Aurecon reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,172 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 1,172 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 Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Apr 27, 2020

Modern engineering consultancy

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has a good reputation within the industry, with an impressive portfolio of significant and cutting-edge projects, major clients and technical capabilities under its belt. To the aspirational engineer, it's a good place to build up some work experience - both due to the quality of the experience and the strong company brand that will look good on their resume. There are ample opportunities to move around in the company for different work experience. People are generally easy to connect with and willing to offer assistance regardless of the difference in paygrade / experience. In general it's a fairly modern company, so there is a reasonably high standard in terms of office fit-outs, capability and "niceness" of ICT equipment, general amenities available to staff and ability to work flexible hours.

Cons

This one is hard to pin down, but it seems (from an inside perspective) that the company goes to great lengths to appear "good", capable, responsible, relevant, modern, in touch with employees, etc - both internally to employees and externally to clients and the public. This is mostly a good thing - good marketing, UX, branding, etc are essential to any respectable business, however somewhere along the way it feels as if what the company has projected itself to be is out of touch with how it really is. It has (perhaps unintentionally) become a little too imaged-obsessed. The reality is that Aurecon is likely fundamentally no different to any other major engineering consultancy at the moment. As market conditions become ever-tighter, salaries become ever-stagnant, overhead spending is continually reduced and the need for ever-higher performance is imposed on the business (and subsequently employees) in order to survive in these conditions. The sexy way in which the company markets itself therefore appears more and more out of touch with the reality for employees. This in turn breaks trust, decreases employee morale and ultimately probably leads to unnecessary employee turnover and loss of productivity. I don't want to overstate this, however it is felt and I believe it needs to be addressed. It's a difficult problem to solve but one the company should take responsibility for improving if it wants to last in the longterm.

2.0
Feb 19, 2019

IT

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, people are great to work with

Cons

Bully at all levels, office politics, bring own people and bypass HR. No room to move up

3.0
Jan 3, 2019

Performance conversations are theoretical, not really applied

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Future and forward looking Many initiatives and laid out programs

Cons

Not too much benefit (i.e. bonuses) Too digitalised, missing out the personalised touch and interaction Lacks implementation, too focused on theoretical programs Not all line managers are equipped with the conversational skills (listening, empathy and understanding) Too focused on written KPIs without proper conversation with employee Escalations not properly handled

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