Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – Good amount of time off, they offer 9-40 schedules so every other week you get a 3 day weekend which is nice

Cons – Lots of work and overtime that you'll never get paid for, job is at time mind numbingly boring, very little employee appreciation

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure full-time for less than a year

Pros – show up and collect a paycheck, keep mouth shut about out of date practices and those on pedestal, hope funding continues because you are disposable

Cons – horrible work environment, cheap management, black mold growing in the office

Advice to Senior Management – continue lining your pocket at the cost of others

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure full-time for more than a year

Pros – Opportunities to work with a wide array of projects, decent pay and flexibility

Cons – Sub-par health insurance, some communications issues and little in-house employee skills training

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on communication and developing your employees skill set

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – Diverse, interesting projects, fun work environment, access to technology and resources, great peer group/team working relationships. Fair Salaries (if you negotiate), flexible hours, and travel opportunities. If you can find an advocate in the upper managment structure, you can do well.

Cons – Constant M&A integration and re-organization. No apparent long-term vision. Never ending cycle of middle management changes. Poor implementation of mentorship and staff development programs. Bitter employees of acquired firms that were not integrated into corporate could create a poisonous work environment.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide better integration of professionals from acquired companies, you purchased them for a reason, integrate them or help them move on. Build bridges between entry level staff and technical and operations management, the generation gap is widening and will become a real problem in the next decade. Stop the management roller coaster, and keep employees informed, our generation is the driven by the 24 hour news cycle; if you don't provide information on the vision and direction of the company on a consistent basis or follow through on previous management plans you will not be able to maintain a connected, dedicated workforce.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – Home leave is paid by the Company.

Cons – If you rock the boat you will be punished. Forced time on the bench is the way to "teach you a lesson". Very hostile work place. Published Company policies are not followed by middle management. Coverups are also rampant.
Layoffs occur with little or no notice.
Full Perdiem is not paid to employees,rather a small portion, to cover the food element. The accomodation part is retained by the company and a hotel (of lesser value) is provided. No opportunity to find your own hotel. I do not know the legalities of this practice, but seems like its missapropriation of government funds.

Advice to Senior Management – Take a look at the middle management. There are numerous abuses of authority, with favoritism taking precident over performance. Workers have been penalised and lost jobs for "trying" to follow company policies. UXO Techs are a disposable commodity and are not valued, even though they are the profit makers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – stable employer and nice office atmosphere.

Cons – no hikes regularly, lot of BS in performance review...

Advice to Senior Management – Please encourage jr staff about the assignments clearly.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – The company has a lot of different offices and project sites you can be transferred to. Some highly knowledgeable professionals that can provide guidance.

Cons – In order to save face in front of the client, an employee can be fired and blamed for management mistakes. The company will not address severe human resource problems. On a project site, it is all dog-eat-dog.

Advice to Senior Management – Think more extensively about how a project should be run. Make sure you have everything and everyone you need before launching into a contract. Please make a decision regarding poor management and/or poor practices.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – It is a Government job

Cons – It is Unorganized at times

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – Lots of opportunities to do a variety of work, manager willing. Nice work atmosphere, great colleagues and flexible timing. Good Training in general, if necessary for a project they have provided reasonable support.

Cons – Pay is not that great. No bonuses.

Advice to Senior Management – none

Current Employee – been working at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Pros – -it has had good opportunities for many people
-challenging assignments are often available
-very strong focus on safety and quality
-good communications by management
-good training programs

Cons – -sometimes there is a lot of travel
-it's a very large and diverse organization; sometimes it's hard to figure out who you need to tall to about an issue

Advice to Senior Management – I think management has done a great job. However, it would be great if more briefings on the state of the company could be held, perhaps quarterly?

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend