Mott MacDonald reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,207 total reviews)
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James Harris

89% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Mott MacDonald has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mott MacDonald 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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3K reviews
2.0
Jan 14, 2022

Doesn't just miss opportunities, it stifles them.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Medium size firm with lots of areas spread across the globe. If you're into the ACE industry, you can definitely find something for your interests here, from field work to engineering, it has it all. Furthermore, it's good to see a company with such positive social values and a real commitment to a greener future.

Cons

- I worked for Motts for more than a decade, and the business at large never made me feel at home. - Under the constant threat of being axed if you don't find your own billable work - even in overhead positions. - The company has an expectation of leadership that employees will kill themselves for the benefit of the company, but accept only meager rewards. - Growth is exceptionally slow and challenging, and there is very little direction given for professional development. - Once you get to a certain level, advancement is not merit based, but is 100% based on nepotism. - The UK based org structure is filled with process bloat and bureaucracy.

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Mott MacDonald Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We appreciate your feedback. We do review the salary of all UK employees on an annual basis. This is also encouraged within the quarterly catch-up with your line manager in line with the career goals you set together. We also offer two annual financial rewards, one company performance-based and one based on individual performance - nominated by line managers for additional reward and recognition. For additional career guidance and support, we also provide the opportunity to all colleagues across the group to select a mentor of their choice, fund external training, and annual memberships. We actively embrace and promote agile working and our colleagues have really felt the benefit. We do also see value and benefit of people maintaining a presence in the office in terms of collaboration, learning, and culture therefore we anticipate hybrid working in the future.
1.0
Apr 11, 2020

Avoid these guys

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Pros

I really can't think of any.

Cons

They only care about the senior management. They will throw you out with the trash.

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Mott MacDonald Response
6y
Thank you for writing a review, we really appreciate the time taken to provide feedback. As a current employee, we would recommend speaking with your line manager or your local HR advisor regarding your concerns. Our new approach launches soon across the Group with more emphasis on regular dialogue to solve challenges and help give clear direction to develop your career.
2.0
Apr 6, 2016

Good but for few category of people

Anonymous employee
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Pros

good work life balance, relax and friendly environment, nice people

Cons

Cons are more than Pros - 1) lack of good real projects of higher revenue and due to that there is a big lack of room to execute career growth programs and processes for really good and motivated current employees (not only graduates but also experienced professionals). Less revenue means less benefits, salaries and less room for progress. 2) sometimes work is not recognized 3) you can see a 'baby like' thing, one or two are liked by managers most and gets hike early 4) little bit pyramid style business due to majorly small study or consultancy type projects due to which bottom working people like engineers do not get much benefits or career progress. most of these middle portion people are above 55 or in other words few years to retire, this creates less driving to get real projects.

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Mott MacDonald Response
9y
We are growing our current US business tremendously and have hired a large number of young productive engineers this year. Our turnover rate has been very low.
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