NHBC: 21 Employee Reviews

Great place to work, good career progression, friendly people, good pay. Fast paced, not stressful, everyone willing to help. Mangers motivate you and want to help you be a success.

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Great place to work

Debt Recovery Officer (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 27 April 2020

It is a fast paced atmosphere and attention to detail is crucial The management were approachable and took time to assist The salary bands were impressive

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What people like

Support from manager
Overall satisfaction
Ability to meet personal goals

Areas for improvement

Inclusive work environment
Time and location flexibility
Trust in colleagues

professional, busy, relaxed

Customer Contact Team Leader (Current Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 16 January 2020

No day is the same, relaxed with the knowledge if you worked hard you would gain the benefits Gained knowledge, experience through change within the company.

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Good work life balance

Building Inspector (Former Employee) - Midlands - 15 September 2019

If A good work life balance Is what your after the job as an inspector is a good job but the pay isn’t very good and management aren’t great, not much support

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Inspiring place to work

Customer Contact Advisor (Current Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 18 July 2019

A typical day at work is very productive and full on. The culture is one of excellence and progression. The most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with customers from all over the UK

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A great company to work for.

Customer Service Advisor (Full-time) (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 22 February 2019

They recognise the willingness to learn and help you strive for promotions. A clear progression path for both your ambitions within the company and your salary.

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Amazing company that truly care

Contract Surveyor (Current Employee) - Home Based - 26 November 2018

NHBC have a special devotion to their customers that is a clear market leader. They have great attitude towards their workforce, with their head office based in Milton Keynes and a large portion of their workforce working from home.

Pros

Excellent care for customers and staff

Cons

Poor work/life balance

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Lured in by Work Life Balance, It wasn't worth it

Building Inspection (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 12 November 2018

Joined nhbc as a building inspector. Lured in by work life balance, but ended up doing more work than previous roles for less pay. Expected to pick up work of others when they can't do it; the structure isn't fair. Experienced staff in the role treated like children, forever monitored and over watched. Job security yes, but you'll be left to go stale in your role. You only seem to see progression if another person leaves..

Pros

Can sometimes be flexible in working hours

Cons

Workload can be unfair, Little support, Pay is not competitive compared to competitors, Too many of Managers

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Great workplace and amazing training

BUILDING INSPECTOR (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 2 May 2018

Received comprehensive training in my role to becoming a building inspector. The whole time I spent with NHBC I felt like a valued employee and received constant support from my peers.

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A very nice place to work

Design & Production Manager (Current Employee) - Milton Meynes - 2 December 2017

There is no typical day at work - every day is different. All of my colleagues are very nice and helpful - people really go ut of their way to help you.

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Jobs at NHBC

Fire Engineer (CFD Modelling)

Milton Keynes

12 days ago

Customer Service Advisor (Claims)

Milton Keynes

19 days ago

Fantastic company to work for with huge benefits

Building Inspector (Current Employee) - Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire - 1 October 2017

I have not had any issues working for NHBC, I have loved working here however I wish to complete my APC and unfortunately they cannot help me in the way I need them to.

Pros

Work/Life balance

Cons

Corporate Nature

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Good Culture

Business Analyst (Current Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 1 September 2017

Good workplace culture, friendly colleagues, very centered on doing the right thing as a business. Management on the whole are good. Some opportunities for advancement, but people tend to stay in their jobs and within the business for some time.

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Doesn't care about it's staff

Claims Department (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 19 July 2017

It doesn't matter how good you are at your job and how much praise you get from others, if you're not in a clique with the managers then you do not get their support or respect. Hard work is not rewarded. Lazy people who purposely cause trouble within the department and leave early most days seem to get further just because they have friends in the right places. The job itself was brilliant when you were able to get on with it but recently it has become far too micro managed and you spent more time reporting to managers than handling files.

Pros

Restaurant

Cons

Managers

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Calm and Motivating

Office Assistant (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 1 June 2017

Entering such a large cooperation can definitely be daunting, but as soon as I walked i was greeted warmly and made sure I was perfectly comfortable with the work I was doing. I had to to lots of organising on many topics I knew very little about, which pushed me to my best.

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Generally a good company

Building Inspector (Former Employee) - Yorkshire - 14 May 2017

When i started at the company it was very good and i learnt a great deal. I spent 11 years at the company but in my opinion the company changed what it did well to a different direction which i did not agree with.

Pros

reasonably decent salary

Cons

A lot of driving

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Traditional "big business"

Customer Service Assistant (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 3 May 2017

This company are at the forefront of what they do. Career progression is available but it feels like only to those where "if your face fits". Management throughout customer services are very clicky and can be quite contradictory with their work ethic of "do as I say, not as I do". Pay rises have been minimal and frozen for many and incentives are few and far between. However the location is great, offices are clean and modern and the standard pay rates aren't bad either.

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Good for gaining experience.

Document Administrator (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 30 December 2016

Good for gaining experience in the office. Brilliant pay, good hours to work. I learnt how to use the company's system and gained knowledge and experience of Admin work.

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Not good

Events Executive (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 23 August 2016

Very disorganised company. I didn't enjoy working there at all. The two managers are very different and couldn't agree on what was required from me and weren't very accommodating.

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