Mission At Barr, everything we do is guided by our core values. • We commit to providing an exceptional client experience by putting ourselves in our clients’ shoes to help identify and solve their problems and by being responsible for the solutions. • We act as employee owners who view ownership as a privilege and a responsibility and are proud of what we do and who we are. • We consult collaboratively and recognize that we can accomplish more when we work together, sharing knowledge and skills in an inclusive and diverse environment.
Description Barr provides engineering and environmental consulting services to clients across North America and around the world. We have been employee owned since 1966 and trace our origins to the early 1900s. Our staff of nearly 900 engineers, scientists, and technical specialists work together to help clients develop, manage, process, and restore natural resources.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, we have offices in Duluth and Hibbing, Minnesota; Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Michigan; Jefferson City, Missouri; Bismarck, North Dakota; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Denver, Colorado. Our office in Calgary, Alberta, operates under the name Barr Engineering and Environmental Science Canada, Ltd.
Barr Engineering has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Barr Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 81% of employees would recommend working at Barr Engineering to a friend. This is based on 115 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
54% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Barr Engineering as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Barr Engineering.