Brookfield Residential Employee Reviews

Great team to work with, but no growth unless you are in head office. Clique group, self promotion. Only growth is in ahead office. Do not pay enough to the people that do the work.

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No real growth

Sales (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 30 March 2023

You can't grow in the company. They will keep you only till you are needed. This is not a professional company, they are in it for their own. Terrible management

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Insights into Brookfield Residential

Based on 13 survey responses

What people like

Ability to learn new things
Ability to meet personal goals
Time and location flexibility

Areas for improvement

Trust in colleagues
Support from manager
Inclusive work environment

Alright

Laborer, Pre-Occupancy Technician (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 15 June 2022

Work was good, too many politics Company perks and good benefits, pay was not the greatest. Politics between different sites with unnecessary competition between sites. Middle management didn't show appreciation to subordinates or trades doing the work.

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No Growth, too long hours

Construction Manager (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 14 August 2021

It is a corporate ladder that is hard to climb since the managers take all the credits and you have to just say yes for everything. If you say no to working overtime or on the weekends, you are seen as a bad apple. Worked overtime for a year and later the upper management tells me I have office working hours. No work-life balance, really low pay, and not-so-diverse culture.

Pros

Education paid for

Cons

Long hours, underpay

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A horrible stressfest

Associate Site Manager (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 19 May 2021

Stay far away if you don't like being overwhelmed to the point where you need stress leave. Managers of the construction side are a horrendous elitist group.

Pros

Discount on a house after 19 months

Cons

Long hours, even if you're on salary, no overtime, terrible management

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Very positive place to work

Quality Control Technician (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 2 May 2021

Brookfield was a great place to work. Management were interested in listening to suggestions and my colleagues were very helpful and positive. There was a good company culture and it was evident they cared about their customers and had integrity in how they dealt with customers and trades.

Pros

Numerous opportunities to interact with colleagues, and there were many opportunities to give back to the community and be socially active

Cons

At times it was difficult to attend meetings if you were in the field, need for greater notice for field personnel

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Workplace is good, front line management is involved

Field Safety Advisor-Part Time (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 6 October 2020

Overall great place to work. Workers and management are friendly and very helpful. Great team atmosphere. Work/life balance is great, benefits are great. I would never have left if it wasnt that i only worked part time.

Pros

Company benefits are great, work/life balance is great as well. Company inclusive atmosphere is a definite plus.

Cons

Sometimes the follow through is a little lacking.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

19 January 2021

Thank you for your review and we are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us. Having an inclusive culture and atmosphere is of utmost importance to us! We truly appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best in the next step of your career.

Productive work place

Labourer (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 1 May 2020

I had a great time working at Brookfield. Management and leadership were great, always offering assistance and education. Brookfield had an excellent team feel to it and the dynamic between workers is some of the best I've seen in my experience.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

19 January 2021

Thank you for taking the time to provide a positive review. We are proud to have such passionate team members who enjoy mentoring and sharing their knowledge! Thank you for your contributions during your time with us and we wish you all the best on your future endeavors.

Work more for less

Employee (Former Employee) - Edmonton - 25 March 2020

Cons: "Double standards" are on a whole new level at this place. Expectations are unreasonable in every possible way. Sometimes big business decisions are made based on minimum knowledge/fact ,only for sake of making one. Let's call it try and error. Bonus goals are defined unreasonably. Salaries are below market's average. No room to grow in your career. Managers claim all the success and give each other pat on the back while most of the work is done by the regular employees. A large upper management team versus small number of employees. Upper management keeps all the perks for themselves and do not share with their team members assuming that they wont know. Guess what! Everybody knows! Communication line is broken between departments. Deadlines set by managers are unreasonable. Expected unpaid extra hours versus their advertised work life balance. Sales teams are incompetent. Pros: Nice office Decent number of vacation days (on paper)

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

19 January 2021

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are saddened to hear that your experience did not reflect our appreciation of the invaluable contributions our team members make each and every day. Our Total Rewards team regularly reviews our compensation and benefits packages to ensure that we are competitive with what the market is offering. If you are open to sharing specifics of your concerns above, please reach out to us at thankyou@brookfieldrp.com.

After a few months the work get repetitive.

Sales, Marketing and Architecture (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 22 November 2019

There is one minority race missing from the entire company. You will have to get in to see for yourself. They make it seem like a great place to work but after the honeymoon period ends you start to see how things really are. The upper managment of a certain department always made smart remarks and only hires women. House designs are not the greatest compared to the other competitors.

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it had its good and bad days....

Warranty Care Administrator (Former Employee) - Markham, ON - 20 November 2019

Overall I did enjoy working for Brookfield, I really enjoyed the people I worked with on a daily basis. Most of the homeowners were pleasant and friendly.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

Thank you for your review and we are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us. Having a great culture is important to us and our team members are the most important contributors! We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best on the next step of your career.

Good Culture

Marketing Coordinator (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 14 November 2019

Good Corporate culture. Nice office with lots of perks - gym, yoga, snacks. Flexible work schedule and friendly staff. They are willing to help you move up the corporate ladder or transition to other departments.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

Thank you for your positive feedback. We certainly strive to provide our team members with internal growth opportunities and promote from within wherever possible. We encourage and support internal and external professional development that help our team members be the best they can be!

Great People

BUSINESS PROCESS LEAD - ALBERTA HOMES (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 14 November 2019

I enjoyed working at Brookfield Residential. The people are great and the environment is friendly. I was provided with a great opportunity to learn the construction industry and what it actually takes to build a home.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

We really appreciate your positive comments. We do have incredibly talented team members who graciously share their expertise so we are happy to hear you had the opportunity to learn from them first-hand what it takes to build the best places to call home! Thank you!

No Big Egos. Lots of Perks.

Architecture Department (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 6 November 2019

If you find the right department it can be a place to stay for many years. Updated office and generally friendly staff. Upper management are very down to earth with no big egos. Some new managers need work as there is currently micro managing and trust issues. The company is trying to move towards more work life balance but some managers are still old school and could use more people/management training. The pay is not reflective towards workload and experience which results in feelings of being undervalued and underpaid. Lots of perks and free lunch every Tuesday.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

Thanks for sharing your experience! As you know, we put a lot effort into creating a good work environment for our employees, including promoting work/life balance. That being said, no workplace is perfect so we would love your feedback on how to do better. Please send me a note at thankyou@brookfieldrp.com and let's talk through your concerns.

Manager and department needs work.

Architecture Department (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 4 November 2019

Friendly people, good office space. VP's should get more involved in understanding what everyone in their department does. This will help them better evaluate the employees compensation. Manager was impatient, too serious and micro managed. Position was tedious, repetitive and lots of meticulous tracking that just ends up burning you out. Low pay for the amount of work.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

Thanks for providing your feedback. Having a great culture is important to us! We're disappointed to hear that didn’t have the best experience as a team member. We’re always open to hear about your experience so if you’d like to share more about your time working with us, please email us at thankyou@brookfieldrp.com.

Was a good company at one time

Warranty Care Administrator (Former Employee) - Markham, ON - 21 October 2019

Was a great company once upon a time! Being loyal, punctual going above and beyond the only thing that this company cares about is their bottom line. So don’t expect respect and gratitude in return for your loyalty.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are truly disappointed to hear that your experience did not reflect our appreciation and gratitude of the invaluable contributions our team members make each and every day. If you are open to sharing specifics of your experience, please reach out to me at thankyou@brookfieldrp.com.

Excellent work environment

Warranty and Customer Service Technician (Former Employee) - Tottenham, ON, Bradford, On Alliston, On - 22 September 2019

Working for Brookfield was an amazing experience, treated there employees with respects and dignity. Always put our needs and homeowners needs first. Great environment to work at.

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

3 January 2020

We are so happy you enjoyed your time with us! We truly believe in putting our employees first so that they can continue to provide an exceptional customer experience for our homeowners. All the best in the next step of your career!

Helpful and Friendly environment

Site Administrator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 17 July 2019

I have been in the company for over 8 years. And always been punctual and loyal to the company, I had a great experience for I was assigned to a friendly and helpful Site. There's always an opportunity to excel and upgrade. Working hours are flexible . The Board of directors were very friendly and accommodating,

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Great Co- workers and Company

Manager (Former Employee) - Calgary - 28 June 2019

Great Company, but unfortunately very bad management. The interaction with the Executives and co-workers I believe were genuine. It is at the Director Level that Brookfield Corporate values were lip service. Action was totally opposite.

Pros

Brookfield Culture with employee engagement

Cons

Political

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troubled management

Professional Sales Representative (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 30 May 2019

good work space, nice people , very good benefits overall... but the management are so bad and so many managers involved to make small decision... too much hours

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Great place to grow professionally.

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 24 April 2019

Great values and team members to surround with. Compensations and benefits are excellent. This is a company that is always evolving and adapting to the current demand and challenges.

Pros

Professional growth

Cons

Job stability

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Official response from Brookfield Residential

6 May 2019

Thanks for leaving your positive feedback! On an annual basis, the Total Rewards team reviews and researches the newest compensation and benefit trends to ensure Brookfield is competitive in the market. We value our people, so they always come first.