WSP reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(7,138 total reviews)
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Alexandre L’Heureux

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

WSP has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,138 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WSP 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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7K reviews
2.0
Nov 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Office recently moved to Penn Plaza. So it's a nice new office. Health benefits were quite good too. Insurance was reasonably good. If you wanted to really learn Etabs very well the analysis group is the place to be. A lot of big projects. Great place to get good experience for 1yr or 2 yrs max. But not longer than that. They work on some really cool projects though, I have to give them that!

Cons

For as long as I worked there, the company was split into analysis (they just do etabs models and design shearwalls and linkbeams) and design (they just do columns, slabs, beams, foundations). Very few people in the office had the privilege to understand and do both. In the end, if you stay for too long you'd be stuck knowing only gravity design or only lateral design. All the drafting is also done by a separate department. So you never develop the real skills of a proper engineer. That is: being able to design the whole building and to draft it yourself. (That I guess should be the goal of a structural engineer right?) Also analysis engineers are given very little exposure to clients etc. so they become sort of hens in the cage that lay etabs models instead of eggs. I liked to call their system - assembly line, rather than an engineering office. Also, hours are crazy! If I left at 8pm I felt lucky! I understand bankers and lawyers work even longer hours. But they are also paid 4 times as much!

4.0
May 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects, motivated young staff who are willing to learn. Many opportunities for growth

Cons

Very poor work life balance resulting from gross mismanagement. Great discrepancies in pay between departments for staff with similar qualifications and experience. The above issues have resulted in more than a handful of resentful employees. Focus is far greater on the money from the project than development and growth of the employees. Money often drives the project to unexpected levels resulting in unrealistic deadlines

3.0
Feb 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very busy and create lots of work. Job security.

Cons

Low wages and no room for growth. Even if you are promoted WSP rejects raises and offeres 2% annual raises. You will not make a lot of money here.

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