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Ray Kowalik
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Pros
"Awesome Employee Stock Ownership benefit" (in 35 reviews)
"big emphasis on work-life balance" (in 14 reviews)
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"Work / Life balance is a struggle at times with work load" (in 41 reviews)
"Expect long hours and poor work-life balance" (in 29 reviews)
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"Great Place to Work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 10 years)
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Everyone is dedicated to client success. We are compensated well and have a great office atmosphere.
Cons
If you don't like to contribute it can be a difficult place to fit in.
Burns & McDonnell 2019-01-20 10:39 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Great working environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (Less than a year)
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Work culture nurtures positive growth within its employees. If you have a positive outlook and are goal oriented this is the place for you.
Cons
Work can stack up limiting personal time but its not a continuous nuisance.
Burns & McDonnell 2019-01-15 06:49 PST![Burns & McDonnell Logo]()
"Good company. compensation is okay"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Lots of opportunities and great culture.
Cons
okay benefits, there should be maternity leave. And underpaid for my field.
Burns & McDonnell 2019-01-14 11:48 PST![Burns & McDonnell Logo]()
"Excellent Workplace"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Lots of opportunity, great team, and fun activities year round. The synergy among the team is something I have not witnessed at any other workplace.
Cons
Work can sometimes stack up quite a lot and deadlines can sometimes be difficult to meet.
Burns & McDonnell 2019-01-10 08:38 PST![Burns & McDonnell Logo]()
"Staff Electrical Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time
Pros
ESOP, great managers, risk-adverse company, takes care of its people
Cons
The requirement is to get the work done, no matter what. If you don't fit into the culture, you won't be able to be successful.
Advice to Management
Stay true to our strength of engineering and not the high dollars that can be made in the construction world.
Burns & McDonnell 2019-01-03 12:47 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Project Manager"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time
Pros
ESOP, challenging projects, fun atmosphere, culture.
Cons
Pressure to be billable.
Burns & McDonnell 2018-12-27 12:52 PST![Burns & McDonnell Logo]()
"Strong and healthy company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than 10 years)
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This is a great, solid and diverse company. The employees are very committed and work hard to make it successful. The ESOP is fantastic and benefits aren’t too bad.
The Houston office leadership is strong. The VP of Projects in T&D is one of the sharpest project management minds I’ve ever met. Leadership trains employees responsibly and stress mentorship. The DM of T&D is very experienced, sharp technically and manages the department well.
Plenty of design-build projects that are rewarding.Cons
I struggle with the Houston office location. It’s a very long commute through terrible traffic. If Exxon can move 10,000 employees, we can move 700. I really wish they would relocate, or create a satellite office up north.
This is not really a con, more of a warning. This company isn’t for everyone. If you need your hand held through life, you won’t make it. It’s very performance driven and work life balance definitely tends to tip towards work at times. The rewards for hard work though are excellent here.Advice to Management
Grow smartly and be careful in the interview process, especially with new hires.
Burns & McDonnell 2018-12-21 18:33 PST![Burns & McDonnell Logo]()
"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The people want to be successful. You really see the culture shows that everyone just wants to help each other out. Benefits are great as well.
Cons
None that I can think of
Advice to Management
Allow for more opportunities for conferences and traveling. For people to become better at their work they have to learn. Tough thing to do if you only learn from people within the company. The outside views help understand areas we may be lacking.
Burns & McDonnell 2018-12-12 22:29 PST![Burns & McDonnell Logo]()
"Assistant project manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time
Pros
Great company, great benefits, great compensation
Cons
Long hours during certain times of years
Burns & McDonnell 2018-11-30 08:38 PSTHelpful (4)
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"Engineer"
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No opinion of CEOI have been working at Burns & McDonnell full-time
Pros
- Competitive wages, bonuses, benefits, etc.
- Historically great returns on employee ownership plan.
- Most employees are great. The company tries hard to hire qualified individuals.Cons
- Very old school, conservative policies towards dress code, working remotely, flex hours, etc.
- Depending on department and location, work life balance can be quite poor. Employees are worked very hard, sometimes to the point of burnout. There seems to be a "live to work" not a "work to live" attitude.
- Certain engineering disciplines seem to be valued higher than others, creating unequal opportunity.
- Favoritism occurs, often independent of employees actual competency or work ethic.Advice to Management
Management needs to embrace the future. Young engineers will not be drawn to a company with old world work policies.
Burns & McDonnell 2018-12-02 09:13 PST
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