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Updated 12 Jan 2021
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Approve of CEO
Grant Fenn
94 Ratings
Pros
"Great Work life balance and good pay" (in 16 reviews)
"Flexible working from home arrangements" (in 13 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours on site, male dominated" (in 8 reviews)
"Minimal career progression opportunities unless you engage in outside work social activities with the area managers or their 'in crowds'" (in 8 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Very good life to work balance
Cons
None for now. All good
"Great people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great people, collaborative work culture
Cons
Lower salaries compared with competitors
"Well known brand"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time
Pros
Good brand, flexible working arrangements
Cons
Low salary, processes are not up to speed for such a large organisation, senior management is not supportive.
Pros
Tier 1... considered a leader in many industries
Cons
Salary... a bit on the low side
"Good. Company to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Downer full-time for more than a year
Pros
Experience is gained in the job and trainings provided
Cons
Lack an on boarding platform
Continue readingPros
- good culture - decent pay - solid career development
Cons
- 8:30am start - quality of work may depend on clients
"Project Engineer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time
Pros
Team focus High standard Big safety focus always
Cons
Work life balance Long hour when working home and away from home
Pros
Variety of tasks and job content
Cons
Very Lean organization requiring some changes
"Overall a good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time
Pros
Wide variety of work and experiences available
Cons
People can stay to long in their roles
"Review"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time
Pros
Professional, driven, experts, focussed, organised
Cons
Large, profit driven, constantly restructuring
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