Good culture and interesting projects, but heavy politics hinder success - Senior Project Engineer McCarthy Building Employee Review

3.0
Mar 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good culture, great people, interesting projects

Cons

Heavy politics, career progression is not merit based, and finding a way to succeed can be nearly impossible if management doesn't like you

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Good hours Competitive pay Good community

Cons

Hectic schedules Large crew Early hours

4.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company culture, exposure to some amazing projects, project teams are fantastic, camaraderie with your team, great resources and onboarding to ensure you learn to do your job well. ESOP and bonuses are great.. if you stick it out long enough.

Cons

Pay is not as competitive as other GC's, you can be relatively underpaid as they rely too heavily on preaching about the ESOP (which takes you 5 years to even be fully vested). Can be very political and leadership kinda plays favorites, some people who dont deserve it get promoted quick and others who do deserve it never get promoted. Long work hours and depending on the jobsite it can be pretty high-stress (but thats just construction for ya).

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