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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 19 The Shaw Group Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.1
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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The Shaw Group Employee

"Its a pipe fab company and doing great in its business."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
The Shaw Group Employee

"I've worked for Shaw since 2005. The company employs around 1400 people and has over 30 locations globally."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
The Shaw Group (28)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is ITW Brands (6)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Hit Promotional Products (6)
3.5 Average of All Companies in this Industry (2,876)
Senior Reliability Engineer

"I work for Shaw/CB&I as a contractor to a Honeywell Chemical Products plant as the primary engineer for Mechanical Integrity for material and metals selection used in the processing equipment. I am under utilized and am seeking a challenge."

Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Work Setting 3.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
Intern

"A good opportunity for an internship"

What do you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"The opportunity to work on the Fukushima Incident was empowering as an intern."

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

"No special tips with interviewing for Shaw, they do encourage employees with leadership opportunities."

What don't you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"The company culture was lacking with little communication from upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage more company communication to help with the company culture."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Payroll Tax Accountant

What do you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"I like the work hours and the environment. I also like the people that I work with."

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

"Just be yourself and try to follow the basic rules of interviewing. A lot of people come to interviews in blue jeans and that is an immediate way to not be considered for the job."

What don't you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"I don't like that the company has been sold and don't know the affect it has on my job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should be more open to ideas of their employees."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Mechanical Designer

"I found the position less than I had expected,"

What do you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"Interesting and rewarding in the fact that it was the first nuclear power plant in thirty years."

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

"The company pays well but get to know your manager expections."

What don't you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"Lack of advancement opportunities within the group of peers. They would rather move someone else to take a position than promote."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more aware of the individual efforts of the employee rather than the overall project scope."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Project Controls Scheduler

"Excellent experience that will prove useful in any industry"

What do you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"I enjoy the exposure to the many disciplines and the coordination with the multiple level of management personnel"

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

"I would make cetain before accepting employment what expectations the company has for you with regard to promotions or accolades"

What don't you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"I do not enjoy the apparent lack of recognition or rewards for performing quality work"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that management realize the hard-work that employees exhibit no matter what level of the employee"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Journeyman Wireman

"It was a challenging task of routing wires in support of the EPU project."

What do you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"The Shaw Group is an established company with people working for them who are patient and knowledgable."

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

"As with all new jobs keep in mind that you may need to start in a lower undesirable position before you get an opportunity to move up."

What don't you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"The only thing that I could say about The Shaw Group that would be detracting is it was a temporary position and that I would have stayed longer if I could have."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work and thank you for hiring me."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Field Engineer

What do you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"I enjoyed the ability to see my designs actually put into practice"

What don't you like about working at The Shaw Group?

"I did not care for the long commute I had to drive every day"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that the project news letter be more comprehensive identifying police and procedure changes which would allow for clearer dissemination of information."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Engineer
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Drafter
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Project Accountant
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Construction Manager
Person You Work For 4.3 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Training Coordinator
Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

The Shaw Group Reviews FAQs

Is The Shaw Group a good company to work for?

The Shaw Group has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 19 The Shaw Group Review Ratings left anonymously by The Shaw Group employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at The Shaw Group.

Does The Shaw Group pay their employees well?

The Shaw Group employees earn $72,500 annually on average, or $35 per hour, which is 10% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 3 The Shaw Group employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find The Shaw Group Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at The Shaw Group?

95% of employees would recommend working at The Shaw Group with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated The Shaw Group 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at The Shaw Group?

According to our data, the highest paying job at The Shaw Group is a Senior Outage Scheduler at $200,000 annually. Browse The Shaw Group Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at The Shaw Group?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at The Shaw Group is a Decision Coordinator at $18,000 annually. Browse The Shaw Group Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at The Shaw Group?

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

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