WSP reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(7,149 total reviews)
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Alexandre L’Heureux

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

WSP has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WSP 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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2.0
Jul 3, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

A bit of schedule flexibility, Interesting projects

Cons

There are two or three troublemakers on the staff that will throw anyone under the bus in a heartbeat if it means getting ahead with the director and above. As long as they are permitted to get away with their act, things unfortunately will not change. Have seen very good people get fired/let go while the worst teammates/people stick around.

1.0
Apr 8, 2016

WSP Ruined Parsons Brinckerhoff

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) invested in their employees PB centralized global functions, resulting in global consistency and economies of scale savings PB provided work flexibility

Cons

After WSP purchased PB, investments in employee development ceased. WSP decentralized many functions and took a regional approach, resulting in a patchwork of systems and support staff. Each region now has to purchase their own systems, resulting in drastic increase in costs. Management only wants to push costs down to regions even if it ultimately costs 10x more money. WSP doesn't understand or care about work flexibility/employee happiness. Upper management is too busy trying to grow business through acquisitions and is not focused on managing current business. Once acquisitions take place, the integration process is poorly communicated and sloppy at best.

2.0
Dec 14, 2022

Okay, if your supervisors know how to lead a team

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The reviews on here are a mixed bag, so I’m gonna say your experience is definitely tied to how great your department is and how efficient your manager is - so this review is purely through MY experience. Starting with pros, you definitely get to work and collaborate with a great number of people, even outside your team. If you’re just starting your career, it can potentially expose you to a variety of very interesting projects that will be good for you and your portfolio. Benefits are expensive, but I guess better than most firms The admins are wonderful people (San Diego)

Cons

Manager loved to micromanage, her position might as well be a Micromanager - made tasks harder than it shouldve been, does not communicate well, overall just awful performance for someone thats supposed to be leader. Upper management does not care no matter how many times they say they do. They only see you as a number, and it’s been made evident in so many in person meetings. Downtown san diego does not have a parking structure for employees - to pay an extra $150 for parking every month is just ridiculous

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