How to turn a battleship - Project Manager Turner Construction Employee Review

2.0
5 Jan 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Turner has great knowledge resources. For any type of construction you can find several employees with first hand experience. They work on large and exciting projects and have good project control methods to learn. They offer great healthcare and retirement benefits

Cons

They don't pay very well and they expect 12 to 14 hours days plus weekends. Its like working doctors hours with 1/10 the pay. They will move you around the country without a second thought. At times it can feel like working in the Government or for a Union because they make employment decisions largely on years of service. Its difficult to interject new ideas into the company processes. People that hire into Turner after working at other firms will struggle with the corporate culture. Turner is very slow to change.

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5.0
13 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture and they work to keep people.

Cons

It’s a large company and a lot of work going on to standardize everything.

4.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunity for advancement is second to none. Support systems and resources are there, hard workers can and will move up in the company quickly. Compensation is what I would describe as competitive/average, you won't get rich but you won't struggle either. Generous PTO offerings and all the bank holidays are paid days off, at least for salaried staff.

Cons

Corporate feel, corporate policies, corporate everything. You need to have a strong stomach for cringe inducing, insufferable corporate nonsense that will be injected in your day to day by executives that have a poor understanding of how to effectively manage trade partners, job site relations, and clients alike. Also, you will work like a dog, work life balance is non existent. The needs of the project or demands of the owner are expected to come first, reinforced by a culture of 'workaholism' that permeates all facets of the company. Typically at least 10 hour days 5 days a week for operations staff, large projects can get far worse than that, like inhumane expectations for work hours and production.

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