BC Hydro Reviews
Updated Aug 22, 2019
Found 215 reviews
"It has a great work-life balance" (in 40 reviews)
"Good benefits and large company" (in 26 reviews)
"Political influence on management decision making" (in 8 reviews)
"entire teams and departments of people are hired to create and improve company processes and procedures, making more red tape" (in 7 reviews)
"great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BC Hydro full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great place to work and learn engineering projects and processes (if you get into the right engineering group)
Cons
You could get pigeonholed in an a limited scope engineering group.
BC Hydro2019-07-19"Big organization with great people"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at BC Hydro for less than a year
Pros
Despite being a large organization their IT groups function remarkably well. It was very easy to communicate with others and achieve the goals set out for us.
Cons
As with any big organization they do have a lot of red tape in certain areas.
BC Hydro2019-08-22"Good people; Interesting projects."
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I have been working at BC Hydro full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great people. Overtime bumps salary to a more competitive wage.
Cons
Changes are slow to be implemented.
BC Hydro2019-08-16"Great place to work over alll"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BC Hydro full-time
Pros
Job security with the union and benefits
Cons
Second level management can be disorganized
BC Hydro2019-07-12"Good, ethical company that works hard to do the right thing."
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Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BC Hydro full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Excellent CEO. Long term vision. Open, transparent management. Fair.
Cons
Difficult to reward high achievers due to being a crown corporation. High cost of living in Vancouver.
BC Hydro2019-07-06"Overall Good Place to Work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at BC Hydro full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Benefits, Pension, Fair Salary, and Flexible work schedule
Cons
- Union, lack of advancement, pigeon holing and can be repetitive work
Advice to Management
- Be open and transparent, give opportunity to feedback, listen and implement feedback.
BC Hydro2019-06-26"A Maze of Red Tape"
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I worked at BC Hydro for more than a year
Pros
- Company is massive, so many positions to move up to (or lateral move) - very safety conscious (training, PPE, etc provided) - was well compensated as a contractor
Cons
- things take forever to happen in the company, especially if you don't have the right connections - entire teams and departments of people are hired to create and improve company processes and procedures, making more red tape - hear many full-time employees feel disgruntled about wage stagnation - some employees really don't care about helping people.. good luck if they happen to be on your project team! - company...
Show MoreBC Hydro2019-06-28"Work environment"
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I worked at BC Hydro
Pros
Lots of opportunities and good people
Cons
Management is very poor. A lot of stress and politics. People in management who should not be managers
BC Hydro2019-07-19"Company Overview"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at BC Hydro full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Flexible work schedule and defined pension plan.
Cons
No bonuses and slow processes.
BC Hydro2019-06-05"Good Project Management Experience"
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RecommendsNo opinion of CEOI have been working at BC Hydro full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Good working environment - Good work life balance - Great people to work with
Cons
- Upper Management takes a long time to make decisions - Very bureaucratic - Difficult to move around in the company
BC Hydro2019-06-01