Is Ulteig a good company to work for?

Ulteig has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 299 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 96% of employees would recommend working at Ulteig to a friend and 91% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ulteig have been left by employees working as Lead Engineer , Project Manager and Graduate Engineer .

Does Ulteig pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ulteig employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ulteig. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ulteig?

96% of Ulteig employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ulteig 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.7 for culture and values and 4.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ulteig?

Graduate Engineer (24) , Design Engineer (17) , Engineer (16) , Project Manager (16) , Lead Engineer (11) , Project Coordinator (9) , Engineering Intern (8) , Technical Manager (8) , Associate Project Manager (5) , Engineering Technician (5) , Intern - Hourly (5) , Senior Engineer (5) , Transmission Engineer (5) , Engineering Supervisor (4) , Intern (4)

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

"Great Culture and Flexibility in schedule." ((in 58 reviews)); "The social events are fun and people are great." ((in 23 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great CEO and leadership" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great company culture around employee engagement!" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Direct management is good, and so are the owners." ((in 8 reviews)); "Within a month of laying off a number of employees upper management has added two c" ((in 6 reviews)); "Raises are at full discretion of your direct manager." ((in 5 reviews)); "Career opportunities typically come from the unusually high turnover and layoffs, not growth." ((in 3 reviews)); "Lack diversity, compensation not as competitive" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ulteig layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ulteig locations?

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Ulteig reviews

4.5

96% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

Doug Jaeger

97% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

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4.7

Culture & values

4.6

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

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4.4

Senior management

4.4

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4.0

Aug 8, 2025

Fantastic place to work

Substation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really good management, interesting projects, career growth opportunities, competitive pay for the industry, the ESOP benefit is great, 100% remote, and a great work-life balance. I feel blessed to work here.

Cons

The billable hour system is kind of unfortunate. Non-billable hours are subtracted from anything past 40 hours a week. So, if you worked 3 hours worth of non-billable hours that week and you worked a total of 45 hours, you will only be paid for 42 hours. I feel like that is kind of stealing time from employees and also disincentivizes people to work more to grow the company. The PTO system, I think, could use some upgrades. We don't have many paid holidays here at Ulteig, so a couple more days of PTO per year would help us be an employer of choice in the market.

Ulteig Response

11mo

Thank you so much for writing the detailed review. It is great to see that you feel blessed to work at Ulteig. I understand your point about billable/non-billable hours. For those reading this who do not work in the engineering consulting industry, I will provide an explanation of what the reviewer is alluding to. This person is an 'exempt' employee, meaning that they work in a position with a salary (not a job with an hourly wage), with no requirement to pay overtime according to U.S. pay regulations. Like some other companies in our industry, Ulteig provides additional pay when salaried employees work over 40 hours of billable work per week. The rationale being that those hours are generally chargeable to a client, and generate revenue for the firm. The individual is correct that Ulteig does not provide additional compensation for other hours worked.

5.0

Mar 25, 2025

Good place to work.

Power systems studies engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work, plenty of support from folks on and off your team, diverse projects, good culture including diversity inclusion.

Cons

The billable hours system can be a significant stress factor since individual bonuses and productivity are based on it.

Ulteig Response

1y

Thanks for the review and I am pleased to see how positively you feel about working at Ulteig. I especially am glad to see that you are getting so much support for your work. Good point about billable hours as that work we perform for our clients is our business model, and some employees work additional hours to meet project needs.

4.0

Mar 14, 2025

Overall good company but needs better training

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility (remote work), ESOP, high salary

Cons

Lack of training, small bonus, only 2% match 401k, lazy project managers and poor scheduling, sometimes too fast-paced

Ulteig Response

1y

Thanks for the review. I am glad you appreciate Ulteig's flexibility and other aspects of our total rewards package. I hope you have spoken with your manager about the additional training that you need. Regarding your point on the 2% 401(k) match: the reason for that is because the company invests significantly more in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), which is also a retirement benefit, and is 100% company funded.

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