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    Skanska Reviews

    Updated June 15, 2018
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    Skanska President and CEO Anders Danielsson
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    Pros

    • "Great company and great atmosphere" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Good People, willing to train new employees, decent pay" (in 7 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work/Life balance can be challenging" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Long hours 12 hour shifts hard work and you must preform what you promised" (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Assistant accountant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Skanska full-time

      Pros

      Flexible working hours, great team support, valuable courses.

      Cons

      Salary is fair but not the best in the industry.

    2. "Experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Skanska full-time

      Pros

      cool projects, good exposure, lots to learn

      Cons

      project oriented, not people oriented

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    3. "PCI Skanska Engineering Perspective"

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      Former Employee - Senior Automation Engineer in Evansville, IN
      Former Employee - Senior Automation Engineer in Evansville, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Skanska full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Professional organization with strong ties to construction industry. Huge opportunity to capitalize on well-structured business strategy.

      Cons

      Management focus is lacking a clear direction while living under the Skanska construction umbrella without utilizing benefits of an in-house engineering firm. Treated as two separate entities. No clear strategy on developing new work relationships.

      Advice to Management

      Promote leaders with vision into managerial roles, and mitigate influence of managers maintaining status-quo. Be engaged with employees and help each other rather than dealing at arms length.

    4. "Project Manager"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Project Manager in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Some very interesting projects, most employees are motivated, sincere, hard working; company values its above board reputation, profits are distributed (not just held at top ), inclusive, top management clearly working to improve company

      Cons

      Policies and procedure growth is stifling innovation, lack of new work in some divisions is drying up advancement opportunities

      Advice to Management

      See above

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Project Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Project Engineer
      Current Employee - Project Engineer
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      -Family oriented
      -Opportunities for growth
      -Large, established, secure company
      -Good people to work with
      -Lots of training opportunities
      -Management makes you feel appreciated for good work

      Cons

      I don’t have a whole lot of complaints but if I had to choose I’d say:
      -Over 50 hour weeks
      -Salary is not the absolute best in the industry but is still fair
      -Can be stressful because jobs are sometimes understaffed

      Advice to Management

      Add more people on job teams to alleviate long hours and stress.

    6. "Large Corporate Environment"

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      Current Employee - Project Scheduler in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Project Scheduler in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Large Projects, Comprehensive Compensation package, International Relocation Opportunities, Stock option and yearly bonus

      Cons

      Lack of opportunity to advance. Certain projects have very high turnover rates, long hours with no compensation for salaried employees

    7. "Safety Manager"

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      Former Employee - Safety Manager in Queens Village, NY
      Former Employee - Safety Manager in Queens Village, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Skanska full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      decent pay for out of college

      Cons

      horrible hours, treated like a slave, forced to work weekends, harassed by tenured employees that would have made work even more difficult if reported, expected to work 55+ hours while getting paid salary (40).

      Advice to Management

      do not work for skanska

    8. "Take advantage of the Education"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Skanska full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Skanska was very supportive of professional development and offered a great deal of training. It is a good company to join if you're series about your career and growing your skills.

      Cons

      The career path can be unclear.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Least professional company I have ever worked for. A disappointment."

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      Former Employee - IT Manager in New York, NY
      Former Employee - IT Manager in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Skanska full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      It pays better than retail. But, I was happier in retail in college making minimum wage.

      Cons

      It pays poorly for industry/position, nor is as good a work environment as anywhere else you could go with your CV. Skills and talent are not rewarded, but are viewed as threats to longterm, entrenched employees. Literally, everyone that was worth anything was run out. Hard work did not equal reward. Skanska Europe is different... I am talking strictly Skanska USA. I worked in offices all over the USA from Boston, to NYC to Oakland, Phoenix and many, many more. I met the CEO numerous times. (Not Anders- he came in to clean up mess I am talking about. Will he?)

      Advice to Management

      While I was there, every single employee worth anything... left for a better opportunity. I would recommend they do the same.

    10. "Superintendenr"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Skanska full-time

      Pros

      Great company and great atmosphere

      Cons

      Big company where it is possible to feel like another number

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