Still decent culture and good benefits but is just a conservative construction company. - Project Manager McKinstry Employee Review

3.0
Jul 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good opportunities in core business areas (e.g. construction, engineering, energy) as company does promote from within. The culture isn't what it used to be, but still fairly people-oriented and includes some perks including pretty good benefits and work-life balance. Culture is pro-sustainability and community oriented.

Cons

They've been a business for a long time and despite the slick marketing it's really a very conservative construction company. Some of the non-construction parts of the company don't get a lot of attention and don't fit into McKinstry's overall business and there are limited opportunities there. Not great pay and generally not great talent. McKinstry is not technology oriented and the internally-built tools are a bit of a joke and new technology roll outs (e.g. timesheet system, new ERP) don't go well.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People oriented company, good culture.

Cons

Competitive salaries but low incentive pay compared to other contractors.

1.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent salary and PTO policy Onsite gym for a fair monthly price Cool rooftop golf setup Nice little taco truck nearby outside

Cons

This place has extremely poor leadership and is very toxic at every level. Prepare to be micromanaged, ignored, gaslit, and shown zero empathy for heavy workload or personal emergencies by mediocre middle managers. Principals are checked out and are too busy creating new promotions for themselves and drinking wine at the CEO’s ranch. The bonus structure and profit sharing is laughable and a complete lie from what is listed on Workday. Annual raises aren’t even competitive to inflation. The C-suite executives are only focused on blatant nepotism for their own kids and relatives. HR puts people last and only cares about the company image (typical at most companies but they don’t even try to sugarcoat it). They force people to come in (3) days a week but they don’t even have enough parking. There is a cafe that sells mediocre food with typical expensive Seattle prices. The healthcare package is complicated, expensive, and relatively unknown to all providers. As a billion dollar company, they go cheap on the company holiday party and literally just host it at the office.

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