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    Burns & McDonnell Reviews

    Updated June 19, 2018
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    Pros

    • "highly profitable company with a long track record of success, employee ownership so everyone truly shares in the profits" (in 33 reviews)

    • "ESOP is great and so is the work environment" (in 13 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work/life balance can be challenging at times" (in 36 reviews)

    • "Expect long hours and poor work-life balance" (in 28 reviews)

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    1. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in Phoenix, AZ
      Current Employee - Project Manager in Phoenix, AZ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Best ESOP company out.. Well overall compensation

      Cons

      Slow at hiring new staff, long process. PTO good not great

    2. "Procurement"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Burns & McDonnell full-time

      Pros

      good benefits, management, year end bonus

      Cons

      low pay, no advancement, no training

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    3. Helpful (6)

      "Politics and Good Ole Boys Club"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Project Manager in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great place to learn
      Fresh from school you can be put in positions to learn a lot if you are willing to travel
      ESOP

      Cons

      Once you reach a certain level it become completely political
      They dangle your bonus in front of you considering it is most of your salary
      Low salaries
      Benefits are terrible with no perks, why they are plummeting off the list of top 100 places to work

      Advice to Management

      Start treating employees as human beings not just pieces of a chess game. Stop being the old school good old boys network and give people a chance.

    4. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time

      Pros

      great bonuses at the end of the year

      Cons

      work life balance is difficult

    5. "Service Desk / End User Support"

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      Current Employee - Service Desk End User Support in Kansas City, MO
      Current Employee - Service Desk End User Support in Kansas City, MO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Not a hard job, no micro managing

      Cons

      boring, IT workflows an ever evolving and improving project

      Advice to Management

      desperately need a section manager

    6. Helpful (5)

      "Great for retirement"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      ESOP grows quickly no matter how high up in the company you are, the rest of the benefits seem alright

      Cons

      Salary is below average and the rest of your compensation is tied up in year end bonus and ESOP (which you don't get to touch until retirement), this compensation structure is used to force long hours

      Advice to Management

      Actually invest in your employees, don't have your CEO ridicule the employees because the company fell in the "Best Places to Work" ranking, allow reviews to go both ways instead of just from managers on their subordinates

    7. Helpful (3)

      "Great for your average Joe"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time

      Pros

      Great healthcare, gives back to the community A LOT

      Cons

      Flat organization, hard for a woman to advance

      Advice to Management

      Diversity

    8. "Employer Review"

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      Current Employee - Mechanical Engineer in Fort Worth, TX
      Current Employee - Mechanical Engineer in Fort Worth, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Stock ownership program is a plus.
      Employee-owned culture.

      Cons

      Expectations increase because of employee ownership
      Few opportunities for advancement
      Little pay increase from year to year

      Advice to Management

      n/a

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Good company - poor management."

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      Former Employee - Project Assistant in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Project Assistant in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Burns & McDonnell full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good people in other departments.

      Cons

      People are so focus on themselves they don't care about new employees or contingent workers. Sad.

      Advice to Management

      Company would grow more if you gave proper training to new employees.

    10. "Overall Pretty good Experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Burns & McDonnell full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Cool projects to work on

      Cons

      Live to work mentality IMO

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