Description Obayashi's buildings shake, rattle, and roll -- but they don't fall. A leading global contractor and one of Japan's top four general contractors, the company is a pioneer in the development of earthquake-resistant building techniques. Obayashi serves as architect, consultant, engineer, and systems designer for buildings and large-scale civil engineering projects worldwide. Projects have included the Dubai Urban Rail Transit System; the bobsled and luge runs used in the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano; the Ted Williams tunnel in Boston; and restoration of port facilities in Kobe, Japan, damaged by a 1995 earthquake.
Obayashi has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Obayashi employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 46% of employees would recommend working at Obayashi to a friend. This is based on 68 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
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