BESIX Watpac
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    3.472 ratings in total
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    87%
    Rate salary as high or average
    63%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.3(72 ratings)
    Career development
    3.1(72 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.8(72 ratings)
    Management
    3.1(72 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.3(72 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.2(72 ratings)
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    1.0
    Project Manager
    Nov 2025
    Adelaide SA 5000Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Do not work with this company
    The good thingsThey sell it to you in the interview and switch as soon as you start
    The challengesNo training or onboarding offered. Just throw you to the wolves while upper management won’t let go of the reins
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Site Manager
    Dec 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Would not recommend working for this employer.
    The good thingsNothing good to say about working for Watpac.
    The challengesExcessive work hours, unreasonable programs, low pay for expectations, no support, poor tools provided to perform your role, poor subcontractors, and generally underwhelming work environment.
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Manager
    Dec 2020
    Don’t work with overseas owned companies.
    The good thingsThe projects that I managed.
    The challengesManagement will show you the door at the click of their fingers, so no loyalty at all. You commit to them, be they don’t to you trust me, I’ve seen many people let go.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    NUMBER
    Oct 2020
    NIGHTMARE.BEAWARE.STAY CLEAR. DO NOT JOIN.
    The good thingsLUNCH BREAK AND GOING HOME
    The challengesSENIOR MANAGEMENT. EXECUTIVE TEAM IN QLD. IGNORANT AND SUPERFICIAL. YOU ARE A NUMBER AND ONLY A NUMBER.
    5.0
    Administration Officer
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Amazing
    The good thingsEverything, meeting people from all kinds of background.
    The challengesThe challenges for me was dealing with contractors
    5.0
    Labourer
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    All round challenging job
    The good thingsGood environment and workmates
    The challengesAlways alot to do everyday
    4.0
    Services Engineer
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Very positive, great project and work environment.
    The good thingsWork life balance. Work place culture
    The challengesSet roles in a large organisation made it difficult to feel involved at times.
    5.0
    Operator
    Nov 2019
    You can set your higher golds and and get given the opportunity to achieve them
    The good thingsGreat opportunities and treated equally
    The challengesNothing difficult very straight forward and challenging
    1.0
    Accounts Payable Role
    Nov 2019
    Wasted 11 years of my life
    The good thingsLunchtime and hometime
    The challengesManagement was inadequate
    2.0
    Foreperson
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Was happy but lack of support and transparency from senior management
    The good thingsSite team was good to work with
    The challengesCheap subcontractors that required a lot of micro managing
    5.0
    Receptionist role
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role
    I learned so much about engeneering sides as long as the contractions side of the business.
    The good thingsNice people to work with.
    The challengesNothing...Everything are so organise
    2.0
    Site Supervisor night shift
    Sep 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Average
    The good thingsFriendly site staff, good site, safe working environment
    The challengesTravel was demanding for myself 2 hrs each way
    5.0
    Construction
    Sep 2019
    Very enjoyable business to work for.
    The good thingsSupportive Leadership that wants you to learn and develop your skills
    The challengesManaging the commercial and reputation expectations of some senior management
    4.0
    Dump Truck Operator
    May 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great company to work for
    The good thingsThey were very understanding when I developed Glandular Fever and was unable to return to either site or the job
    The challengesThe drive in drive out on the bus then going straight to work was often made hard by having to relocate rooms and sometimes camps
    5.0
    State QHSE Manager.
    May 2019
    Great organisation to work for, pity the economic downturn forced closure.
    The good thingsThe team in Brisbane was without doubt one of the most professional and likeable teams that I ever worked with. It was a pleasure going to work each day and working out new challenges with like minded people.
    The challengesThe only difficult issue that I came across was working with a particular “chemical” client that had no idea about civil engineering or mining and hampered the progress of a particular project.
    4.0
    Engineer
    May 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Great working experience with the company.
    The good thingsFriendly and very skillful work staffs
    The challengesDealing with some of the colleagues could be hard sometimes.
    2.0
    Heavy Diesel Mechanic
    May 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role
    Was good to start with and the company as a whole went severely backwards
    The good thingsPeople in the company bellow the management/ administration
    The challengesKeeping the watpac sites running in general from a maintenance point of view, every avenue was a massive challenge from seeking labour to general running requirements
    3.0
    Pit Technician
    May 2019
    My overall experience was positive
    The good thingsWorked with a great crew who all worked well together.
    The challengesThere was a huge purple circle in some of the management which did not work well within the mining team.
    5.0
    Health Safety and Environment Coordinator
    May 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great
    The good thingsPeople were very good to work with
    The challengesExternal factors, unions, poor subbies
    3.0
    Project team member
    May 2019
    former employee
    Good learning curve
    The good thingsBigger projects initially working with a quality team
    The challengesPoor leadership from the regional manager
    2.0
    Mining Operator
    Aug 2018
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Never again
    The good thingsUsed to be a great company
    The challengesManagement out of touch with reality, experience doesnt count for much
    4.0
    Project Manager
    Feb 2018
    Good company to work for with great Safety culture
    The good thingsGood employees and work life balance.
    The challengesPoor high end management from head office
    1.0
    Dump Truck Operator
    Feb 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Poor Management
    The good thingsThe Workers ( Team mates )
    The challengesCareer development hard to get a pay rise
    2.0
    HD Mechanic
    Dec 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Company / site was poorly run no loyalty towards their employees.
    The good thingsHanding in my employment
    The challengesEverydays activities
    2.0
    Drill Fitter
    Nov 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Glad I left and never should of gone there
    The good thingsPay was good and the workshop boy were good and the old pub was an eye opener.
    The challengesContract was finishing and nobody got told.
    1.0
    Digger Operator
    Nov 2017
    Terrible
    The good thingsIt's a job and being contracted was the best result for keeping a good wage.
    The challengesHigh turn over, good for anyone wanting to get into the mining business. Hard for digger operations to continuely train new truck drivers
    5.0
    Purchase officer
    Oct 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role
    Never a dull moment, interesting towards the end of my contract.
    The good thingsThe people at Watpac are all very friendly and helpful.
    The challengesWorking with so many ego's, including mine.
    4.0
    All Round Plant Operator
    Oct 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    good
    The good thingsthe site i was at had a good people working there. which can make a good work place. this maybe not the same at their other sites
    The challengesfor me there was none at this site. maybe for other people there might have been
    5.0
    Civil Engineer
    Oct 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good learning process
    The good thingsCooperative management
    The challengesMeeting schedule to handover
    5.0
    Recruiter
    Oct 2017
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    It's the best company and team I've worked for in the 15+ years I've been having working.
    The good thingsWatpac strives to be a better employer and recognises the employees that are committed to achieving greatness.
    The challengesWe work lean which can be a positive as it leads to greater development but can sometimes mean less work life balance at times, but I like to think it doesn't go unnoticed
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