Great on resume, average internally - Project Controls Engineer Bechtel Employee Review

3.0
Mar 26, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- Opportunity to work on some of the largest projects - Great place to launch a career - Job is relatively stable unlike some competing EPC companies - Good 401K and benefits (4 weeks vacation)

Cons

- The management recognizes talent but pay is not tied to reviews - Favoritism (this happens at most places) - Poor leveraging of technology - Value years of experience over all else - Take people for granted, better pay for new hires than existing employees

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 19, 2026
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Pros

Pay experience challenging Opportunity to work on big projects

Cons

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