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    SGN Reviews

    Updated December 6, 2018
    59 reviews

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    3.7
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    SGN CEO John Morea
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    33 Ratings

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    Pros

    • "While I wouldn't guarantee this is a 'job for life' there is a degree of stability in the utility industry when compared to offshore work etc" (in 4 reviews)

    • "Amazing training, management team are brilliant, never bored, great people to work with" (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Pay and Benefits is below the benchmark" (in 3 reviews)

    • "Bit more e-learning would benefit, paper qualifications and interest from the senior management would benefit all sides" (in 4 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (2)

      "Currently team manager"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - EMS Manager in England, AR
      Current Employee - EMS Manager in England, AR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      # Pension,
      # over time
      # lots of training for field staff
      # good apprenticeship scheme

      Cons

      Senior management always interfering, no real career progression, big difference in payscales between D & C business for doing the same job

      Advice to Management

      Let your managers manage

    2. "A career in SGN"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Human Resources Manager in Ashford, Kent, South East England, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Human Resources Manager in Ashford, Kent, South East England, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      An exciting innovative Company moving forward with the changing legislation and technology. Provides a diverse range of career opportunities in many different processes/work streams. Excellent training, secure employment, good benefits, competitive pay, opportunities for progression based on ability and ambition

      Cons

      Operates a 24/7/365 Emergency service protecting life and property, so some relevant work streams are required to work a stand by rota on call for emergencies out of hours on a rota basis for gas escapes. Compensatory rest time applies if called out with generous associated pay

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Good company with good prospects if willing to work hard"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great work ethic in relation to safety. Generally management is good and training is being provided to ensure management skills are improved. If you are a hard worker SGN will invest in you and you can have a variety of opportunities to follow and create a great long-term career.

      Cons

      As with a lot of companies, management often should listen more to input from the workers as we all have good ideas and a voices. Although this seems to be improving and hopefully will continue to.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your staff- we all care and want the company to do well. It is a benefit for all.

    4. Helpful (2)

      "Great place to work"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      there is lots of support and knowledge available to help you if you ask. the company really looks after its most valuable assets (the staff) and senior management are approachable.

      Cons

      The IT systems are still in need of bringing in line with other organisations, they are slow and very dated, I know changes have been made and since O365 has been rolled out things are looking on the up but still a long way to go.

      Advice to Management

      harvest as much information as you can from all the 'old school' employees, you have a massive amount of knowledge and skills walking out the door on a daily basis when they retire but nobody is harvesting and documenting that knowledge

      SGN Response

      Dec 13, 2018 – Employee Experience Officer

      Thanks so much for your recent review!

      As I’m sure you’ll already know, ‘putting people at the heart’ is one of our company values so it’s great to hear that you feel we’ve got this right when it... More

    5. Helpful (3)

      "It's a good place to be :-)"

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      Current Employee - Senior IT Analyst in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
      Current Employee - Senior IT Analyst in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      The people, a fantastic place to work !!

      Cons

      Sometimes having to deal with third parties is difficult, but that can happen at any place if employment.

      Advice to Management

      Keep rhe excellent work up listening to staff and engaging them in decisions.

      SGN Response

      Nov 26, 2018 – Employee Experience Officer

      Thanks so much for leaving us a great review. Employee feedback is so important to us so we’ll be certain to keep listening to our people and involving them where we can!

    6. Helpful (2)

      "It's a good place to work"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Aldershot, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Aldershot, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The people I work alongside make my day, we help one another and there is always someone you can ask. The work itself is a challenge and I like a challenge.

      I have been with SGN for just a short while (a year and a half) and I can honestly say that SGN have given me more than I expected. I am always hungry to learn and they have recognised this and 'fed me' and for this I will always be grateful.

      Cons

      Sometimes people can feel overlooked, it's a big company and you can feel as though nobody has noticed how hard you have worked everyday, a lot of good people do a good job on a daily basis.

      Advice to Management

      Look after the 'little people' sometimes just a well done is enough to make someones day and keep them on the track to success.

      SGN Response

      Nov 29, 2018 – Employee Experience Officer

      Thanks for the five-star review! We’re so pleased to hear that you’re enjoying life at SGN and making the most of the opportunities that are available.

      The work our people do across all levels... More

    7. Helpful (2)

      "about the company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Facilities Coordinator in Horley, Surrey, South East England, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Facilities Coordinator in Horley, Surrey, South East England, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great Company to work for, always friendly, flexible hours, near gatwick easy for train journey

      Cons

      near a local town not many shops to explore loads of cafe's

      Advice to Management

      talk and listening to your staff

      SGN Response

      Nov 22, 2018 – Employee Experience Officer

      Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review, we’re proud that you consider us a great company to work for. Talking and listening to our people is hugely valuable so we’ll make sure to... More

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Good company to work for"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portsmouth, South East England, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portsmouth, South East England, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Lots of benefits, great pension scheme, holiday plus scheme, further development opportunities. Company definitely changed over the last few years for better

      Cons

      Not all benefits are available if you are contracting through an agency.

      SGN Response

      Nov 29, 2018 – Employee Experience Officer

      Thanks so much for leaving us a review.

      Unfortunately, we’re a bit restricted when it comes to the benefits we can offer colleagues working for us through an agency. As we don’t process the... More

    9. "Plenty of opportunities to progress"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time

      Pros

      Progressions
      The people you work with are amazing
      Salary is decent

      Cons

      Management is very poor...
      Hours are not very flexible around appointments, commitments etc
      If you are sick, prepare to pay for it!

      Advice to Management

      Get new management in to do the job they should be doing now!!!!!

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Excellent company to work for that has a lot of opportunities to progress your career"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Technical Assistant in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
      Current Employee - Technical Assistant in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SGN full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good people and good at working together as a team.

      Cons

      None as far as I know

      SGN Response

      Nov 22, 2018 – Employee Experience Officer

      Thanks so much for your positive review. The people at SGN really are great and achieve fantastic things when working together as a team!