EMJ Reviews

Pros

The training program for project engineers is unique as it allow you to work in each construction department for a 3 years total. I have learned so much already without being pigeonholed into one department! Bringing in a lot of young talent over the past six monthes as well as promoting from within Well paid, Solid benefits. We believe in selling ourselves to subcontractors, rather than sell the company, which...

Cons

Employee turnover is normal for this industry, but is still difficult to manage. Lack of work place diversity. (interpret that as you will)

Pros

Bought us lunch a lot lol

Cons

As my first job out of college, I was expecting to learn a lot/have some one to mentor me, but instead I was just "told" to do something when I had never done it before! I wrote a $1 million change order with 0 direction, and all I got in return was questions as to why it took so long. They also have 0 connections/relationships to the greater Boston area so you had to be willing to go way out of state to work on projects

Advice to Management

Don't rope new grads in with the belief they that are going to be mentored/taught when they aren't...

Pros

There are some good people there . I can count one one hand who those people are .

Cons

Work you to death with no down time . They take you away from your family then let you go home for a day then half to come back for 2 weeks . I personally was a assistant super doing superintendent work did my job almost lost my family do to the work load then completed the project with no problems and at the end of the job the "layed me and 4 other great guys off " so what you get for completing tasks is they let you...

Advice to Management

Need to do a spring cleaning of all upper management and start over with people that actually know how to run a company .

Pros

EMJ has a lot of tenured employees with excellent experience, a passion for this industry, and care/concern for their work product. People are very collaborative with one another and the company has really re-focused on the importance of the client experience. I enjoy coming to work every day - we have great events (recently a family one at the zoo). We have monthly status meetings and a weekly Blueprint that details...

Cons

I get some people are scared by the changes but they needed to happen. Frankly, those who aren't committed long-term should just not stay along for the ride. The company is really going in a great direction despite some growing pains.

Advice to Management

Keep making changes and improvements. Career opportunities are there if you work hard, put in time for development, and raise your hand for assignments.

Pros

For the most part employees are pleasant and friendly and this allows for a lax social environment. The compensation is fair and the company is willing to help individual employees with personal hardships.

Cons

EMJ loves to preach about transparency and honesty with its employees but in most situations does not communicate company changes with the employees. There is some hostility towards management for seeming smug, entitled, and evasive. Overall, EMJ is stuck in its antiquated ways and unwilling to let the workplace and it's culture evolve to fit a modern lifestyle. The software and procedures are redundant and hours/rules...

Advice to Management

Connect more with your employees and listen to their requests. Otherwise, you will continue to loose employees at a high rate.

Pros

There was alot of different project types you could work on.

Cons

Leadership did not follow through on commitments. Long work hours and low pay. You are more of a number to them than a name

Advice to Management

Spend more time training and giving career advise to younger employees.

Pros

Great company to work for, a lot of growth & a good amount of opportunities.

Cons

Changing of program implementation, need to work on training more.

Advice to Management

Continue working with younger employees

Pros

The few employees who actually care to train and grow their subordinates are few and far between. The majority of the company leadership is in it for themselves and very seldom promotes from within.

Cons

There is no job security. They let go of 60+ people when construction was booming in Dallas. As I said before, leadership does not care to train you enough to promote you. Instead, they bring someone from the outside to fill openings.