Finning reviews

The UK senior management team is sales driven, there is little concideration or understanding of project management, engineering, construction or commissining of projects, basically the Senior Management Team in the UK Power Systems business is living in the past and are completely out of touch with the current market place or industry best practices, for those working on projects (whether that be in the office or field) there is little or no direction from senior management and as a result the working enviroment has become very reactive with alot of fire fighting, this can be very stressfull for the engineers and supporting staff. It's an OK enviroment for most of the experinced engineers but not the place for a young professional or graduate looking to establish a good base of experience. There are very few company procedures or guidelines to follow so most people make it up as they go along. The procurement systems are antiquated and there is little control or aspiration to get the best deal for the company, the easiest route is always taken even it is not the most cost effective.

Industry is very cyclical and layoffs are inevitable during downturns. While the safety culture driven by top management protects employee well being, it off sets on the overallculture of the company... which is lacking