the interview).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Name a time you faced a challenge"
"Name a time you made a mistake"
"How were you punished?"
"Read this plan-sheet, tell me what you see." (interview presented structural plan page in order to test my knowledge)
"Why did you choose B.B."
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Balfour Beatty in Jun 2025
Interview
It’s a simple interview process, barely asked any questions relating to the role. Two stage interview process, first on teams and the other in person. From application to offer was under 2 weeks.
Interview mostly had to do with my previous experiences and what I can expect at the company. It was in person and there were two senior engineers involved. Overall it was a decent interview with much emphasis on the project.
I applied online. I interviewed at Balfour Beatty in Jan 2025
Interview
Ridiculous, Psychometric test bordering on astrology for a pot luck at moving on to the next stage with a follow up email to tell you how useless and lazy you are. Dont bother wasting your time with this disrespectful company.
No chance to showcase my experiences and abilities, Ruled out by a computer that clearly knows better than any human yet again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Completely unrelated to the job multiple choice of "what best describes you" on loop.