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    Found 149 reviews

    3.8
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    82%
    Recommend to a Friend
    74%
    Approve of CEO
    Skanska CEO Anders Danielsson
    Anders Danielsson
    11 Ratings
    Pros
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    • "Certain projects have very high turnover rates, long hours with no compensation for salaried employees" (in 9 reviews)

    • "Depends on the upper management you get, could become a little uncomfortable" (in 6 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Project Engineer Intern"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Project Engineer Intern 

      I worked at Skanska for more than a year

      Pros

      Got to do a lot on the field

      Cons

      On a large project, fellow interns did very little

      Advice to Management

      Upper management needs to connect with their people

    2. "Best Places to Work"

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      Current Employee - Preconstruction Engineer in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Skanska full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      work life balance wonderful people around Great Management Good Pay

      Cons

      Tight Deadlines long commute Too many meetings

      3. Join the Skanska team
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    3. "Great people to work with"

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      Former Employee - Equipment Operator in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Skanska full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Some overtime if wanted and great focus on doing a great job

      Cons

      Have to fit in with a click

      Advice to Management

      Keep hard working employees

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Great company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Engineering Manager in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Skanska full-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      Great company. Good benefits and great people

      Cons

      Great company to work for. No cons.

    5. "Ok company"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I have been working at Skanska full-time

        Pros

        Lots of projects and work

        Cons

        Overload staff with too much responsibility

      • "Project Manager"

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        Current Employee - Project Manager in Bend, OR
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

        I have been working at Skanska full-time for more than 6 years

        Pros

        Good company with growth opportunities. Excellent pay and benefits for the job.

        Cons

        Do have to travel for work, excess of policies and programs.

      • "Skanska Project Engineer"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

        I have been working at Skanska full-time

        Pros

        Good salary and benefits. You are well taken care of at Skanska.

        Cons

        Better communication from upper management.

      • "Project Engineer"

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          Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          Approves of CEO

          I worked at Skanska

          Pros

          Great benefits and well taken care of by employer.

          Cons

          Skanska is a huge corporation and does not offer a lot of room for growth in your career. If you want to invest 20 plus years to move up then this would be the company to do that with.

        • "Average but could be great"

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          Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
          Recommends
          Negative Outlook
          No opinion of CEO

          I have been working at Skanska full-time

          Pros

          Skanska builds some cool projects Good benefits Many employees want to believe in the stated workplace values

          Cons

          Below market salaries Below average people are tolerated for a really long time before they are moved out of the company The sustainability pitch is more talk than walk

          Advice to Management

          Value the people who are working hard, committed to living the values. Get rid of the people who don't meet those behavior standards.

        • "Construction"

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          Former Employee - Field Staff in Evansville, IN
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          Approves of CEO

          I worked at Skanska full-time for more than 4 years

          Pros

          Compensation, Job Transfer, Growth Opportunities

          Cons

          Long Hours, Work Stability, Communication

          Advice to Management

          More training opportunities and cross training.

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