Northrop Consulting Engineers
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    Work/Life balance
    3.3(19 ratings)
    Career development
    3.2(19 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.0(19 ratings)
    Management
    2.9(19 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.2(19 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.2(19 ratings)
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    1.0
    Manager
    Sep 2025
    Sydney NSW 20002 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Terrible overall, management have no direction, bad culture!
    The good thingsNot much.. they word the place up but it's all smoke and mirrors, avoid like the plague!
    The challengesOnly shareholders are respected and paid well here, while junior staff are undervalued and taken advantage of.
    4 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Admin
    Jan 2025
    Sydney NSW 2000
    This company says it is all about its people but the reality is that it’s just words.
    The good thingsDynamic environment.
    The challengesDirectionless management.
    4 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Engineer
    Oct 2024
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Good people, lots of opportunities to develop your skillset, and good flexible work options
    The good thingsFlexible working: Flexible start and finish times, wfh/hybrid environment and opportunity to work from other offices and locations. Opportunity: The opportunity to contribute and also lead projects. The caring culture at Northrop allows a safe space to learn and grow. The culture: Collaborative, fun and friendly.
    The challengesInefficient systems: Current systems are a bit dated and some double handling. Growing pains: It's a growing company
    4.0
    Structural Engineer
    Nov 2023
    Wollongong NSW 25001 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Overall is great.
    The good thingsPlenty training opportunity, good engineering vibe. Landmark jobs
    The challengesthere's a privacy concern while working with Northrop. Sensitive personal data was collected without employee's consent, which is against the law.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Engineer
    Dec 2021
    Great company to be a part of
    The good thingsA people focused group - really great group of young and smart people to work with, managers that are on your side
    The challengesIt's a quickly growing company - you need to be able to adapt to some change to work here
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Engineer
    Jun 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Senior or Graduate - look elsewhere for better working conditions and remuneration. Stay away.
    The good thingsGood opportunity for less experienced engineers to get their feet wet with many small jobs. Many social events.
    The challengesNo team mentality. Staff spending many extra hours beyond the normal working day and weekends to deliver projects, with no help from management or peers - very busy office (and proud of it). Most projects small and taken on purely for the purpose of cashflow. Any larger projects are scooped up by the Principals, making it difficult to progress one's career and validate contribution to the company come remuneration review. Remuneration below average, particularly for the hours worked.
    10 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Engineer
    May 2021
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    The good thingsIf you're a shareholder you can make a good salary by taking advantage of junior staff.
    The challengesLimited career progression for 95% of staff. Management is out of touch with reality, focusing too much on billable hours and profit, neglecting the people of their business. Management tries to convince employees that they care about them by constantly telling them, rather than actually doing anything significant to make Northrop a good employer. Workload is ridiculously high. Your pay will start low and rise slowly.
    6 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Civil Engineer
    Apr 2021
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Awarding job that enables opportunity's and career progression in a team environment
    The good thingsManagement that understand your needs Friendly colleges with a good team feel Diversity of projects and opportunities Good sized projects that provide enough variety and opportunity to benefit the community Good size company to share workload and gain experience of colleges
    The challengesLike any consultancy, sometimes have tight deadlines. Working in office environment with average fitout and IT
    5.0
    Civil Engineer
    Apr 2021
    11 to 12 years in the role, current employee
    Enjoyable place to work
    The good thingsPlenty of opportunities Diverse projects Good people - made to feel welcome
    The challengesHigh workload Average fitout
    5.0
    Senior Civil Designer
    Apr 2021
    A leading consultancy in inclusiveness & worklife/balance.
    The good thingsWork/life Balance, Training, Staff Moral, Exciting Projects & career progression are just some of the good things with working with Northrop.
    The challengesHaven't found many challenges, however when we do you are never left to deal with a challenge by yourself.
    5.0
    Structural Engineer
    Apr 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Northrop is the place to work for positive challenges and career growth.
    The good thingsNorthrop offered an extensive range of challenging projects to work on, ranging from high end residential jobs to high rise construction. They never declined the request to take on new or different design jobs to assist in career growth.
    The challengesTaking on multiple projects at once can be overwhelming at first, however once this challenge is overcome it is great.
    1.0
    Building Services Engineer
    Mar 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Overworked , extra hours, no work-life balance
    The good thingsDifferent office locations to choose from
    The challengesNo work-life balance, superficial management promises, no career progression, stay away from this company
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Draftsperson
    Feb 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role
    glad to be out of there
    The good thingsmost people are great and become very good friends.
    The challengesmanagement is poor at best, poor salary, long hours, no overtime.
    2.0
    Engineer
    Sep 2019
    Budget focussed. If you aren't profitable you are out.
    The good thingsColleagues and team members
    The challengesHaving management listen to feedback on business direction. External consultants leading management who have no idea what they are doing.
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Engineer
    Jan 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Working here takes a lot of extra time for no pay and always stressed.
    The good thingsWork on many jobs at once so you gain lots of experience.
    The challengesWorking with very tight budget and schedule.
    4 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Recruitment and Talent
    Jan 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    I feel very proud to work with such talented individuals!
    The good thingsLove the open plan environment. Everyone is very approachable and quite supportive. Felt very welcomed from day 1!
    The challengesKeeping up to date on projects!
    3.0
    Electrical Engineer
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Good experience to learn how to mange and do tightly budget jobs
    The good thingsFlexibility Convenient location
    The challengesWorking on tightly budget jobs
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Receptionist/Business Support
    Feb 2016
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    People great, variety of work, great opportunity to grow within the business
    The good thingsIt's an open office and everyone gets on.
    The challengesWorking with all the disciplines
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Civil Engineer
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Fun environment with good experience, a great place to start your career
    The good thingsVariety of projects provides diverse experience
    The challengesWork load and poor management at times
    1 person found this helpful
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