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    Updated 17 Jan 2020

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    3.4
    58%
    Recommend to a Friend
    100%
    Approve of CEO
    SNC-Lavalin President and CEO Ian L. Edwards
    Ian L. Edwards
    5 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Upper Management focuses more on financials than quality or having enough people to do the work" (in 22 reviews)

    • "Senior management doesn't like change, they hate creative thinking" (in 19 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "SNC Lavalin"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Operations Manager 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Very reliable employer and good to pay

      Cons

      Lots of change and restructuring happening

      SNC-Lavalin2019-09-23

    2. "Poor"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Consultant in Sydney
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Flexibility to take. Variety of roles within the company

      Cons

      Poor management team and internal processes

      SNC-Lavalin2019-10-02
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      "Finance"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Mid senior level only great people to work with. Good work / life balance.

      Cons

      Management all over the place. No transparency/ honesty provided.

      Advice to Management

      Change the management structure.

      SNC-Lavalin2019-02-24

    4. "Currently open for any opportunity"

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      Current Employee - Designer II in Sealy, TX

      I have been working at SNC-Lavalin full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      good company and people to work with

      Cons

      closing business of midstream shutting the doors

      SNC-Lavalin2020-01-13

    5. "Commercial and Risk"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Deputy Country Commercial/Risk Manager in Calgary, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Good team to work with

      Cons

      uncertainty and lack of job security

      Advice to Management

      Not Applicable

      SNC-Lavalin2019-12-27

    6. "Great work culture"

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      Current Employee - Project Engineer 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great projects and good teams

      Cons

      Poor management but constantly improving

      SNC-Lavalin2020-01-06

    7. "Good company but slow growth"

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      Current Employee - Environmental Specialist 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at SNC-Lavalin full-time

      Pros

      Diverse projects Great office environment Listens to employees needs Excellent work-life balance

      Cons

      Very slow growth within the company

      Advice to Management

      Should work more on training staff to be able to fill in more senior positions (where possible) instead of hiring people outside of the company.

      SNC-Lavalin2019-12-15

    8. "Terrible Company"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in Sarnia, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      -No pros aside from the fact that it was some form of salary

      Cons

      -Terrible salary -Terrible benefits -Was payed and classified as a new graduate, even as a licensed professional engineer over 6 years of work experience in the industry -Discriminnatory

      SNC-Lavalin2020-01-18

    9. "Good work life balance"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - HRIS Specialist 

      I worked at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good work life balance and flexibility.

      Cons

      No room for growth opportunities

      Advice to Management

      Work on coaching employees more and helping to develop career goal

      SNC-Lavalin2019-12-13

    10. "Too segmented at top management"

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      Former Employee - Director in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at SNC-Lavalin full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      International Organization with a lot of opportunities

      Cons

      Too broad and difficult to adapt to needs

      Advice to Management

      Consolidation of various segments is a must for better performance of organization

      SNC-Lavalin2019-12-13
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