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    Suncor Reviews

    Updated 29 June, 2018
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    Suncor President & CEO Steve Williams
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    • "Caveat: higher paying companies probably will sacrifice the work-life balance" (in 17 reviews)

    • "Location not ideal in Fort McMurray" (in 15 reviews)

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    1. "Manager"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      A company that truly wants to do its best. Environmentally responsible and good to its employees.

      Cons

      Oil sands is a tough business and is constantly mis-understood. Suncor has the opportunity to be brave and share the good work it is doing. A lot of people have been there forever and aren't always open to new ways of doing things.

      Advice to Management

      Tell your great stories of the triple bottom line.

    2. "Canadian Oil & Gas Stalwart (HQ)"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Analyst in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      - Good Benefits
      - Big company with opportunity to move around
      - Transparency and focus on safety and sustainability

      Cons

      - Growth opportunities dependent on manager and individual departments
      - Employees can feel like just a number when changes are rolled across without effective change management

      Advice to Management

      - Continue driving towards Operational Excellence but keep the employees in mind
      - Culture can make or break a company. More emphasis should be paid to employee morale and growth

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    3. "Great place to start your career"

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      Current Employee - Project Engineer in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Project Engineer in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Safety is treated as a core value.
      Great comp package and fair evaluation structure.
      Great mentoring options and ability to get exposure to massive projects/portfolios.
      Excellent top leadership (Dir & above)

      Cons

      Very top heavy.
      Progression is age biased, expect to wait it out unless you opt to spend half a decade in Base Plan (F'mac)
      Lacking a healthy social culture.

      Advice to Management

      Make progression performance based not age based.
      Adjust band levels based on performance and not based on years of service.

    4. "Good company"

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      Current Employee - Surveyor in Fort McMurray, AB
      Current Employee - Surveyor in Fort McMurray, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Steady work, lots of day off

      Cons

      Responsibilities at work are way over manpower, expectation from management to do the work of 3 people

      Advice to Management

      Need more workers

    5. "Tailings Short Range Planner"

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      Former Employee - Planner in Fort McMurray, AB
      Former Employee - Planner in Fort McMurray, AB
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very fast paced work environment with great opportunities.

      Cons

      There is sometimes too much work.

    6. "Good people, frustrating and bureaucratic management"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Analyst in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      - Work life balance/lots of vacations, flexible depending on department policies
      - Generally good people
      - Interesting industries
      - Petro-Canada brand is a sponsor for the Olympic

      Cons

      - Very bureaucratic
      - Performance rewarded based on perception rather then actual results
      - Management is very robotic

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Field Logistics"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits, good time off with PTO’s

      Cons

      Terrible work environment. Management in this area likes to keep the workers tight lipped and not use their voice to express themselves and use a Suncor value like a “Questioning Attitude” The Directors are like used car salesmen and have no experience in mananging the various business groups in Field Logistics.

      Advice to Management

      Hire people who have skills in the area they are required to lead.

    8. "Suncor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Suncor (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great team members, fair compensation, potential to develop

      Cons

      Needed change happens slowly, can get lost in the mass of humanity working there. At times there is a "what have you done lately" mentality.

      Advice to Management

      Upper to middle management need development and mentoring to properly support front line supervisors and workers.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "SAP Specialist Oil&Gas Downstream Technology SME"

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      Current Employee - SAP Specialist in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - SAP Specialist in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great team, perks and benefits

      Cons

      Stagnant, lack of innovation, limited growth

    10. "Process Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Process Engineer in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Process Engineer in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good career path good paid good place to work

      Cons

      frequent senior management change
      other than that, perfect

      Advice to Management

      Good Job

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