Bechtel Employer Reviews

Working at Bechtel has been an enriching experience. It has provided me with a lot of growth and acquisition of new values that are needed to perform within the job. I would highly recommend working at Bechtel

Bechtel is a great place to work. The corporation has high expectations and provides education and advancement opportunities galore.

Every empoyee is required to read and understand the company's principles and practices, so you know every associate has a familiarity with Bechtel's core competencies.

The people are professional and the atsmophere – more... is friendly and engaging. All-in-all, you won't find a better place to exercise your skill set. – less

The company is ethical in nature. Typically it is procedure driven and system oriented company. Very detail purchase procedure is there to learn. It is employee friendly starting from flexi timing to helping employee in all kinds.

Everyday presented a different challenge. Management always ensured you were equiped to meet your responsibilities.

complying good quality/safety super vision and engineering ,
good behaving culture,
helpful co workers,
very hottest temperature environment we work together .
company will provide get together party with all staff.

Day to day is office environment with meetings scheduled throughout. Managers work closely with the team. Extensive Bechtel culture training. Off site tours and travel occasionally.

This team works well together, provides necessary information to do work in a timelt manner. My lead was always availiable to teach and help with the project

I think anyone in a senior position within this company (other than the VP's etc) would struggle to recommend it to recent graduates they care for. This company kills careers, with impunity.

They preach ethics, but in my experience, they don't practice them - you're required to go to ethics training at least once a year, and you're told over and over – more... again that management will support you if you report an ethics problem - the core message is 'if you wouldn't like to see it on the front page of the New York Times, report it'. This doesn't appear to be supported by my experience. At the core, my opinion is that this company is a seething nepotistic hotpot of moral and ethical corruption. Thing deeply about your options before associating yourself with this company - I believe it is a sick company.

Just one example of what I personally experienced - on one recent project, I was directly instructed to break the law of the country (to maintain schedule) by a very senior manager - he was a 'Bechtel Veteran', and had been involved at a very high level, for many years, in the lucrative middle east operations of the company.

I (carefully and sensitively) informed this person that what he was asking me to do was breaking the law and that I had a less expensive and more suitable solution in any case. He yelled at me to stop being obstructive (in front of my colleagues) and then I was taken aside, my office door closed and he preceded to berate me and not-so-subtly threaten to 'have my career' unless I did what he asked.

I reported the incident and the circumstances, along with a mountain of supporting email background to HR and my senior managers. Nothing was done - I heard NOTHING further. For the remainder of the project, I was belittled, berated, bullied and badgered, to the extent that it had serious consequences upon my health.

I stuck with the project, did the right thing (ignoring the break-the-law instruction) and got them in ahead of schedule, legally. I wanted to show them that I had the best interests of the company at heart, and would pull out all the stops to 'make it happen'.

At the completion of the project I was told that I'd been given a withering 'exit review' by the subject project manager. My colleagues were provided with plum roles in other OS projects, I was offered a role below my pay grade and experience and 'managed out' of the organisation.

Did I take legal action? No - I didn't think I'd have to as I'd done the right thing and would be supported. I met with senior management, recounted the stories and asked them to 'make it right'. They did nothing. With the documented health impacts, documented coercion and absolutely blatant bullying I experienced, I had solicitors salivating over my case. I didn't sue - I thought they'd 'come good' - they didn't. Maybe one day I may take it further.

I suspect this pattern is repeated often within the organisation, only I suspect many take it further and get an early retirement. The organisation doesn't like controversy.

As for me? Well, I haven't been able to get a job in the industry with a large organisation since - message number two - I suspect they have the ability to destroy your career - and will if you encounter the wrong people. Read about ERMS.

Your experience may differ, but let it be known that if you get the wrong project, you may find your hard earnt reputation and career held in the palm of an incompetent or outright despicable, hand.

I was recruited midway through a high performing, high potential academic program with promises of interesting, diverse projects and an international career, instead I've dealt with a lot of 'wrong headedness' and bad behavior, and been dealt a career ending blow after years of loyal service.

I'll keep subtly letting folks know about the dangers of working for this company until such time as my fortunes change, justice is done or they start actually abiding by the 'Bechtel Covenants'. – less

The Publications department at Bechtel Houston OG&C provides a veritable "feast or famine" workload. There have been typical stretches during which one must find tasks to perform just to stay busy. However, when the work does come in, one is occasionally required to stay well into the evening. While the title may state "editor," the job is more about – more... proofreading and formatting. – less

Bechtel is an excellent place to work and gain experience in a plethora of different fields and be able to see the entire breath of their projects from design, to construction, and to completion. However, maintaining a lifestyle not devoted to work is difficult considering the need to move when there is work available.

Overall great company on all levels. Great salary and benefits. Excellent coworkers. High responsibilities.

8 hrs. daily 2hrs overtime
work with quality job and safety work
reponsible to the worker
helpfullnes cooperate everyone
during starting of project
when finish the project and see good running condition

My bosses were great
My co-workers were great.
There were no hard hard parts.

there was great emphasis on safety. they seem to really care about going home safe everyday.

Good place to work in,
Lots of opportunities for career improvement,
Live and active environment,
Strong focus on safety (Zero Harm Policy)

Typical day at work: Management sits at the door monitoring people, noting who isn't sitting at their desk at 7:30 am. You sit in a cubical for one with a cube mate. Crunch numbers until something changes, then you crunch them again. The office itself sucks. It's a drab stalk yard of engineers with little resources. Supplies are scares. Software is – more... shared. Little to no conveniences for the employee.

What I learned: Nepotism. I also learned what I do not want to do in life, and that I had made a poor carrier choice with Bechtel.

Management: Great baby sitters. Working for Bechtel in the last 4 yrs has become more of an adult daycare, rather than a enjoyable place to work. They do a poor job and completing projects to the clients wants and needs. Hence, little repeat business and the current mess they are in. This view is shared by the majority of employees, and it showed in the Great Place To Work employee survey.

Co-workers: There are a lot a great people that work at Bechtel. But the majority is "office friendly." Nice to your face, but like all big business, will undercut you in a heartbeat.

Hardest part of the job: Working very hard and producing quality work only to have it not implemented. Working at Bechtel sucked my will to live. Getting up in the morning to go to such a dismal place was nearly impossible to do.

Most enjoyable part of the job: The few good friends I made. Other than that, there was little to no enjoyable parts that come to mind. – less

Productive environment that re-enforces the value of safety

Bechtel is a great organization to work for. They are very professional and a true leading in the Engineering, Project Management, and Construction industry.

Challenging and Fun when You are on a Project - somewhat mundane in the Home Office

Learned? A lot about foreign countries - Angola - Phillipines - Thailand and their cultures

Management - fine as long they are from the ranks - those that come in to management from other companies can be somewhat wanting.

Learning the functions of the various divisions – more... and how they contribute to the bottom line.

Travel – less

Most enjoyable part of the job was handle extremely complex activity