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Updated May 27, 2023

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Found 2,333 of over 3K reviews
4.0
77% Recommend to a Friend
KBR President and Chief Executive Officer  Stuart J. B. Bradie
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  • "As a major govt contractor pay is good in hazard areas in Middle East specifically.(in 161 reviews)
  • "People are great and approchable(in 146 reviews)
  • "Good Benefits and very professional(in 139 reviews)
  • "Good salary &good location&filing very well &(in 76 reviews)
  • "Has a good work life balance(in 64 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years
    Featured Review

    Flexible Work/Life

    Jun 28, 2022 - Senior Communications Specialist 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexible work schedule, team culture, people focus

    Cons

    Opportunity for more compensation and recognition

    1 person found this review helpful
  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great place to wish

    May 2, 2023 - Recruiter in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Team environment, take care of employees, Zero Harm motto

    Cons

    None as of right now

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  4. 4.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Good Employer

    May 27, 2023 - Electronics Technician in Charleston, SC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    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.

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Excellent Working Environment - A real Team of Teams

    May 24, 2023 - Subcontracts Administrator 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    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.

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  6. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Business Development

    May 23, 2023 - Business Development Executive in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    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.

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee

    well organized

    May 24, 2023 - Senior Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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  8. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Tough Environment to Grow

    May 11, 2023 - Procurement Specialist in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    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.

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  9. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Standard Government Contracting

    May 22, 2023 - Software Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    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.

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  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great People

    May 23, 2023 - Software Engineer in San Diego, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    A lot of great people who are super knowledgeable and encouraging.

    Cons

    There is a lot of traffic to get to work

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  11. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Job cute

    May 24, 2023 - Supply Chain in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flex time during work week

    Cons

    Some suppliers are out of regions.

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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.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KBR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KBR. 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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