Electrical Consultants reviews

Communication from upper management can be frustrating and there is a lack of it. When you reach Project Engineer level and above your compensation turns from hourly to salary and from one year-end bonus to two bonuses (mid-year and year end). The base salary for salaried employees is less than what you will get elsewhere but ECI tries to makeup for it with the two bonuses. The bonuses are supposed to cover overtime, performance, company well-being, etc., but the actual equation is a closely held secret. It was difficult at times as a salaried employee to predict my annual compensation because of the unknown bonus equation and also to set my monthly budgets because the base salary was smaller. The bonuses are substantial however, and typically are 20-30% of your base salary at year end, so getting a large bonus check was always nice.

Challenging work is a double edged sword while it does promote personal growth it is not without stress. This is true of all companies in engineering consulting in power delivery but at this company high performers will find they can find themselves taking on more than they can handle. The way to handle that is to know your own limits and communicate them clearly. If that does not work, congratulations you are a victim of your own success, now you need to learn to just say no.