Does Laing O'Rourke pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Laing O'Rourke employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Laing O'Rourke. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Laing O'Rourke?

66% of Laing O'Rourke employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Laing O'Rourke 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Laing O'Rourke?

Project Engineer (53) , Site Engineer (48) , Section Engineer (27) , Senior Engineer (24) , Engineer (16) , Project Manager (16) , Quantity Surveyor (15) , Civil Engineer, Site Engineer (13) , Graduate Engineer (12) , Commercial Manager (10) , Digital Engineer (10) , Section Manager (10) , Senior Quantity Surveyor (9) , Planner (8) , Senior Project Engineer (8)

What are the pros of working at Laing O'Rourke according to real employee reviews?

"Company great with great people" ((in 56 reviews)); "Good benefits plenty of hours" ((in 36 reviews)); "good working hours and culture" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good Pay and conditions." ((in 34 reviews)); "Fun and enjoyable experience with a good team" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Laing O'Rourke according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and often required to travel long distances for work" ((in 58 reviews)); "poor work life balance with expectation to travel and work 12hr+ days." ((in 27 reviews)); "Long hours during the week with week end work required/ expected but all paid at over time hourly rate so not too bad" ((in 26 reviews)); "Bad management in higher position due in part to a bad coordination with the other company in the join adventure (Ferrovial)." ((in 17 reviews)); "no bonus or payrise for the last 4 years" ((in 9 reviews))

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Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(777 total reviews)

Ray ORourke

76% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Laing O'Rourke has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 777 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Laing O'Rourke employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Services de construction, réparation et maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

777 reviews

2.0

Mar 23, 2015

Good pay but they bully and treat very bad their staff.Worked for them at Heathrow and I could not believe the lack of

Groundwork

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay the only good thing

Cons

Lack of health and safety (big times),people forced to work long hours with 1 break.They don't care about nobody.Some people had to travel 3 hours to work each way and then expected to do 11 hr shift. plenty of accidents on site and no measure taken. They have good connection as nobody pick on them.Any other company and site will be close long time ago.If they can do this on big sites where public attention is on them can't imagine what is happening on smaller ones.They care only about money

2.0

Nov 29, 2012

Work hard, give up social life

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some interesting challenges on some interesting projects. Some very knowledgeable staff.

Cons

Very long hours, lots of travel, being asked to relocate 100's of miles away - frequently with less than a weeks notice. No recognition or reward for hard work. Career progression depends on who you know.

1.0

Mar 13, 2026

Arrogance reigns supreme

Administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

OK if you’re a favourite.

Cons

Led by arrogant HR dept - the tail that wags the dog. WFH outlawed unless you’re one of the chosen few. Trying desperately hard to be woke. Senior management a clown show.

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