Does Powertech Labs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Powertech Labs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Powertech Labs. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Powertech Labs?

64% of Powertech Labs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Powertech Labs 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Powertech Labs?

Project Engineer (6) , Engineer (4) , Senior Engineer (4) , Software Engineer (3) , Chemical Technician (2) , Electrical Technician (2) , Engineer II (2) , Software Developer (2) , Technician (2)

What are the pros of working at Powertech Labs according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good, there is pension, union, and many sick days." ((in 7 reviews)); "Chill work environment and decent OT" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great pension and benefits, at" ((in 3 reviews)); "Good Learning opportunity here." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Powertech Labs according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries are constrained by public sector rules despite operating as Profit and Loss company." ((in 7 reviews)); "Broken processes, incompetent support staff, insane legal department, managers who dont know the technical work" ((in 5 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 4 reviews)); "poor training too much office politics" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Powertech Labs layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Powertech Labs layoffs and their outlook for job security at Powertech Labs in 2026.

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3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Pierre Poulain

63% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Powertech Labs has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Powertech Labs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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57 reviews

1.0

Oct 1, 2023

Worst place I ever worked at

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

32 vacation days is the only pro

Cons

Toxic management levels in 90% of the company. Only a few leaders care and all others are micro managers. Some even sexist. Leadership team and CEO has no respect for any of the employees time. Things are constantly thrown at you to finish within hours and call it "teamwork" when it's not on your job description and the people hired for those jobs are incompetent to do it themselves. Company promotes backstabbing with no trusts even when Powertech's tagline is "the power of trust". Cannot trust HR because they are under toxic management too. You'll only be "blacklisted" for complaining about harassment. High turnover rate because there are no respects from leadership. And there are no future in the company unless you suck up to certain people. Super low pay - way below market.

1.0

Aug 1, 2020

Union safe haven

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting work - Benefits and allotted vacation time

Cons

- For any future prospects looking into Powertech Labs, be mindful of the current climate - Provide better incentives and training - Salaries are quite subpar for the amount technical knowledge required for projects - Equipment is old, outdated and broken. Can't keep putting band aids on things that should have been addressed ages ago - Money being spent on renovations should have been spent on equipment and training

1.0

Jul 26, 2020

Not what it seems

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, some interesting work.

Cons

-Salary below industry standard -Old school management (bullying, intimidation, unprofessional) -Have to be a "yes man" or you will be pushed out -Management will openly talk about employees in a disparaging manner -More important to play office politics than be skilled in your job -High overhead with many support staff that do nothing -High bill out rate drives clients away -Very little team work with no oversight of risky engineering projects -Some managers have zero industry experience and are instead bureaucratic academics -Management will never admit its faults (there are many) it always lays blame on employees -Distrust between management and union staff

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