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KPW Structural Engineers

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Great People, Great Place to Work - Anonymous employee KPW Structural Engineers Employee Review

5.0
Jun 9, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone is part of a team, and the Project Managers and Leadership really go all out to make sure everyone is appreciated for their contributions. If you make a mistake, you don't just get put on blast in front of the team. Instead, the supervisors sit down and go over what went wrong and how to improve for the next submittal. It's within walking distance from BART, and also connects to the Oakland Amtrak station, so if you don't want to drive, it's really accessible. I really like the activities we do, too. We celebrate a lot of holidays in the office, go out to escape rooms, have happy hours, and a lot more. Everyone gets involved, too, so it doesn't feel forced or like a clique. I really like working here.

Cons

Nothing for KPW comes to mind, but the building's parking garage isn't great. Commuting can make it hard to find street parking if you don't want to pay daily or monthly parking. too.

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5.0
Oct 8, 2022
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Pros

- The company promotes work-life balance - Good benefits for new families - The work is rewarding - Our team is friendly and helps when you have questions

Cons

- Schedules are sometimes hard to coordinate between office and hybrid staff - Staff events have slowed since Covid started, but they're picking back up

4.0
Aug 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Senior technical staff really committed to helping younger professionals advance in their professional careers - Strong dedication to good detailing, providing efficient designs, emphasis on constructability - Opportunities to gain skills in all aspects of the building design (i.e. from ground up) - Appropriate levels of autonomy distributed to engineering staff - Committed to using BIM technologies to improve quality of coordination with other disciplines - Strong emphasis on developing positive healthy relationships with clients - Compensation appears to be fair; consistent annual bonus distribution - Stable, profitable, many projects projected down the pipeline - Mentorship program to be launched officially end of summer 2017 - Fun, collaborative environment - All / most staff respectful toward each other - Work schedule, location and daily flexibility benefits provided and used by many senior staff - All 3 principals have a lot of practical design and construction experience - Opportunities to work on many different sectors and material types

Cons

- Currently very busy; many employees (and senior management) are putting in additional hours to meet project demands - Sr. Staff could use some additional support and resources

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KPW Structural Engineers Response
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Dear Senior Structural Engineer, Thanks for taking the time to comment. We strive to create a great working environment, providing challenging and exciting projects with significant variety, so we appreciate the feedback. KPW encourages all of our employees to present their unique projects or experiences to the team. By doing so, individuals develop communication and professional skills while educating the rest of the staff in the process. Also, our Leadership Team is creating a program in which senior staff will present on topics like Best Practices for Project Managers, Risk Reduction Strategies, and Improving Communications with Clients. Finally, we recently hired several engineers at various positions which will improve the workload balance for you and the rest of the team. Sincerely, The KPW Management Team
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