A lot of unhappy people in this place - Field Expeditor Costain Employee Review

1.0
10 Jun 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Location is OK Salary and benefits package are OK

Cons

Company is stuck in the 80-s, way behind current industry technological and procedural standards No Senior management vision or direction Company values are waffle with no substance to it No system in place for anything, project work can be described with one word- Chaos. Employees are not valued and can be let go for any reason in a very abrubt manner. there is a general negative atmosphere, a lot of frustrations, swearing in the office etc. A lot of ignorant and often rude people full of their own self-importance particularly in middle management No Air Conditioning Overall very bad experience and would not recommend this company neither to prospective vendors, nor Clients, nor job seekers.

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2.0
26 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

fantastic London office and incredible coffee machine

Cons

The company is disorganized. No one in the GIS team except a contractor knew SQL. Everyone on the team was severely underpaid.

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Costain Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we can see that you were with us for a long time. Whilst Costain recognise that pay is important and following the completion of a recent reward benchmarking project, we would hope to reflect more accurate market rates for roles. We are also currently undertaking a career path framework project which will offer all employees the ability to be recognised for their full potential.
2.0
15 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great working in projects, well managed and supported teams

Cons

Corporate functions are without strategy and with poor leadership

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