Great Company For Beginners - Senior Field Engineer Whiting-Turner Employee Review

4.0
12 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

This company is great for starting your career in construction. They allow you to take on responsibilities, run work, and learn from your inevitable failures. The expectations are high and the job hours are long. The benefits are great. Health insurance is no cost if you are single and very cheap for family relatively speaking. 401k with 5% base employer contribution + an additional 50% employer match up to 6% of employee salary (so you contribute 6%, WT contributes 8%). 10 paid vacations to start + 1 per year of service. The long term benefits are far more attractive than the short term with stock appreciation rights, fuel card, vehicle allowance, and profit sharing.

Cons

Company is very project manager based and it is run that way at all offices with faster career growth and a bigger career ceiling for the office side compared to the field side. No work-life balance. Most days were 11-12hr days for field staff. Trial by fire is typical among field staff "training". Base pay is very low compared to competition even as you get promoted up the ladder. No company vehicles issued. They expect new hires to drive personal vehicles and pay for their own fuel. Typical promotion timeline will have employees receiving fuel cards after 2 years of service. I advise against getting into their "Vandalay" program if they talk about recruiting you for a large data center project.

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5.0
24 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company has great leadership scattered between the different offices. The pay can be really good if you are a top performer, which just is through effort and giving your all to the job. It's a company that I was able to believe and follow the leadership and have lasting mentorships spanning a decade even after leaving. It is a company that I saw adapt and change over my time there. The changes were always an effort to make it better for the employee while maintaining a profitable business. I saw them listen to complaints and desires of employees and bring changes into action. It is a large company, so things take time, but I first hand saw changes. Also, if you talk about your long term life goals, have patience, are a good employee, they will help you reach your goals. Health care benefits are great too.

Cons

Construction can be a tiring industry. Long hours, tough days sometimes filled with emotions from trying to get the project moving forward. But my leadership was always understanding of this. They recognize and reward directly and indirectly the effort and work you put in. The golden handcuffs of the stocks is a downside. Living in expensive areas can be tough

4.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people are fun to work with

Cons

The pay could be better.

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