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Updated Jan 4, 2021
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Jonathan Lewis
116 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent work environment and organization" (in 69 reviews)
"Good company with good benefits" (in 53 reviews)
Cons
"Poor senior management in place" (in 31 reviews)
"Upper management, layoff cycles, communication" (in 23 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Helpful (1)
"Great working experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Support for educational and professional advancement; friendly work environment.
Cons
Department manager will not relieve employee even when the director select for a higher position within the company that the client approved and even mobilised.
Continue reading Pros
Good people and changing projects
Cons
Challenging customer deadlines and requirements for some projects.
"Good job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Nice people, good trusting management
Cons
Low salaries, not nice office
"Strong engineering team to work with. Business development not so strong."
I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Company was performing strong and always busy before taking over Fooster Wheeler. Strong engineering team, great training opportunities through "AMEC Academy", opportunities to collaborate with other offices on larger projects.
Cons
Unstable work load in recent years. Need stronger business development.
"Not great for inexperienced employees"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time
Pros
Good pay and benefits, flexible work hours
Cons
Toxic atmosphere, constant feeling of pushing against an invisible wall, bad management of newer staff (no "learning" time)
"Good"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time
Pros
Technical Good, Brain Stimulating, Busy
Cons
Pay is Low, Stability is poor
"Amec foster wheeler"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time for more than a year
Pros
It was a big team-oriented company.
Cons
runs with Waterfall product management system
"Good Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Amec Foster Wheeler full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good benefits, felt I was working with professionals, flexible, decent pay, travel opportunities with projects
Cons
The cyclical nature of the (mining) industry translates to lean times within the consulting industry.
Pros
Great people to work with.
Cons
Room for improvement with benefits
"Good experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Amec Foster Wheeler part-time for less than a year
Pros
Good Experience. Lots of Overtime
Cons
Occasional bad clients. Okay pay
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