Pros
Black & Veatch is a very large and accomplished global company. As such there are numerous opportunities to follow different career paths in terms of location and job description. There are opportunities to work on six different continents and over 100 different countries. The company provides employees with the opportunity to stretch their limits by applying for many different job types (within the employees educational and experience limits). For example if you were currently a field construction manager and wanted to move your career in the direction of project quality control or safety management, the many opportunities available and the open mindedness of the company would allow you to do so. Another advantage to working with Black & Veatch is the compensation. The company offers a competitive compensation package that includes a salary and benefits package that is in line with industry standards. On top of this the company offers other forms of compensation to ensure employee satisfaction. That is the company does not shy away on reimbursing and providing financial comfort to employees. For example, the company regularly offers long term per diem to employees who work "in the field". Also the company offers very large incentive plans for employees who are willing to work oversees. Another example, in many cases even salaried employees will be paid for working overtime. Salaried employees don't receive an elevated rate, but they do get paid for the time they work. Those are just a few examples of many, but in my experience the company has never made it difficult for employees to receive this extra income or be reimbursed for items purchased for company business (tools, travel, food, etc).
Cons
Working for a company as large as Black & Veatch can sometimes mean getting lost in the shuffle. This can happen in any company but I have seen this happen here on more than one occasion. Most of the time this is because direct or upper management forgets about the needs, promises to, and/or obligations to those under them. As a result people get left behind in terms of getting certain projects, getting recognized for work down, getting proper training, etc. Another downside of working at Black and Veatch is that in order to really make it anywhere with your career you have to be willing to commit to do and go where management wants you too. It's not unlike many big firms, but the people who are willing to do the jobs no one else wants to do, go places no one else wants to go, and work hours no one else will, are the ones who will rise up the quickest. This seems normal but it means that if you aren't willing to do those things, you probably wont get promoted as fast or rise up as far. You also have a high chance of seeing a difference in your pay rate. This is true even if you performed wonderfully at the job you do have.
