Sad to watch it play out when so much potential goes begging - Anonymous employee Worley Employee Review

2.0
Oct 22, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong systems in place for standard large project execution, good (to great) packages offered to encourage personnel to join and stay, potential for lots of resources available to help when required (if the budget allows for them!), strong opportunities for mobility within the business if projects require it. Great focus on safety of personnel.

Cons

Somewhere between top-level corporate management and the execution of day-to-day business, all vestiges of any strong corporate vision are lost. Because of the multiple overlapping/interacting business sectors and the multiple levels of associated management, often it is not clear who is actually responsible to act for the business and get the job done. Multiple examples of business being lost or poorly executed because too few personnel, senior or otherwise, took ownership of even their own "bit". Those that do, often appear frustrated by the company structure and a corporate culture not rewarding of innovation, courage, or ingenuity.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Massive Project Scale: Worley handles multibillion dollar capital projects. If you want exposure to massive EPC work, this is the place. You get to lead complex, large scale infrastructure and energy developments that actually move the needle globally. Technical Bench Strength: As a PM, you are only as good as your technical team. Worley has a incredibly deep roster of subject matter experts across civil, structural, mechanical, and piping disciplines. You will have serious engineering talent backing up your project delivery. The Energy Pivot: They are heavily transitioning toward sustainability and green energy infrastructure. It is a fantastic place to build your resume in sustainable engineering while still utilizing traditional oil and gas, offshore, or pipeline expertise. Global Mobility: Because they operate worldwide, there is excellent opportunity to travel or relocate for different assignments if that is something you want to pursue. Structured Delivery Systems: They have highly mature stage gate delivery processes. You are never flying blind; they have the rigorous systems in place to manage risk, procurement, environmental compliance, and contract administration effectively.

Cons

The Project Cycle Risk: Because Worley operates as a massive EPC firm, your job security is often directly tied to your current billable project. When a large scale project winds down, you need to have your next landing spot already lined up. If the company pipeline is dry, you can end up on the bench, and prolonged bench time always carries the risk of layoffs. The Constant Hustle for the Next Win: To avoid that bench time and ensure seamless work for their teams when a project ends, project managers and leadership have to be incredibly aggressive with proposals and bidding. It creates a high pressure environment where you are often executing your current massive project while simultaneously burning the midnight oil to win the next contract just to keep your engineers and staff utilized.

2.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Great to get more experience in different areas

Cons

Completely project based. They don’t let you change on overhead even for 1 hr. It means if you can’t change on the project, they don’t pay you. So many people are full time but they don’t receive the full salary. No one tells you that when they want to hire you. There is no work/life balance

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