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

1.0

May 12, 2023

Project Engineer

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Iconic projects, good for CV

Cons

Abusive staff, managers are quite awful to work for. Excesive +14hr days, works on Saturdays. Bad workplace climate overall.

3.0

Jul 20, 2022

Lack of strategic direction in the Digital Engineering function.

Senior digital engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You can gain experience delivering major projects - Great people outside the function - Access to almost any software available on the market - The company sponsors further education, charterships, development

Cons

- Unclear progression path (negotiate your position from the outset!) - Lack of progression beyond Lead Digital Engineer position - Work predominantly on projects (a lot of travel!) - No pay rise, no bonuses, no company car - Current remuneration below the market level - Understaffed - Too many people in the DE function want to manage rather than deliver with the team - Poor culture, cronyism, cliques

3.0

Nov 5, 2021

Great opportunities for Engineers. Not quite the same for other disciplines

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The adoption of more flexible working patterns (although probably largely due to Covid and I would say they are not leading on this, when compared to other Tier 1's). High profile commitment to getting to a 50/50 gender split.

Cons

The opportunities are endless if you are an engineer - not so much in other disciplines. No pay rise for the past four years and a pay cut last year (for Covid reasons). Despite what the company says and publishes about caring for its employees - it often doesn't feel like it. Apart from gender - not much progress or hard targets on other aspects of diversity.

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