Mott MacDonald reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,221 total reviews)
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James Harris

89% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Mott MacDonald has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,221 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
3.0
Dec 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Employee owned, Friendly staff, Digital investment, Good LGBT policy, good sports and social and fantastic history of deliberating world wide iconic structures

Cons

Overly complicated business management processes. Management lack innovation, inspiration and the ability to achieve the Group mission. Managers don’t act upon Staff engagement surveys results. Unclear career progression and opportunities. Old offices in some areas. Ridiculous matrix management system comprising units, divisions, sub divisions and cross cutting sectors which stifles collaborations but gives senior managers something to do whilst they ride their time out to retirement. Project staff bring in the cash, operations staff churn out the spreadsheets, reports and graphs that’s adds little to running the business. Development directors add nothing to winning new work, they tell you to follow STEP (the business system) and unhelpfully remind you of the things that could have been done differently but after the event.

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Mott MacDonald Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts in your review. Career progression is a large part of our 2018 strategy, we aim to develop more visible and transparent career paths; staff will be able to decide on their own professional direction and will be supported in achieving their goals. Feedback such as yours will be key in the successful implementation of this part of our people strategy.
4.0
Dec 2, 2017

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting and challenging industry - Variety of technologies used - Small team of very friendly people - Developers are listened to, which benefits everyone - Brand new office in a good location

Cons

- A lot of maintenance work on a software with high technical debt - It is not software company - some processes and tools are set up for civil engineers, not software developers

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Mott MacDonald Response
8y
Thank you for leaving us your review, it really looks as though you’re enjoying your time here. The tools we use are always developing, so we’d encourage you to provide your feedback internally to help us improve what’s available to you.
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