Pros
Excellent projects such as hospitals, resorts, data centers...from small to big. Working for this company will provide you with knowledge and experience that you can get at only a few other companies in the world. They say that Turner is the best trainer for construction in the entire industry. Everywhere you go, at whichever other company, you're bound to have someone who's an ex-Turner fellow. They truly do have some of the best and smartest talent...from top educated guys, to top builders with 30 years of experience in in-field construction. I miss the company at times, but decided that the GC world in general was a little too stressful for my taste.
Cons
Given that this is a GC with old school managers at the top, the growth is old school as well. They do promote, but it can be a very slow and painstaking process. For example, you will start out at "Level 1" and after working with them for 3-5 years you'll be at "Level 3." What that means is, you start of as "Assistant Engineer" "Assistant Superintendent" etc and by Level 3, the word "assistant" gets dropped and you'll be an official Superintendent or Engineer. In the meantime, other companies promote young people to "Assistant Project Manager" or something glorious like that; however, you do the same work. In all honesty, I believe you do more at Turner with a "lower" title, but the knowledge you get from the jobs is unbeatable. One other thing is that, you will and should go above and beyond. However, this will sometimes or most of the time not get recognized. So, some people will work extremely hard and get the same paycheck day in and out, while others will always go above and beyond and be fine with no recognition (those ppl are crazy/ 60+ hours a week type). Hours for a superintendent can be especially backbreaking. If a super gets in at 6AM, don't give him/her a look of disgust if they are leaving at 4PM or earlier. My God.
