Exit stage left - Principal Engineer Worley Employee Review

1.0
29 Feb 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Generally speaking, it's a nice bunch of people at the London office. Pay is reasonable, although a little inconsistent in some areas.

Cons

The straw that broke the camels back for me, and the reason I'm now looking to leave, was the vision for the London office outlined by senior management in a meeting recently. Operating it like a "car showroom", where customers come to place their orders in a shiny London office, and we then send it off to India to be produced, is not what any of the engineers here want to be hearing. Particularly given the dreadful quality and reliability issues we have experienced on multiple workshares over recent years. As someone with a good 20 years left to work, my future here and all the commitment and enthusiasm I have previously shown, evaporated when I heard this. Things like the lack of training and development opportunities, lack of pay increases, unpaid bonuses etc... are now sources of resentment, where I have previously ignored them. In the interests of completeness, I should also flag up the general incompetency of the senior management. They failed to keep up with the rapid growth of the company during the 2000s, and simply threw money about to fix problems rather than developing solutions and managing them. As a result, now things are not so rosy and their isn't money to throw about, they're drowning in their own mismanagement. I'm not convinced any of them are actually suitably experienced to fill the positions they hold.

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5.0
7 May 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
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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