Great company - Project Engineer Mortenson Employee Review

5.0
Dec 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work hard and the company will reward you. I have been here 8 months and given up some of my weekend time to come into the office and work on 3D models to ensure clarity between self-perform carpenters and the design teams intentions. I have caught several critical items in the process and I just received a Pinnacle award for my efforts. If you put in the time, the company will reward you for it.

Cons

The longer hours are a normal thing for the construction industry. I work 45-55 hours per week on average. It is common knowledge that promotions aren't just handed out, but you need to fight for them. The alternative is you leave the company and get re-hired later with the title promotion.

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Pros

Hands-on experience with team guidance.

Cons

Hours can be difficult if working a field position.

3.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Huge company with a lot of resources. - Cool projects.

Cons

- Pay is not great especially for the amount of hours they want you to put in. - They do not pay for experience. So, it’s a good place to start, but if you have experience, go somewhere else. - They hire and promote way too quickly which means inexperienced people are in charge. - If you work in the field, you will be putting in 50-60 hours a week often and they justify it by saying you get subsistence. Do the math, you’re not getting paid very well at those hours even with subsistence. Also subsistence is a benefit for traveling, not justification for overusing employees. - While a lot of the people are good, it is a very political atmosphere.

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