Does Laing O'Rourke pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Laing O'Rourke employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Laing O'Rourke. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Laing O'Rourke?

63% of Laing O'Rourke employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Laing O'Rourke 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Laing O'Rourke?

Project Engineer (53) , Site Engineer (48) , Section Engineer (27) , Senior Engineer (24) , Engineer (16) , Project Manager (16) , Quantity Surveyor (16) , Civil Engineer, Site Engineer (14) , Graduate Engineer (12) , Section Manager (11) , Commercial Manager (10) , Digital Engineer (10) , Senior Quantity Surveyor (9) , Planner (8) , Senior Project Engineer (8)

What are the pros of working at Laing O'Rourke according to real employee reviews?

"Good people and well managed" ((in 52 reviews)); "Good Pay and conditions." ((in 39 reviews)); "good working hours and culture" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits and travel allowance" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good salary ." ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Laing O'Rourke according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and often required to travel long distances for work" ((in 57 reviews)); "poor work life balance with expectation to travel and work 12hr+ days." ((in 30 reviews)); "Long hours during the week with week end work required/ expected but all paid at over time hourly rate so not too bad" ((in 27 reviews)); "Bad management in higher position due in part to a bad coordination with the other company in the join adventure (Ferrovial)." ((in 14 reviews)); "no bonus or payrise for the last 4 years" ((in 9 reviews))

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Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(781 total reviews)

Ray ORourke

77% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Laing O'Rourke has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 781 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Laing O'Rourke employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Services de construction, réparation et maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

781 reviews

4.0

Oct 28, 2022

Good Team, very supportive.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice and willing to teach, which is good for new starters.

Cons

Work can be stress sometimes but I think this is normal in construction.

4.0

Oct 24, 2022

Consistent and Secure

Lighting engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid employee benefits like private medical.

Cons

Frequent travelling up and down the country

5.0

Oct 23, 2022

Great company, poor industry

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Biggest projects in UK - Competitive salary - Great benefits - Clear progression route - Internal support and technical expertise - International work and opportunities - Repaid money taken during covid (25% reduction during covid and all repaid)

Cons

- Even though companies part of LOR, specialist arms (Expanded, Crownhouse) still treated like subcontractors - Construction industry has a huge attitude problem (not my problem, it's yours - someone else will fix it etc etc)

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Jobs at Laing O'Rourke

TRAINEE PROJECT COORDINATOR

Nottingham, Angleterre

£28K - £35K /yr

(Glassdoor est.)

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

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£25K - £27K /yr

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