Great, but For What - Senior Project Engineer McCarthy Building Employee Review

5.0
7 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people you get to work with on a daily are great and you get to develop a sense of family within your project team. McCarthy is a big company with a small company feel, everyone, from the CEO down to the newest Project Engineer, is willing to engage you and develop meaningful relationships that are not just predicated on work.

Cons

The construction industry is rough no matter where you go. Long hours and stressful days comprise most of your time in this industry but if anything McCarthy does it the best. For newer workers, I would say the biggest con is the ESOP. You are sold on the idea of being an "Employee Owner", but you won't be able to truly see the appreciation of your ESOP account until 10+ years in, at least that's what I've been told by my mentors. That being said, if you view construction being your end all be all. You can't get better than McCarthy. But, if you're looking for a company to provide you with experience so that you can switch careers later on, this might not be the place. You agree to take less pay than other competitors because the ESOP has to be fed and your yearly salary is unfortunately the martyr.

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Pros

Good hours Competitive pay Good community

Cons

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4.0
10 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company culture, exposure to some amazing projects, project teams are fantastic, camaraderie with your team, great resources and onboarding to ensure you learn to do your job well. ESOP and bonuses are great.. if you stick it out long enough.

Cons

Pay is not as competitive as other GC's, you can be relatively underpaid as they rely too heavily on preaching about the ESOP (which takes you 5 years to even be fully vested). Can be very political and leadership kinda plays favorites, some people who dont deserve it get promoted quick and others who do deserve it never get promoted. Long work hours and depending on the jobsite it can be pretty high-stress (but thats just construction for ya).

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