OK for big industry exposure - Process Engineer Worley Employee Review

3.0
4 Sept 2020
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Pros

Offers opportunities to work on-site with big industry clients on interesting technical projects. Short and simple interview process depending on the position. Decent pay with a diverse benefits package. Favorable work/life balance.

Cons

Advertises itself as a major engineering firm but actually is a project company that only hires and retains employees so long as their clients have specific project needs. Not well diversified, so if their client ends the project and/or decides that they need to cut back on project staff, the employees likely have no recourse except to seek work elsewhere. Despite requiring those initially hired to receive a lengthy background check (which curiously did not include requesting any personal references), the company will cut staff at the drop of a hat without any severance. Alternately, they offer what they term a "company convenience leave of absence" prior to separation which normally is one month of unpaid notice. Like many project outfits, the company organization is relatively flat with limited training and minimal discretion among work assigned. An "Engineer V" may be assigned the same work as an "Engineer I". Depending on the client, projects often follow an arcane structure that is unnecessarily tedious to follow, although the company was still in process of consummating operations from Jacobs' ECR division at the time of my departure. I personally didn't take away much of experiential value, which was disappointing. Benefit options are fairly extensive but average and expensive.

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5.0
7 May 2026
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Pros

Massive Project Scale: Worley handles multibillion dollar capital projects. If you want exposure to massive EPC work, this is the place. You get to lead complex, large scale infrastructure and energy developments that actually move the needle globally. Technical Bench Strength: As a PM, you are only as good as your technical team. Worley has a incredibly deep roster of subject matter experts across civil, structural, mechanical, and piping disciplines. You will have serious engineering talent backing up your project delivery. The Energy Pivot: They are heavily transitioning toward sustainability and green energy infrastructure. It is a fantastic place to build your resume in sustainable engineering while still utilizing traditional oil and gas, offshore, or pipeline expertise. Global Mobility: Because they operate worldwide, there is excellent opportunity to travel or relocate for different assignments if that is something you want to pursue. Structured Delivery Systems: They have highly mature stage gate delivery processes. You are never flying blind; they have the rigorous systems in place to manage risk, procurement, environmental compliance, and contract administration effectively.

Cons

The Project Cycle Risk: Because Worley operates as a massive EPC firm, your job security is often directly tied to your current billable project. When a large scale project winds down, you need to have your next landing spot already lined up. If the company pipeline is dry, you can end up on the bench, and prolonged bench time always carries the risk of layoffs. The Constant Hustle for the Next Win: To avoid that bench time and ensure seamless work for their teams when a project ends, project managers and leadership have to be incredibly aggressive with proposals and bidding. It creates a high pressure environment where you are often executing your current massive project while simultaneously burning the midnight oil to win the next contract just to keep your engineers and staff utilized.

2.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great to get more experience in different areas

Cons

Completely project based. They don’t let you change on overhead even for 1 hr. It means if you can’t change on the project, they don’t pay you. So many people are full time but they don’t receive the full salary. No one tells you that when they want to hire you. There is no work/life balance

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