Amey Employee Reviews

The work at Amey HMP Holme house isnt difficult it would suit someone either just starting out in the electrical industry or looking to retire in a few years. The pay isnt great, it is well below par for your trade and if you dont negtiate your pay you will not get a pay rise ever. Even with the 15% top up they offer your wage is still well be low par.You will also be expected to work bank holidays, christmas, new year if it doesnt land on your rest days at no extra pay.You work 1 in 3 weekends which your are not aloud to put holidays in for but you do get 1 day off (monday) the week of the weekend and off the week after your weekend (Friday) working 10 days on the trot.

Pros

Easy work

Cons

Working christmas and bank holidays, low wage

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Would not recommend

Cleaner (Former Employee) - Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway - 30 October 2023

Work colleagues brilliant, teachers great too. Management different story coming an checking work and running you down all the time, expected to cover when someone off with no thanks. ANYONE WITH MNTAL HEALTH STAY WELL CLEAR

Pros

None

Cons

None

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Insights into Amey

Based on 117 survey responses

What people like

Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Support from manager
Trust in colleagues

Job was okay

Cleaning Supervisor (Former Employee) - Drummond high school - 23 October 2023

I enjoyed working at Drummond high school. The job wasn’t hard to do some people that work for amey make it difficult to do the job. The hours are long and finishing at 10pm is why I left. I would watch out for one for two people that work here.

Pros

Not any

Cons

Long hours

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Stressful and toxic

Cleaner (Former Employee) - Cleaner - 21 October 2023

I am a former employee, I would like to say I would recommend amey but the place where I worked was toxic, The managers are quite prepared to let manager who have no people skills speak and treat you how they want . Speak to the people above they do not want to know as well . In all it is a company gone from bad to worse over the last 3years

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Ok if you want your health issues worsening

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Stay clear no matter what

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Dundee - 15 October 2023

A very clique atmosphere in every depotthey’ve employed a lot of people that have no clue about the business and these people are on the same money as the ones that are experienced..so you have to do your job plus carry the deadbeats and absolutely nothing is done about ityour required to be available day and night (maybe a week of days then week of nights) be on call 24/7 for a week at a time no family life (as falsely advertised)there’s a lot of sitting about in canteens for days at a time until work comes in which can be very tediousbasic pay is terrible for a 39 hour weeknightshift pay is atrocious at time and a quarteryear salary for class 1 Hgv drivers is £25k (after Covid average class 1 jobs advertised are paying £30-£40k+ a year)If it’s advertised as a hgv position but you will very seldom drive a hgv(unless your out with a gritter)and will be a general labourer instead STAY CLEAR OF THIS COMPANYthey always have an advertisement posted for positions this alone is the first red flag

Pros

None

Cons

Long boring days doing nothing

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Some good people at the company yet they have no prospects due to nepotism

Manager (Current Employee) - Motherwell - 13 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Not being involved in the corrupt projects teamWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Watching corrupt people in action and being powerless to stop themWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Corrupt in almost every aspect of the projects they are involved inWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Very stressful due to the corrupt manner that business gets conducted

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Great People

HR Advisor (Current Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 5 September 2023

Really good working atmosphere, good integration between teams. People always offering support, available online most of the time. Have access to people higher up if you have any queries, genuine open door policy from management. Lots of opportunity to join new projets.

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Wasn't a bad place to work, seems to be a lack of professional boundaries between the manger and some of their employees. Favouritism!

Refuse Loader (Former Employee) - Woking - 2 September 2023

You walks about 15miles a day, so you need to be physically capable. Being outside definitely good for the mental side of things. Don't get involved in politics over bins. Some work colleagues where amazing and very supportive but than there sre others that will throw you under the bus and never to be trust. Pay is good, hours are good, early start but you get use to it.

Pros

Pay, hours

Cons

Manager of the yard

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Bad place to work

Street Lighting Electrician (Former Employee) - Walsall - 26 August 2023

Lunatics run the asylum here. Management to scared to challenge certain workers. Heavy handed from senior management over minor infringement resulted in a final written warning for 18 months.Change for the benfits of the workers never happen but as soon as it for the office its instantaneous and at a greater cost to the company

Cons

Long hours Not enough blokes for the work taken on Low pay compared to other contracts

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Great Place to Work

Commercial Manager (Current Employee) - Remote - 3 August 2023

Excellent company to work for. Provided with all the IT equipment on Day 1, good work life balance and strong career progression paths. A lot of opportunities for training and supported studies.

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Street Cleaner (Former Employee) - Camberley - 24 July 2023

Management are the main problem here , do the job how and when they want or you get sacked , don’t care about you as a person, you are just a number.Work is easy enough but stressful.

Cons

Management

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great leadership, supportive and good working together.

Maintenance Engineer (Former Employee) - winson green - 24 April 2023

well worth working for, collective group support always looking for improvement and give support to achievegood teamworkgood job satisfaction.job gives you focus when having to ensure all doors have to be lockeda days work is never the same good management

Pros

pro active

Cons

none

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terrible

Caretaker/Site Manager (Current Employee) - Northampton - 19 April 2023

Management changes constantly. always understaffed, equipment that does work isnt maintained. no support. management doesnt know the contract and just expects too much

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Talented Workforce and Encouraging Personal Growth

Data Analyst (Current Employee) - Remote - 17 April 2023

Joined Amey in November 2022. Line manager is extremely supportive and rest of the IT staff is also approachable. The teams create safe environment where opinions and feedback are taken into consideration.

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Shambles

Highway Maintenance (Current Employee) - Glasgow, Glasgow - 24 March 2023

If you’re face fits you will do well.management haven’t a clue.supervisors don’t know what day it is..low pay for the job you do and long hours especially during winter months when you are forced to drive gritters…avoid

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The worst place!

Resource Coordinator (Current Employee) - Donnington - 22 March 2023

Very stressful place to work for. Management keep changing every few months with no proper structure. You can keep reporting issues, but nothing is done

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Great place for snakes

Refuse Driver (Former Employee) - Woking, Surrey - 5 March 2023

Some routes are good, others not so good, but all drivers earn the same salary, from experience it was stressful, I always wanted to do my job with excellence but some companies they don't deserve, they just suck all your energy, without appreciation.

Pros

Normally 6am to 3pm

Cons

Bad rates

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Lovely people, big workloads

Administrator (Former Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 9 February 2023

Everyone is very friendly and helpful. However, the workload can be overwhelming. Often worked overtime to complete tasks without additional pay. Ensure you maintain a good work-life balance!

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Don’t work for Amy

Customer Service Operator/Safe digs/BT Polling | Amey Business Services (Former Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 1 February 2023

The management were the worst managers I’ve ever came across, got treated like a school child they had no respect for employees and constantly looked down on us

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Terrible place to work

Street lighting operative (Current Employee) - Trafford, Greater Manchester - 26 January 2023

Unfriendly place to work very hostel can be quit boring but good thing is you can finish earlier than other places but money is rubbish and call out is a pain

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Job and knock

Driver (Former Employee) - Wythenshawe, Cheshire - 11 January 2023

Really good hours and the lads you work with are an absolute laugh. Left alone by management. Trucks could do with a bit of TLC but other than that I can’t fault Amey. Overtime there all the time and Bank holiday pay is mega.

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