Great place to work: good values, management support is excellent. - Environmental Engineer Terracon Employee Review

4.0
Jul 10, 2012
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Pros

Flexible hours, good health benefits. You get 3 weeks paid vacation and sick time combined. Management support has been excellent--when there has been a problem, I was pleasantly surprised by their thoroughness of understanding the problem and making the right decision. I have been treated fairly, management has kept its word, and, most importantly, I find ethics to be top notch--I've never been asked to do anything unethical. Current managers treat me with respect and care about the welfare of their employees. There's plenty of work in Omaha environmental group.

Cons

Work hours can be long, the expectation is that you try to put in 44 hours/week as necessary to get the job done. Extra hours are almost always expected from salaried employees, no matter where you go. You're paid to get the job done. Deadlines often demand that if you're going to satisfy the client and you haven't planned properly or get surprised in a project. Unproductive employees are not given important feedback to improve and are left alone for too long. Reviews are not conducted regularly, changeability goals are not realistic, however, that doesn't appear to hurt people--there seems to be a norm about this that is generally accepted.

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5.0
Feb 6, 2026
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Pros

1) almost everyone feels like family here 2) Great benefits 3) they're always giving out free hoodies, water bottles, other various merch

Cons

Hours are inconsistent due to the nature of the job

3.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

You have sustainable hours for construction but there is mandatory overtime (The most I’ve done is 51 hours in a week), they pay you enough to live on, it’s good experience, upper management pays lip service to workers rights, there is genuine concern and regulation from management to provide you an emotionally and physically safe place to work, you’re never really rushed to do your job, and you do have the right to stop work

Cons

You need a degree in engineering or geology to move up and you have to threaten to move offices or take another job to get a pay raise. It’s not unionized.

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