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      Black & Veatch

      Engaged Employer

      Black & Veatch reviews

      3.5

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (2,082 total reviews)
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      Mario Azar

      42% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Jan 6, 2023

      How I Lost a Company in My First 100-Days by Mario Azar

      Senior manager
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Things have changed so much under the new CEO, it is difficult to think of any.

      Cons

      The company made an agreement with employees that we could work in new ways under an anytime, anywhere, anyplace approach to getting work done. The prior leadership told its employees that the change was permanent. The new CEO, Mario Azar, blatantly lies to his employees. At a town hall when being introduced by the old CEO, Mario said working in new ways would not be changed (it is on tape for all the company to see), then within his first 100-days he takes it away. In a meeting with department heads he said (in a whining type voice) the buildings were not meant to be empty, but the reality was B&V was downsize and selling off expensive office space lowering our largest overhead cost, which now going backwards will hurt our profitability. Mario was touting that we have to protect the B&V brand, well Mario you just killed it. It will be nearly impossible to recruit people in an already resource constrained environment.

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      Black & Veatch Response
      3y
      As a 20+ year veteran of our company, we thank you for speaking up and leaving a review. It's understanding that our new hybrid work environment has been a tough change and we are continuing to help our professionals navigate it. Also, thank you for your recruiting concerns, but we're continuing to recruit strong candidates and our recruiting team is ready to continue finding amazing professionals! We appreciate your insight and honest feedback.
      2.0
      Dec 2, 2022

      360 Change

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good hard working people, competitive vacation/ sick & benefits. Interesting global projects.

      Cons

      Recent announcements have highlighted that employee ownership is not taken into consideration. Majority of employees have been working remotely since March 2020, and a very recent notification informed employees that they will be back in the office 3 days a week. This announcement was not inline with flexibility promises made the past 2 plus years. The notification did not highlight any data or issues that remote working may have caused. It’s upsetting knowing how hard many/ most of us have continued to work for the company through highs and lows. The directive was cold and had little consideration for employees, their preferences and their families.

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      Black & Veatch Response
      3y
      Thank you for writing a review. Your feedback is important to us and leadership. As you know, we have made some recent announcements and changes to continue to evolve our hybrid work policy. We will continue to monitor and transform our policy as we move forward.
      3.0
      Dec 1, 2022

      Good place, but new CEO I see a bad future

      Engineering technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is good Vacation time is good People are pleasant

      Cons

      The new CEO and the 100 day plan he is implementing changes good and bad. His wording in emails and plan for the future are going to put BV off the rails

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      Black & Veatch Response
      3y
      We appreciate you taking the time to share a review. As an employee-owned company, we value your feedback.
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