Is Laing O'Rourke a good company to work for as a Project Engineer?

Project Engineer professionals working at Laing O'Rourke have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 53 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Laing O'Rourke employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Project Engineer Jobs at Laing O'Rourke now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Project Engineer interview questions at Laing O'Rourke .

Does Laing O'Rourke pay Project Engineer employees well?

Project Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Laing O'Rourke with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 53 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Project Engineer salaries at Laing O'Rourke.

How happy are Project Engineer professionals working at Laing O'Rourke?

74% of Project Engineer employees at Laing O'Rourke would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 16% in the past 12 months. Project Engineer professionals have also rated Laing O'Rourke with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What Laing O'Rourke locations are top rated by Project Engineer employees?

Melbourne is the top rated Laing O'Rourke location by Project Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Laing O'Rourke?

Project Engineer (53) , Site Engineer (48) , Section Engineer (27) , Senior Engineer (24) , Engineer (16) , Project Manager (16) , Quantity Surveyor (15) , Civil Engineer, Site Engineer (14) , Graduate Engineer (12) , Section Manager (11) , Commercial Manager (10) , Digital Engineer (10) , Senior Quantity Surveyor (9) , Planner (8) , Senior Project Engineer (8)

What are the pros of working at Laing O'Rourke according to real employee reviews?

"Company great with great people" ((in 55 reviews)); "Good Pay and conditions." ((in 40 reviews)); "good working hours and culture" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits plenty of hours" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good salary ." ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Laing O'Rourke according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and often required to travel long distances for work" ((in 57 reviews)); "poor work life balance with expectation to travel and work 12hr+ days." ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours during the week with week end work required/ expected but all paid at over time hourly rate so not too bad" ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor management, lack of pathways," ((in 17 reviews)); "no bonus or payrise for the last 4 years" ((in 9 reviews))

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Laing O'Rourke Project Engineer reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Ray ORourke

72% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Project Engineer employees have rated Laing O'Rourke with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Laing O'Rourke is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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53 reviews

4.0

Mar 15, 2026

Ok

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company but can be under resourced

Cons

Under resourced at times needs attention

5.0

Feb 11, 2026

Salary

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leaders and brilliant company

Cons

Long hours worked onsite without any bonuses.

3.0

Nov 14, 2025

Very top heavy

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good team and benefits, used to have good pool of projects but this has been lost due to poor bidding team

Cons

blame culture, micromanagement and desire to over please DEI policies. If you are not on the chosen groups you are left out.

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