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 (14) , 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?

"Good people and well managed" ((in 58 reviews)); "Good Pay and conditions." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits plenty of hours" ((in 35 reviews)); "good working hours and culture" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good salary ." ((in 22 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 54 reviews)); "poor work life balance with expectation to travel and work 12hr+ days." ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours are expected at LOR" ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor management, lack of pathways," ((in 18 reviews)); "Senior leadership are often stuck in the past" ((in 8 reviews))

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Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(778 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 778 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

778 reviews

4.0

Dec 2, 2020

Good opportunities but poor senior leadership

Site engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High quality projects and welcoming project teams

Cons

Senior leadership are often stuck in the past

5.0

Dec 1, 2020

Great opportunities for all

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Promote internally where possible. Deliver landmark projects.

Cons

It's increasingly hard to make a sustainable profit for any tier 1 contractor including Laing O'Rourke

4.0

Nov 26, 2020

Laing O'Rourke

Production manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laing O'Rourke continue to grow the company into one of the largest construction company's in the UK focusing on large construction and infrastructure projects.

Cons

Being a large company with a high number of employees and a constant turn over of staff the progression for promotion within the organisation is poor.

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