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Updated May 27, 2023
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- "As a major govt contractor pay is good in hazard areas in Middle East specifically." (in 161 reviews)
- "Bureaucratic upper management and totally disconnected with what they aspire for the company." (in 30 reviews)
- "department managers do not allow engineers to move to proect even if they are interested." (in 25 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★Featured Review
Flexible Work/Life
Jun 28, 2022 - Senior Communications SpecialistRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flexible work schedule, team culture, people focus
Cons
Opportunity for more compensation and recognition
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Team environment, take care of employees, Zero Harm motto
Cons
None as of right now
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Good Employer
May 27, 2023 - Electronics Technician in Charleston, SCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good Management, good benefits, traveling, money is decent
Cons
If you enjoy working alone, then this is the right fit, but you don’t get the employee/ employer relationship. The “you’re just a number” feeling is strong here.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Excellent Working Environment - A real Team of Teams
May 24, 2023 - Subcontracts AdministratorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The employees The work environment The supervision The Vision Their Values
Cons
People that join either never leave or leave and come back - can be challenging to get ahead quickly in a career.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Business Development
May 23, 2023 - Business Development Executive in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Large, well established company with excellent employees and a world-wide footprint
Cons
Highly bureaucratic management structure. Unclear business model - started in the petrochemical and process industries and morphed into government service industry. Hard for energy industry customers to discern KBR’s intentions within the energy industry.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
system very well organized both in tech and manage. Large corp with many disciplines
Cons
too many good stuff for less experienced, easily get focus blurred.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Tough Environment to Grow
May 11, 2023 - Procurement Specialist in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Large company with stability and reasonable pay & benefits
Cons
There was no sense of team or joint mission. The leader of my group pitted her employees against each other. She wanted to take credit for the success of others and would undermine employees who started to recognition from more senior leaders.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Standard Government Contracting
May 22, 2023 - Software EngineerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Plenty of project to work on. Low stress work.
Cons
Bureaucracy and red tap that comes with government contracting work is a pain. Management is not technical.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
A lot of great people who are super knowledgeable and encouraging.
Cons
There is a lot of traffic to get to work
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Flex time during work week
Cons
Some suppliers are out of regions.
KBR Reviews FAQs
KBR has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,722 reviews left anonymously by employees. 77% of employees would recommend working at KBR to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
77% of KBR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated KBR 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at KBR to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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