Aurecon reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)

William Cox

79% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Aurecon has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aurecon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Apr 11, 2016

Toxic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some genuinely good people with great technical skills trying to deliver value and do the right thing.

Cons

Where to start. By design Aurecon is structured like multiple cottage industries where each unit manager does their own thing. Strategic enterprise initiatives are not adhered to which means projects are done in multiple ways, potentially even for the same client. Dependent upon my project leader a project will be structured in different ways. Rev Rec week is a disaster when the business becomes very internally focused and the key client becomes other Aurecon units! The unit managers are driven by their P&L which means narcissism is rife and rewarded. The people who designed this system are being asked to fix it; the old boy network is alive and well. If you don't belong to the right clique then this place is soft on performance and tough on people, the power based, directive culture has worsened in the last 12 months. There are currently 5 CFO’s in the business and for all the spin from the new CEO nothing has really improved in our day to day world. In summary a horrible place to work, with little career development, you walk around with a target on your back and where power based, narcissistic, machiavellian politics is rewarded.

4.0
Apr 10, 2016

Undergraduate Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Supportive work environment with a solid development program for young professionals.

Cons

Often conflicting management styles make it difficult for projects to advance on time.

4.0
Apr 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good social atmosphere, most people encountered were easy to get along with, lots of social activities and social groups. Some opportunities to do engaging work that makes a difference. New CEO seems to be on the right track with his approach, but that has yet to filter down to middle management (executive owners).

Cons

Risk aversion in my particular team became frustrating. There was little drive to try new approaches or take a risk for potential greater reward. Very little support for professional development (outside of CPEng) unless a direct business case could be made to management. Middle management often say/do things that conflict with Senior management seems to be holding the company back.

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