Is Black & Veatch a good company to work for?

Black & Veatch has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,286 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Black & Veatch to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Black & Veatch have been left by employees working as Electrical Engineering Intern , Process Engineer and Electrical Engineer I .

Does Black & Veatch pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Black & Veatch?

66% of Black & Veatch employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Black & Veatch 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Black & Veatch?

Project Manager (79) , Engineer (74) , Civil Engineer (59) , Engineering Technician (50) , Mechanical Engineer (39) , Manager (34) , Electrical Engineer II (28) , Structural Engineer (28) , Electrical Engineer (23) , Director (21) , Intern (19) , Electrical Engineer I (18) , Engineering Manager (18) , Consultant (17) , Project Engineer (16)

What are the pros of working at Black & Veatch according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and the atmosphere at first glance seems to be a team environment." ((in 152 reviews)); "Great benefits and a 401K that is matched by the company" ((in 152 reviews)); "Great culture and place to work!" ((in 131 reviews)); "The pay was good and they offered free housing at a nearby complex." ((in 110 reviews)); "One of the best things used to be the ability to have a good work/life balance." ((in 97 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Black & Veatch according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and should improve" ((in 85 reviews)); "Senior leadership is out of touch and has no ability to build consensus to move the company ahead as hole" ((in 59 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely untrustworthy." ((in 49 reviews)); "Bad management, especially top management and the new ceo" ((in 49 reviews)); "You are often thrown into a job role with little to know training." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Black & Veatch layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Black & Veatch layoffs and their outlook for job security at Black & Veatch in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Black & Veatch locations?

Overland Park , Kansas City , Kansas City , Denver , Ann Arbor , Houston , Raleigh , Orlando , Dallas , New York , Walnut Creek , Portland , Bloomington , Phoenix , Atlanta , San Francisco , Pittsburgh , San Diego , Jacksonville , Cary , Los Angeles , Tampa , Saint Louis , College Station , Cerritos , Irvine , Las Vegas , Leawood , Columbus , Miami

Black & Veatch reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,082 total reviews)

Mario Azar

42% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

Black & Veatch has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,082 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Black & Veatch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

Dec 7, 2022

BOD members and New CEO/Presidents have quickly lost the trust of employee owners

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The talent level and commitment of the long time employees is truly something special.

Cons

New leadership within the BOD, CEO, and Business Presidents have come in from outside of B&V and are quickly destroying a once proud culture. Decided to have two major re-organizations within 12 months.

Black & Veatch Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. As an employee-owned company, we value your feedback.

2.0

Dec 7, 2022

Unfair policy changes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility used to be a pro. Employee owner.

Cons

Remote positions are no longer available. The new ceo has decided all employees must come into the office three days a week. In may, employees were given the opportunity to remain remote permanently. The company even said there has been no change in productivity when working from home and that remote working has been a long term plan for BV. This decision is out of the blue and makes zero logic. No flexibility with the new change either.

Black & Veatch Response

3y

Flexibility is at the heart of a Hybrid model. And it's at the heart of how we've always worked at Black & Veatch. Our Hybrid model offers professionals the ability to work from home/virtually 2 days a week. Employee-owners in the field will remain virtual. And for those with special circumstances, we will do our best to find the right solution. We know this is a change, but our goal is to help make the transition as easy as possible.

1.0

Dec 6, 2022

CEO Not Focused on Future

Engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Black & Veatch has added an additional week of vacation starting at 3 weeks for incoming employees, while offering a 9/80 schedule.

Cons

The new CEO and executive leadership have completely done a 180 within the direction of the company by instituting a return to office plan, which back tracks on their "Work in New Ways" work profile, which offered the following profiles: Resident, Flex (Work 2 days in office, Work 3 days at home), Mobile and Virtual. The mobile work profile has been eliminated with no transparency, communication, or coordination to adapt to this change. There has not been any transparency of any metric to support their decision to backtrack on our current work profiles. The reasoning for this change was to force people to be in the office to build our culture. There appears to be a huge disconnect between executive leadership and the rest of the employees.

Black & Veatch Response

3y

Our ASPiRE principles remain the guiding force of our culture and connect us wherever in the world we sit. As a global company we always have and always will work virtually and need to continually adapt to stay ahead of technology, trends and client needs. The hybrid model is part of this adaptation - and a decision grounded in an effort to find better ways to collaborate.

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