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4.0
10 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big Company Systems and Procedures in Place Work-to-Life Balance

Cons

Fewer career progression opportunities are available for Planners.

2.0
17 Apr 2024

Pro's and Con's

Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Huge variety of work, large scale and complex company which great for building core skills quickly. Lots of opportunity to build connections and potential for career progression.

Cons

There is a large disparity between the perspectives of senior management compared to the field workers. Unfortunately the company culture is poor.

1.0
27 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Money was okay. That's all.

Cons

Awful management Bullying Lack of career progression

4.0
11 Jan 2025

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Supporting and nice workmates, good work environment.

Cons

Career progression is a bit slow

3.0
15 Aug 2023

Good work but no promotions

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good working conditions, Friendly staff on the front line.

Cons

The senior management kept saying it was a family company with plenty of career progression but every time positions came available that lower management agreed I'd be ideal for was always overlooked and not even colleagues got the gigs, always outsiders. Awful communication too, wanted everyone to be a team but wouldn't share a lot of details to keep people in the loop.

4.0
11 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Very structured, safe and reliable work environment - Higher than industry standard compensation

Cons

- Career progression may feel slower considering the size of the organisation

3.0
20 Feb 2026

Depends on Department

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Relatively good work life balance, Options to work across many different projects

Cons

Not much career progression in general and minimal pay increases

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