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On average, employees at Parsons give their company a 4.1 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Parsons employees are Construction Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Equipment Services Project Managers with a rating of 4.3.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 97 Parsons Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.1
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Engineering Analyst

"An excellent place to work for motivated employees."

Project Director

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"The telecommuting aspect was great, as it afforded me much flexibility in balancing my work and personal life."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"The lack of a stable, well-orchestrated sales force/infrastructure contributing to a weak sales pipeline leading to other issues such as withholding or reneging on bonus comp altogether."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to invest a little more in their sales platform to ensure a robust client services pipeline so they can retain good producers and senior managers to deliver, and build, the business."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
Parsons (154)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Hexagon Metrology (9)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Wood Group TCS (8)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (5,552)
Principal Electrical Engineer

"Design and reviewing electrical engineering of Yanbu Al Sinaiyah Royal Commission Projects."

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Explored my electrical engineering experience with overseas country."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"Weather was warmer than US but we worked inside office most of the time, and were used to with longer time worked there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve coordination with local engineer in technical training."

Senior Electrical Engineer

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Shared knowledge and experience with client and join adventure companies. Diversity work environment."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"Conflict in different management system."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Resolve ASAP/AMAP the conflicting between different management system."

Structural Engineer

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Bridge design project."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"They don't respond to you for your job application."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"if you do not have any open position, please remove your position from your website."

Senior Quality Auditor

"Probably the worst professional career move of my life so far."

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"I liked the Professional Atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"The lack of knowledge in most all employees, having to deal with Field Operations, because being that they have never been out there, they think that everything is textbook and there should be no hold-ups."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would give a much more stringent review, along with a series of tests, & I would also have several subject matter experts participate in the interview, and then get reports from all observers before consideration. Due to the fact that we waste too much money hiring unqualified people and then having to waste more money on another failing process."

Chief Project Controls Engineer

"Decent company that could be great."

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Close to home and a different kind of job experience."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"The health care option - United Health Care is awful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do a better job of placing employees when their job gets cancelled, instead of booting them out the door."

Senior Project Manager

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Professional atmosphere."

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

"Be specific in job descriptions."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"Inexperienced people in management role."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen... then react."

Principal Construction Manager

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Was OK"

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"Not enough concern for their employees"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better management of employees"

Mechanical Engineer

"Always Parsons have been a good company"

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"I like very much to work for Parsons company."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"There is nothing I dont like about the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest and wish, that Parsons management to hire the employees who have cashed their ESOP money (treated them as they claimed hardship) and allow them to have 401k after one year. If they agree with new plan, they may have once again hard working and experienced people joining to their engineering teams."

Principal Engineer

"Parsons projects don't have needs for mechanical engineering folks."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"Parsons is Project driven company. No job security."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing, They have done a great job, but the nature of the project is specific-no needs for mechanical engineers"

Senior Track Inspector

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

"Good company with good people, be yourself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get more contracts."

Senior Project Manager

"Good review for a good company"

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Challenging projects run by capable managers"

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

"You have a better chance if you knew someone working with Parsons"

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"Nothing! The project, located in Portsmouth, NH was completed"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay more attention of where to place people on the org chart"

Construction Design Manager

"If it weren't for the company name on my paycheck, I wouldn't even know who I was working for. Not the place for someone looking for a future."

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"Getting a paycheck."

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

"Only reason to work for them is for the money, so negotiate well!"

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"There is no company loyalty to the employees which they primarily hire on a per project basis. The company makes little effort to place current or former employees in other projects when their current project assignment ends. There is a huge disconnect between the employees out in the field on assignment and the corporate headquarters or local offices. You do the work, they overcharge the client and reap the profits and then discard you with no severance when your position ends - why should they? They can hire a new employee for less. Parsons has also been involved in several shady projects in Iraq, just as has Halliburton."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide and nurture a relationship between their employees and the company. The company needs to show more loyalty to their employees and some concern for their future development and potential rather than perpetuating a revolving door mentality."

Business Development Executive

What do you like about working at Parsons?

"The people"

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

"It's up to you."

What don't you like about working at Parsons?

"The management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit milking the company."

Parsons Reviews FAQs

Is Parsons a good company to work for?

Parsons has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 97 Parsons Review Ratings left anonymously by Parsons employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at Parsons.

Does Parsons pay their employees well?

Parsons employees earn $74,000 annually on average, or $36 per hour, which is 12% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 46 Parsons employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Parsons Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Parsons?

96% of employees would recommend working at Parsons with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Parsons 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Parsons?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Parsons is a Partner at $196,000 annually. Browse Parsons Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Parsons?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Parsons is a Piping Engineer at $15,000 annually. Browse Parsons Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Parsons?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Parsons to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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