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A leader in Engineering and Construction
Administrative Assistant/Project Secretary (Former Employee), Montréal, QC – August 8, 2012
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SNC-Lavalin participates in the development of our society on five continents, which made the projects I worked on very interesting. The project teams are most competent to work with. They are people, such as I, who have the desire to push the limits of their expertise. I felt I was given a chance to evolve with more and more inspiring challenges.
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Love the company
Project Administrator (Former Employee), Ottawa, ON – July 30, 2012
Pros: co-workers and managers great to get along with
Cons: cannot trust anyone
My review is great except for job security and advancement. As my job wasn't very secure and I applied for many positions and never got advancement.
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Happy office environment with a lot of employees benefits (health and bonuses)
Finance Clerk (Former Employee), Ottawa, ON – July 30, 2012
Busy office environment, work is stressful but still have time for fun; co-workers are so nice, caring and helpful during tight deadlines on report submission; management cares about the employees by conducting a yearly company summer outings or recreations. The hardest part of the job is claim preparation that needs focus or concentration to avoid – more... mistakes on the accuracy of amounts and attaching proper back-ups; accurate coding of all business transactions and entering them to the general ledger; tracking of account balance differences and bank accounts reconciliation. – less
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working in a war zone,
Accommodations Support Staff (Former Employee), Kandahar Afghanistan – July 17, 2012
Pros: free lodging and food
Cons: heat conditions
A typical day was cleaning of the military staff offices, along with the general's office and personal living space.
Learned how to live in the desert and work in very hot conditions.
Management were awesome, making time for proper rest breaks in such hot climate and desperate temperatures.
Co-workers made sure all tasks were preformed in all areas, – more... and completed in a timely manner.
The hardest part of the job was being in a new country, with new people, in such hot climates, the worst part of the job was cleaning the bathrooms, which were very dirty and stank after new roto's hit the base, as they were not accustomed to the heat or the food, which was a gastric problem.
The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting all the new people from all over the world, military and civilian alike. – less
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Friendly atmosphere
Drafter/Designer (Former Employee), Sarnia, ON – July 9, 2012
Pros: required time off is no problem
Cons: banked hours is allowed
The work is varied and interesting.
Management operate an honest open door policy.
Co-workers are always pleasant.
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Not a recommended choice for experienced contractors
Senior Planner (Former Employee), Calgary – July 4, 2012
Cons: inconsistant pay periods
In general, the work environment in the Calgary office is typical. For a junior applicant, this company is great for that. For EXPERIENCED and seseasoned planners, AVOID, especially if you are a contractor. IRREGULAR pay periods for contractors. This company is going on a monthly payment plan for contractors starting in September 2012. Beware of this.
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Poor Management
employee (Current Employee), vancouver – June 14, 2012
Cons: low moral, no incentives, no recognition, ignorant managers, over worked
Poor management. Company cannot hire fast enough to cover the people leaving. Poor support from human resources, finance and strategic procurement are hideous. This is old boys network at its best. More obsolete computer programs than any company I know. . Why would anyone work for this company?
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Excellent working atmosphere
Document Control Manager (Current Employee), Calgary, AB – April 18, 2012
Nice and professional working enviroment and a lot to learn from your management team.
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I helped the other staff when I had time, learned a lot from my managers
Accounts Payable Clerk (Former Employee), Toronto, ON – March 28, 2012
Pros: farewel lunches
It was fun environment very easy going managers, and also very friendly environment with different ethnic backgrounds
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Great co-workers, clueless management
Food Services (Current Employee), Surmont 2 – May 19, 2013
Pros: great co-workers
Cons: low pay, work conditions, clueless management
This company should get out of the O&M of work/construction camps. Leave it to the companies that actually know how to run it! The hours are typical for the oil&gas industry but the rotations are very long (21/7). Middle and upper management have no idea what is actually required for the successful operation of their facility. Everything is run by budget/spread – more... sheets. Facility runs in spite of its poor management due to the overworked staff. Turnover is very high due to low pay, lack of respect and heavy workload. Morale is extremely low. – less
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Good Compensation, Professionally Challlenging
Project Engineer Electrical (Former Employee), Calgary, Canada – April 9, 2013
Pros: professionally good work place
Cons: managment is weak
Good Company professionally but Management is little weak.
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Wonderful Intern Program, Great place to work over all.
Auto Cad Drafter (Former Employee), Baytown, TX – February 7, 2013
Typical day started with donuts. Fun start to our work day, however I gain a few pounds there. Work and consisted of 10 hour days.
I learned the I & E process for Exxon Mobil.
Supervisor worked great with all of the interns. They gave us plenty of work and overtime was optional.
The hardest part of the job was leaving after the internship was completed.
The – more... most enjoyable part of the job was learn the Cad system along with other and learning form each other mistakes as well as their accomplishments. – less
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Busy
HSE Supervisor/Trainer (Current Employee), Anchorage, AK – January 5, 2013
Work site keeps us very busy. Everyone works together for the safety of the employees. I enjoy getting to do walk around inspections and getting to see all the different trades working together.
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Production, focus
Sr Piping Designer (Former Employee), Houston, TX – December 26, 2012
Pros: flexible hours, project challenges, employees
Cons: travel distance
Projects are a desirable challenge, always changing to better meet the customers needs.
My process, mechanical skills are always in demand for this and other positions.
Management keeps a flexible environment to maintain the safe and timely project schedule.
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Stay away!
Project Manager (Former Employee), Rochester, NY – December 18, 2012
Pros: can't think of any
Cons: too much to list
Management makes empty promises to the client which they know they can't fulfill. They hire poorly qualified people to lead their projects groups. Management has no qualms about crossing ethical lines.
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corneliusapplebottom10 – January 3, 2013

i am a current worker w snc. i damaged a personal drill at work and they refused to replace it because it wasnt in the budget due to the managements year end bonuses coming up around that time. no regard for the workers or their safety.its all about money to these guys.they would not order new parts to replace old parts.instead they would have me search the buildings on site for old used parts.i was rushed through most jobs causing near misses and potential high risk situations.they hire kids off the street to do jobs that typically would require certification.i dunno how they get away with it but this is where our tax dollars are spent. thanks. hope this helps.

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Lack of consistent projects to maintain workforce
HR Manager/Administrator (Former Employee), Houston, TX – October 29, 2012
Pros: flexible work-week for some areas
Cons: lack of overall adherence to company policies and procedures
There is no such thing as a typical day at work but I performed orientations, benefits administration, employee relations, explained policies,procedures and emplyment law on a daily basis. I have learned to manage my time effectively since I was the only HR person for 8 years and to put in whatever time is needed to get the job done. The hardest part – more... of the job is trying to do everything without assistance. The most enjoyable part of the job was assisting the employees and working with the benefits selection.. – less
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Not too Shabby!
HSE Inspector (Current Employee), Freeport, TX – October 28, 2012
Pros: good pay and benefits
Cons: working for samsung.
Depending on the needs of the project, we worked anything from 5/10s to 7/12s. I learned to never work on a Samsung Engineering project anywhere ever again. The SNC-Lavalin management onsite treated us great and had our backs against the Samsung management who saw us "as cattle" (a quote from one of the Samsung employees). The hardest part of the job – more... was reconciling between multiple different safety regulations. The most enjoyable part of the job was getting to see employees go home safe everyday. – less
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Great work environment with friendly staff
Oil & Gas Industrial Drafter (Former Employee), Houston, TX – August 7, 2012
Pros: example: free lunches, etc.
Cons: example: short breaks, healthcare, etc.
A great place to work with everyone friendly and knowledgeable, helping each other out.
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Culturally diverse, dynamic - T&D
Former (Former Employee), Calgary – May 26, 2012
Pros: social events, networking and learning from peers
Cons: matrix organization (assigned to different projects) and high staff turnover
You will like a culturally diverse, knowledge company with people you can learn from (if you are not shy to ask)

Not for the career ambitious who want to quickly go up the ladder

Not for the not-hard-worker as expect to work on multiple projects at various phases (you can earn the same in other companies but with long lead projects)
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Bajo presion
Auxiliar de alamcen (Former Employee), Caucasia, ANT – May 17, 2013
Pros: gimnasia laboral
Compromiso con la vida
compromiso con el medio ambiente

Excelente ambiente laboral
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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (SNC-Lavalin) is a Canada-based company. The Company is engaged in providing engineering, construction, – Read more

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