Does Takenaka pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Takenaka employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Takenaka. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Takenaka?

77% of Takenaka employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Takenaka 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Takenaka?

Engineer (7) , Quantity Surveyor (6) , Senior Engineer (4) , Architect (3) , Architectural Coordinator (3) , Site Engineer (3) , Assistant Manager (2) , Coordinator (2) , M&E Engineer (2) , MEP Coordinator (2) , Project Manager (2) , Safety Manager (2) , Senior Project Manager (2) , Site Supervisor (2)

What are the pros of working at Takenaka according to real employee reviews?

"good salary" ((in 8 reviews)); "Japanese culture and fair remuneration" ((in 3 reviews)); "Individual team is fun to work with." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Takenaka according to real employee reviews?

"no flexible working hours, limited opportunity for the career progression" ((in 6 reviews)); "Management got no idea what is going on." ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours kot and and" ((in 3 reviews))

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Takenaka Reviews

3.6

77% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)

Toichi Takenaka

89% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Takenaka has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Takenaka employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

99 reviews

4.0

7 Mar 2026

Good learning opportunity for fresh graduates

Construction management engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Strong first-year graduate program with rotations across architecture, engineering consulting, and site management, providing good exposure to the construction process in a general contractor.

Cons

Long working hours on site and bad work–life balance.

3.0

2 Nov 2025

Good for retirement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Salary, bonus, work life balance

Cons

Limited career progression with authority given.

5.0

21 Oct 2025

Good place

Design coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great environement to grow in early career, great insurance package

Cons

Typical downside of construction work

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