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    Michael Baker International Reviews

    Updated January 20, 2019
    258 reviews

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    Michael Baker International Chief Executive Officer Brian Lutes
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    Pros

    • "The company has good work environment people are very helpful" (in 18 reviews)

    • "Enjoyed my tenure with the company - great people and good company" (in 16 reviews)

    Cons

    • "I lost count of the number of upper management changes over the past year" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Many corporate leadership position changes have been occurring quite often in recent years" (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "Designer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Michael Baker International full-time

      Pros

      Great flexible place to work.

      Cons

      No cons at this time.

    2. "Solid Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Ability to work up the ladder, good communication, and open-minded environment

      Cons

      At times conflict among upper management

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Great experience"

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      Current Employee - Project Accountant in Los Angeles, CA
      Current Employee - Project Accountant in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Michael Baker International full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits and work life balance

      Cons

      Large company. Hard to be noticed.

    4. "This Company is on the upswing"

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      Current Employee - Transportation Engineer
      Current Employee - Transportation Engineer
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Michael Baker International full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Regional and corporate management that seems to be getting it right.

      A more laid back office culture.

      Office management (at least my office)

      Opportunity for growth

      Cons

      Although there has been a noticeable effort to make wages more competitive, it still seems like this is average at best.

      No bonus structure for high performers until you are department manager or higher.

      Advice to Management

      Keep progressing towards operating as transparently as possible.

      Give your high performers a reason to keep putting in maximum effort by rolling out competitive bonus structure.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Civil Associate 1"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Michael Baker International full-time

      Pros

      Projects we do really make a difference to the community.

      Cons

      Outdated office space, no bonuses

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Project Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pittsburgh, PA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pittsburgh, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Michael Baker International full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      The people at Michael Baker are outstanding, respectful and talented.

      Cons

      Executive office staff live in fear and only act on the wishes of DC Capital leadership. The objective is to drive profit at all cost and ultimately sales price

      Advice to Management

      Make and defend actions that are in the best interest of the employees, clients and ultimately the company regardless of whether DC Capital agrees

      Michael Baker International Response

      Dec 7, 2018 – Social Support

      Thank you for your feedback. Michael Baker International is committed to Making a Difference for our employees, our clients and the communities we serve. We enjoy a strong collaboration with DC... More

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Baker your way through"

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      Current Employee - Civil Engineer in Phoenix, AZ
      Current Employee - Civil Engineer in Phoenix, AZ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Michael Baker International full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Depending on your position, the environment is flexible and co-workers are friendly. Good pay and great benefits.

      Cons

      Balance of work life and family. Budget oriented.

      Advice to Management

      Invest more on marketing and client engagement

    8. Helpful (13)

      "I hear the violins playing, MBI is going down like the Titanic"

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      Current Employee - Engineer in Harrisburg, PA
      Current Employee - Engineer in Harrisburg, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Michael Baker International full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Nice variety of work, good clients, good life/ work balance, decent benefits.

      Cons

      Sadly, Michael Baker is going down. I lost count of the number of upper management changes over the past year! Often they fire one 6 figure salary and replace it with two new 6 figure salaries. I have never seen anyone below mid level management receive a bonus, and we have had many many record profit years. The new trend seems to be a desire of upper management to get rid of all loyal employees who have been there longer than 10 years. It’s sad. There were many years that those same employees stuck it out and stayed even when things were bad and they had other opportunities. Employee loyalty has no value to the current management of the week. Management pats itself on the back and floats out of the door at 4:30 everyday and settles into their shiny new Lexus and Mercedes. They forget that the grunts are those who pay for their pretty cars and new in-ground pools. They forget that the clients are buying the expertise and talent of the grunts. Management, good luck keeping your pretty perks when there are no grunts left to actually produce the construction documents!

      Advice to Management

      Wake up and realize that YOU are not what makes Baker a good company! The architects, engineers, construction inspectors, drafters, admin people, mailroom people, accounting clerks, archeologists, etc, etc, ie, the actual creators of the product are the ones who make Baker great! Without us, you are just another used car salesman trying to fool somebody into thinking that you have something they want.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Project Manager"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in Ontario, CA
      Former Employee - Project Manager in Ontario, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Michael Baker International full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Not many to share. Everyone is out for their self.

      Cons

      No bonus structure or acolades for working hard. Only way to get a decent raise is to threaten to leave.

    10. Helpful (5)

      "Michael Baker"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Michael Baker International (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Decent Work-life balance. Good people but they are leaving everyday.

      Cons

      No incentives. Very poor upper management and leadership. Profits all go to the Board.