Downer Reviews
Updated 12 Aug 2019
Found 147 reviews
"Can meet some good people to work with" (in 10 reviews)
"Good work life balance and employment benefits" (in 9 reviews)
"No career progression whatsoever" (in 5 reviews)
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"Great supportive company"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Downer full-time for more than a year
Pros
Supportive management structure for your career development
Cons
Big company, but not many choices for graduates to explore outside of business unit
Downer2019-08-13"Top Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Downer full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Team work good people cooperative
Cons
Fabrication works intallation and refurbished
Advice to Management
No comment
Downer2019-08-02"Good place"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Downer full-time for less than a year
Pros
Flexible, great opportunity, good pay, good benefits
Cons
Boring culture, mundane, bad location
Downer2019-08-06"Asphalt spotter"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Downer part-time
Pros
Heaps of overtime and good staff
Cons
Reduced hours when it is raining
Advice to Management
Not a favourable staff eba
Downer2019-07-24"Company with a lot of potential, but a bloated management structure"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Downer full-time for less than a year
Pros
Excellent projects to work on
Cons
Bloated management structure causing lots of politics
Advice to Management
Restructure and reduce middle management layers for a flatter management structure
Downer2019-07-21"Good company"
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Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Innovative, good leadership, safety focused
Cons
Lots of silos, IT not as good as expected
Advice to Management
Keep up with innovation
Downer2019-07-05"Downer Group"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Downer full-time for less than a year
Pros
Large infrastructure company across Australia and New Zealand
Cons
Power Utilities group under resourced in plant, equipment, and people. Other groups/divisions superior in this respect.
Advice to Management
Middle management (GM and Ops Manager level) needs a shakeup to improve resourcing levels including resource planning.
Downer2019-06-18"Good environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Diversity, Equality, Allows for flexible work options
Cons
Changing organisation structure Not many growth opportunities
Downer2019-06-26"Construction Superintendent Barrow Island"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great support from Senior Management
Cons
Working away from family and friends
Downer2019-06-10"Currently empolyed at Downer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Downer full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great place to work and great people
Cons
Not a lot of cons
Advice to Management
Keep tracking as is
Downer2019-06-07