PCL Construction reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,277 total reviews)
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Chris Gower

90% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

PCL Construction has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,277 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PCL Construction employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Sep 7, 2022

toxic workplace

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Pros

Gain experience in construction industry

Cons

I worked in estimating department and left because of the disgustingly hypocritical and disrespectful employees, especially within the HR and estimating departments. PCL might seem like a tough company to join, but trust me they underpay most employees, relative to other general contractors, and they expect you to complete the constant heavy workload within the 8 hour work duration, which is quite unrealistic and illogical. Favoritism and discrimination are at every corner and there is absolutely NO growth within the company. Unless you are a white male, you are very much screwed and always disrespected. PCL says they are an inclusive company and that’s just false advertisement. They are sexist and would always choose males over females, even when females have superior knowledge and experiences. 1) Expect yourself to be disrespected by the narcissistic chief estimator who places his feet on the table while in a meeting with over 10 other people, some younger than him and other as old as his own parents. The estimating team shows little to no respect, and they expect you to remain enthusiastic, maintain your momentum, and take initiatives even after undervaluing their employees to the highest degree. To anyone planning on working here, I advise you to read all the negative comments/reviews because they are the most honest ones, and they will save you your valuable job application time. I kept hearing miserable and immoral stories from past and current employees and they just add to how terrible and unethical the PCL Vancouver office people are. Before joining I didn’t believe all the comments saying PCL stands for “People Come Last,” however now that I have worked there, I couldn’t agree any more with the statement.

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PCL Construction Response
3y
We're sorry to hear about your experience within your team. PCL strives to be an inclusive employer of choice and the situations you describe are not reflective of our values or workplace culture. We appreciate this feedback as PCL is always looking to improve, and what we don't know, we can't fix. PCL operates by strong ethical principles that we train every employee on, including how to report any unethical behavior observed. We take allegations seriously and investigate issues as they are brought forward. Our compensation strategy is inclusive of base pay, performance bonuses, benefits, retirement matching, share ownership, and more. We conduct annual research to ensure each position is compensated fairly within their local region. If you wish to provide any more details on your perspective you can directly contact us through glassdoor@pcl.com or on our PCL Ethics Hotline.
1.0
Sep 30, 2021

Don't work here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Absolutely zero. None what so ever.

Cons

Literally everything. Never appreciated. Treated like a second class citizen.

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PCL Construction Response
4y
We are concerned by these allegations. We strongly encourage you to provide some more details via our confidential ethics helpline at 1-800-461-9330 so we can investigate this immediately.
1.0
Mar 15, 2021

Project Coordinator

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Pros

Good entry-level company to get experience but I wouldn't recommend staying too long as it's not a company to grow with

Cons

Hard to get days off or even call in sick, little vacation, and not a great work culture/environment. Male-dominated and hard work

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PCL Construction Response
5y
Thank you for your candid feedback. We’re disappointed that your experience at PCL doesn’t align with the career opportunities and inclusive environment we strive to provide our employees. We’re always open to learning and improving and have brought this to the attention of HR management in Toronto.
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