PCL could be so much more. - Project Engineer PCL Construction Employee Review

2.0
10 Aug 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Excellent health care (best I have ever seen)! 2. Employee owned so the dividends are nice. 3. The business model PCL wants to follow is commendable. 4. Very diverse in scopes of work and people.

Cons

1. Long hours are very common (10-14Hr days avg), think very hard if you are willing to sacrifice your family for a larger paycheck and dividend. Most of the upper ranks are either single or just constantly working and moving all around the country with their families or letting their staff support their 7 hour day. In the end I made about $6/Hr. and lost years of my life trying to be a loyal/honest/very hard working employee. 2. No loyalty to their employees, willing to let people go easily with little or no notice. Sometimes I saw this happen to new and old employees who had just invested thousands of dollars in the stocks only to lose money shortly thereafter when let go unexpectedly. Some were good employees fresh out of college. 3. Little to no training for ALL employees wanting to learn and grow. Opportunities were limited to a select few, politics and immaturity at senior levels are evident within some districts so be ready.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Incredible opportunities to grow internally

Cons

Must be mobile, best opportunities are typically outside of your home base

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PCL Construction Response
3d
Thank you for your review! You've highlighted some great things that makes PCL a great place to work. Thank you for your contributions that help us build better futures!
3.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay Great benefits Stock buy in Lots of training

Cons

Civil Division - Long hour for nothing. Work for work. Stock dividend from Canada makes it hard for your tax return.

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PCL Construction Response
1d
Thank you for your review. Construction can be a challenging but rewarding industry so we appreciate your time and commitment to building better futures.
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