Is Sargent & Lundy a good company to work for?

Sargent & Lundy has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 726 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Sargent & Lundy to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sargent & Lundy have been left by employees working as Project Manager , Senior Manager and Associate Intern .

Does Sargent & Lundy pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Sargent & Lundy?

83% of Sargent & Lundy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sargent & Lundy 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sargent & Lundy?

Senior Associate (24) , Associate III (23) , Associate (22) , Senior Manager (19) , Engineer (16) , Project Manager (16) , Mechanical Engineer (14) , Project Associate II (11) , Senior Associate I (11) , Associate II (10) , Associate Intern (10) , Senior Engineer (10) , Associate I (9) , Manager (9) , Project Associate (9)

What are the pros of working at Sargent & Lundy according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good" ((in 82 reviews)); "The pay is good for a niche industry" ((in 69 reviews)); "The people there are great" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great culture and choice of work assignments." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good Work life balance is good" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sargent & Lundy according to real employee reviews?

"Low efficiency of workers due to poor communication and management." ((in 47 reviews)); "Project managers need to improve" ((in 23 reviews)); "Long hours required from time to time." ((in 14 reviews)); "Projects are promised but are always delayed and layoffs are common." ((in 9 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sargent & Lundy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sargent & Lundy locations?

Chicago , Chattanooga , Wilmington , Warrenville , Charlotte , San Juan , Denver , Englewood , Houston , Phoenix , Elkridge , Tinley Park , Wheaton , Indianapolis , Dayton , Richland , Baltimore , Lake Mary , Atlanta , Chicago Ridge , Oswego , Freeburg , Richmond , Chantilly , New York , Madison , Tucson , Albuquerque , Washington , Fort Worth

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Sargent & Lundy reviews

4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(672 total reviews)

Victor Suchodolski

93% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

Sargent & Lundy has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 672 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sargent & Lundy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

672 reviews

1.0

Aug 1, 2011

Good place to start, however politics will limit any advancement or work credit

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start and learn engineering, in particular power plant engineering technical and organizational skills. Good place for new grads to start

Cons

Company is highly political. Credit for work done depends on who likes you. Blame for something that went wrong depends on who dislikes you. Promotions are totally based on who likes you. Your abilities are not actually a factor. Your main job at this company is to help the "fair haired boys" get ahead, hopefully to the "partnership" level. If you just want to do your job and can ignore the politics that impact you every day, then its an OK place to work. Otherwise, to get ahead, you need to play the game: some play the game, most lose.

5.0

Feb 8, 2011

Overall good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours/ start time. Ability to work as much or as little overtime as you prefer. Not much of an issue in requesting time off.

Cons

Often deadlines are not specified clearly until the last minute causing a lot of rush work. Some managers take too long at reviewing deliverables forcing rush work to turn around comments and changes for issue to client.

2.0

Nov 4, 2010

Just a temp job, good place to cut your teeth if you're a new engineer

Senior associate i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very competative pay. The company is known for creating very good and skilled engineers. Wonderful location in downtown Chicago.

Cons

Extremely poor working environment, no home-life balance. The company uses Lotus notes and Novell. The company has a lot of very new engineers with little to no life experience. Very few middle aged engineers and a significant quanitity of old engineers. It is obvious that many engineers get their four or five years of experience and can't wait to jump ship becuase the environment is so caustic.

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