Is Hensel Phelps a good company to work for?

Hensel Phelps has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,109 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Hensel Phelps to a friend and 83% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Hensel Phelps have been left by employees working as Project Superintendent , Field Engineer Intern and Area Superintendent .

Does Hensel Phelps pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hensel Phelps employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hensel Phelps. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hensel Phelps?

78% of Hensel Phelps employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hensel Phelps 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hensel Phelps?

Field Engineer (273) , Office Engineer (119) , Project Engineer (93) , Area Superintendent (42) , Intern (35) , Project Manager (30) , Field Engineer Intern (18) , Field/Office Engineer (18) , Safety Engineer (14) , Lead Estimator (11) , Operations Intern (11) , Project Superintendent (11) , Engineer (10) , Internship (9) , Manager (8)

What are the pros of working at Hensel Phelps according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great but it's even better to know that you're working around a group of equally dedicated people." ((in 186 reviews)); "Great people to work with and be around" ((in 91 reviews)); "Alright great company and culture" ((in 54 reviews)); "3) Good pay" ((in 48 reviews)); "Training and great people" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hensel Phelps according to real employee reviews?

"Long Hours and very intense" ((in 164 reviews)); "no work life balance" ((in 95 reviews)); "Expected Long hours and hard (sometimes physical) work." ((in 68 reviews)); "It's due to upper management (VP,OP,GS,PM,PS) encouraging the staff during meetings, to increase HP's overall score due to a low rating that they have been receiving." ((in 22 reviews)); "5. Inconsistent Management: The company has grown so fast it has forced them to systematically promote." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hensel Phelps layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Hensel Phelps layoffs and their outlook for job security at Hensel Phelps in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Hensel Phelps locations?

Denver , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Austin , Irvine , Honolulu , Washington , Orlando , San Francisco , Tysons Corner , San Diego , San Jose , Seattle , Houston , Nashville , Tampa , El Paso , Greeley , Dallas , Sacramento , Chandler , Colorado Springs , Cheyenne , Fort Collins , Galveston , Pleasanton , Pensacola , SeaTac , Bethesda , Jacksonville

Hensel Phelps reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(970 total reviews)

Bradley A. Jeanneret

94% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

Hensel Phelps has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 970 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hensel Phelps employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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970 reviews

5.0

Jun 26, 2024

Worth the work!

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn through hands on experiences. Great culture and everyone wants to teach and help you succeed.

Cons

Takes a few year before you get into a position of real value.

5.0

Jun 25, 2024

Great challenging environment

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is an absolutely challenging position with an immense amount of work-reward ratio. The harder you work the more rewards you will reap from your work. This position is an amazing opportunity to hone your skills as Field management and learn new skills such as field surveying and craft skills. The relationships you make in this position will last you a lifetime. My time as an FE let me hone what I had learned on the craft side of construction and took me to projects I had always dreamed of as a kid. The people you work with will become your family but you also need to realize that they are competition and it could be easy to get lost in this company if you don't show them something impressive.

Cons

Work life balance is a huge con but it's common in the construction industry. If you aren't prepared to work 50-80+ hours a week with no overtime pay this is not for you. If you like a challenge and you love what you do and you see this work as a creative outlet for yourself, you will love it. Management is what you make it, again it's the construction industry there's a good chance your "feelings" will get hurt but at the end of the day management is just as passionate about the job as you are and lessons are to be learned not to be repeated. The performance reviews will "keep you hungry" it doesn't matter if you pull 30+ hours straight with a perfect concrete take off and haven't had one incident on your 40+ concrete pours, you will receive a meets expectation on a review that follows you through the entire time you are still at the company. Your chance to stand out is FE bootcamp and show them that you are willing to do more than the guy next to you to get the job done.

3.0

Jun 24, 2024

Field Engineer

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Company Culture and people - Great Benefits if you stick out the first 5 years - Very interesting and challenging projects - Great exposure to a very diverse spread of scopes and situations in construction. - Holds the gold standard of implementing technology into construction

Cons

- Leadership was lacking, not a company wide issue but on the last project I was on specifically. - Long hours. - Field Engineers make up for labor shortages on projects, Good for experience of the younger employees but takes its tole with the long hours and lack of leadership.

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