Bechtel Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"Great learning experience. Worked with many bright people."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"Very rigid corporate regulations."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"Very fast paced which I loved and learned something new every day. I also liked working at the job site, seeing and watching everything be built up from the ground!!"

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"I liked it all."

"I could recommend Bechtel as a place to work."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"Opportunities for career advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just tell the truth about your experience."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, because all working procedure are good."

"They were a decent company, although their compensation was a bit low for the industry at the time."

"BJ won bid on EM contract; they kept everyone in current position; no real changes."

"Good place to work."

"Good pay for crappy work."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"The pay."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep your options open and don't be dependent on your paycheck."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"Management doesn't do what the government (the customer) wants."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your customer."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"The many International Projects and the long years of experience managing large projects. People oriented company with possibilities to be promoted from within."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Things are clear for this position."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"Just a job."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"Very friendly personnel."

"I loved working for Bechtel. If they had a location in the Chicagoland area, I would still work for them."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"There was a lot of opportunity for personal and professional development. I worked for them in Denver, CO, London, England, and Frederick, MD."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and have fun."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"Nothing that I can think of."

"Salary adjustment of Asian Expat is needed."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"Work pressure is less as compared to EPC contract since we are working as a client."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just to remind them the old saying that if you pay peanuts you will get monkeys."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"There is a racism between Western expat & Asian expats. These includes salary bracket, rotational leave, housing and other employee benefits. This is not particular to Bechtel but also to all companies in Middle East, unlike in other countries the contract package of both Asian and Western expat have minimal difference."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The contract package of Asian expat should be increased or adjusted as compared to Western since both are working in the same company, same project, same business units, same client and lastly, same number of dependents. A monthly allowance of Western expat is almost 4 months salary of Asian expat."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"Great people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Simply be honest and upfront."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"I finished my contract and have since been out of work and I can't receive unemployment because EBCL is not US based."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take care of people who complete their contracts and want to continue working for Bechtel."

"Unless you are a civil engineer, look elsewhere."

"It was a good place to develop my early programming skills and I enjoyed working on the Intergraph systems."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"I liked the projects and people that I worked with. I definitely enjoyed the work I did on the Integraph systems in Engineering design."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"Better job opportunities and pay at another company."

What do you like about working at Bechtel?

"4/10 schedule."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Highly technical; not much emphasis on leadership or professional development."

What don't you like about working at Bechtel?

"Lack of managerial vision/upward mobility."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Retire."