Atkins Employee Reviews about "senior management"
Updated 25 Jan 2020
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Nick Roberts
136 Ratings
Pros
"Positive work/life balance you wouldn't get at other consultancies" (in 114 reviews)
"Flexible working - part time working" (in 77 reviews)
Cons
"due to the fact senior management is from Govt" (in 28 reviews)
"Work-life balance needs improvement" (in 26 reviews)
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"Signalling Engineer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Atkins full-time
Pros
Benefits Team outings / parties Good Training are given to freshers
Cons
Orthodox management style in Railway business... due to the fact senior management is from Govt. service background Nepotism ( special treatment to some employees who are in relation to higher management)
Atkins2019-04-04- Helpful (1)
"Senior Recruiter"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Atkins full-time for more than a year
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Work life balance Compensation Benefits Work life balance Stability Values
Cons
>Growth > Career Opportunities > Culture > Senior Management > Values
Continue readingAtkins2019-02-05 "Graduate Engineer for 2 years"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Atkins full-time for more than a year
Pros
Nice Colleagues, Work culture and ethics, Decent Projects, decent pay compared to the workload.
Cons
Unqualified HR, Indian Senior Management - who doesn't want to take risk, Unpredictable workload, Slow career and monetary growth.
Continue readingAtkins2014-02-10- Helpful (2)
"It ranges from excellent to OK due to changes in management"
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I have been working at Atkins
Pros
Excellent global exposure. Wide variety of Jobs with varying technical challenges A good brand value
Cons
Poor Pay with respect to market Senior Management keeps on changing and so does the policies Red tapism involved in many HR process
Continue readingAtkins2011-07-18 "Work Work Work! Process based Engine."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Atkins
Pros
Exposure to large scale projects with challenging Clients
Cons
Poor senior management and leadership team especially in engineering dept who do not value or practise the company leadership skills. Total bureaucracy with no bond between management and staff. No flexible hours nor work life balance. Stress based environment with least concern for staff well being as the leadership levels do not connect or relate to staff. No growth for senior enginneers. Purely process based environment
Continue readingAtkins2020-01-25- Helpful (2)
"Gone downhill since being taken over. Would not recommend."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Atkins full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Variety of projects to work on. Career progression is decent for a large organisation. Flexible benefits are decent.
Cons
Work/life balance isn't as good as the company claims, not since the takeover by SNC-Lavalin. This is a particular problem because Atkins selling point vis-a-vis their competitors has always been that that the work/life balance is superior, with the trade-off being a lower salary than the likes of other engineering consultancies. However since the takeover work/life balance has got progressively worse, and in addition SNC are looking to make further cost cutbacks. I would add there have been a raft of changes at Senior Management and Director levels the past year, and as such I increasingly feel the senior management are disconnected from the employees on the ground.
Continue readingAtkins2019-06-14 - Helpful (3)
"Geospatial"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Atkins full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Variety of projects (also see cons), nice people to work with who appreciate your contribution and going the extra mile. - Some of the benefits are quite good - but often matched at the same level as other consultancies: buy/sell extra holidays, BUPA, gym membership, etc. - Not sure the recent merge with SNC-Lavalin will change anything.
Cons
- Too much red tape, senior management seems to be detached from the rest of the company. - London office amenities are terrible - often crowded, nowhere to sit. Useless hot-desk system as regulars tend to frequent the same spot every day. Heating/cooling is sub-par, we had 2 weeks without heating in one wing during the worst of the winter in 2016... - Focus on billable hours/productivity - but I guess it's the same at other consultancies too. - The variety of work mostly applies to graduates who are 'cheap' in regards of billable time. Seniors can chug on with whatever they get assigned on. - Very poor staff retention. In my last half year with the company, at least half of the senior/principal consultants I worked with from other disciplines have left Atkins. Speaks volumes. - Team leaders are mainly appointed based on seniority and not experience, therefore interaction/reliability on your line manager can be poor. - Internal 'competition' with other departments for work. No team strategy for technical or other improvements.
Continue readingAtkins2018-08-15 "pleasant"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Atkins full-time
Pros
pleasant work environment, nice office
Cons
no access to senior management, business matrix complicated
Atkins2018-01-15"Good company to work with"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Atkins full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
its got a perfect work-life balance place. have plenty of leaves
Cons
Sometimes one talented individual might get lost in the crowd.depends on senior management opinion, instead of valuing i=the individual talent
Continue readingAtkins2017-11-19- Helpful (1)
"Senior Process Engineer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Atkins full-time
Pros
Excellent technically-skilled individuals, pleasant and harmonious work environment
Cons
Poor leadership, senior management personnel lacked basic training in commercial, business management and leadership skills
Continue readingAtkins2017-07-31
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