estimator

carpenter

construction laborer

human resources assistant

controls engineer

B.L. Harbert International, LLC

a typical day at work : 10 hours per day , sometimes it could reach 16 hours , 6 days per week ,without overtime pay , working on holidays and weekends , work wont stop 

what you believe you learned : it was my dream to join this company, as i belived it would be an international experince , but after joining it , that dream turned into nightmare from what i have witnessed in the project , that working for a normal local company was in ways better in all terms , the (international) only within its name.

management : management didnt treat its employees well, we were promised for annual salary raise, moving to another projects ,etcs
promotion happens verbaly only , in reality you are not getting promoted , all the budget was supposed to promote the employees invest in them , was in the hand and pockets of the top management with their faithful employees , 98 % of employees didnt get promoted, only 2 % , which they were in close relationship with top management  

workplace culture: its diverse, but not friendly , devided into groups , if you cannot find a group to join in then your survival rates in this company very low 

the hardest part of the job: poor compliance system , non of the cases or issues repotred to the management and its compliance system were looked at seriously,nor investigated
you are verbaly promoted into a postion and wating for years to turn this into formal , that never happened, most of their promotion is fake, (only changeing your hat into white hat , telling you have became a superviosr or superintendant), but in the reality you still hold the old postion , with the same salary

Advice to the management: insted of the budget spent on events such as (respect tour) if you save that money , and donated to your project employees , it would make them happier and they will feel more respected 

a typical day at work : 6 am to 6 pm , or 5 A.M till 5 P.M hours per day , sometimes it could reach 16 hours , 6 days per week no overtime pay, working on holidays and weekends , even government holidays !

what you believe you learned : trust on yourself, work hard , in order to surive at the porject 

management : the management is seperated ,you are not allawed to reach out or talk to them directly to reslove any  issues u face at work, or even to resolve delays  , the management is behind all the delays in this project, the porject supposed to be end in 2023 , due to courrption and poor management porject is still not ended until now.

workplace culture: its diverse, but devided into groups ,in order to survive , you need to join a group or being supported by the top managment , 
we were promised to be treated if there is injury, many of my collegues got injured and company just gave them first aid, then terminated them without propper treatment, sent them back home ,, there is no health insurance ,, although we were promied to have it 

the hardest part of the job:its hard to surive in this project, long working hours , being locked at the compoud , your life is just 16 hours work , 5 hours sleep ,
not allowed to rest during work ,, only for lunch which is 45 minutes ,all the time you are not even allowed to sit , otherwise you will be terminated 

Advice to the management:reduce working time, give 2 days off per week, increase salary as prmoised, dont just change hat and verbaly promote your employees , food qualitey is low and not edible, equal payment between employees, reduce high turnover rate , which was 300 employees in few months
insted of events like( respect )tour which have no benefits for us ,try to get closer to employees , reach to them, solve their issues , pay them bounces


a typical day at work / is to work 10 hours per day / 6 days per week, with mandatory overtime , even working on holidays 

what you believe you learned / if you want to learn about consturction and you are starting your journey then this is good for fresh and entry level jobseekers

management / unquilified  careless management, boss worshipping culture ,, similar to a family owned business , if you dont know someone withn the top managment , you are lost and most probably will lose the job

workplace culture,/ diverse ,you will catch up  with  people from different countries and culture

the hardest part of the job / the company promise to provide the employees with PPE, all the ppe we got was stock (expired ) moved from another project over the years,, most of the ppe will not last more than a week (gloves , shoes, safety glasses, vest ,,etc) , you neeed to buy your own ppe if you are seeking for comfort and safe ppe, and that would be costy , since you dont have a chance to change the ppe once its borken due to cheap quality, and if you dont use the PPE you will be written up and fired by the safety department !!
the other part is the company promised about health insurance which was not providede later
the food qualitey they serve was not edilbe leading to posining cases many times, if you need a clean food again you need to buy it,,  

it was really difficult to keep balance between the low salary you are paid and the amount you spend on itmes that was supposed to be provided by the company itself 

unable to leave the compound another big challange 



a typical day at work : 6 am to 6 pm , or 5 A.M till 5 P.M hours per day ,  16 hours per day , 6 days per week ,no overtime pay, working on holidays and weekends , even government holidays !

what you believe you learned : never trust anyone at this company 
dont wait for manager to support you if you fail in problem, no back support , 

management : management is corrupt , careless about its own employees , underquailified to lead this project

workplace culture: its diverse, but devided into groups ,my group was against me becuase i was from another city, although i was supervising the group , because of the Safety TCN and  HSE manager i lost my job , my team with help of safety TCN set a plan to get me out and safety TCN take over my job, reproted everything to managment with evidence , but nothing worked


the hardest part of the job:its hard to survive  in this project, long working hours , being locked at the compoud , your life is just 16 hours work , 5 hours sleep ,
 , otherwise you will be terminate , no healthcare or safety, many my colleagues get injury at the project, company did not treat them insted just give first aid , then terminate them.

Advice to the management:hopefully next poject you separate safety and scaffolding dpeartment , because in erbil porject many big mistakes happen , or at least qulaifed manager should lead department , we are lost in this department ,also investigate each case of termination , not just recive fake report without invesrigation , because if investiaged many thing will shock you !


a typical day at work / work start at 6 A. M until 5 P.M , more than 10 hours per day , work on weekends , all holidays , work wont stop , no overpay 

what you believe you learned : I had already experince as QC engineer , so working on this project didnt add more, just the system they work with , due you too poor coordination between the superintedant and office engineering team , we end up in lots of wrong work and demolition , that shouldnt happen , and i didnt witness such a thing in any other projects !

management : each manager is locking himslef at his office , reject to coordiante with his team or other department team,, poor coordination of departments runied the work and result in lots of delay of final project submittal.

workplace culture: its diverse, but poor coordination , unqualified & lots of unauthorized employees , not licensed/certified  employees ,

the hardest part of the job: working culture is much more similar to a family owned business rather than a company , limited guideance , lots of management promises didnt came true about the promotion of employees , led many to resign after waiting for years for the promotion they were promised , beside getting paid less than what you signed for on the contract ,no effictive compliance system left many cases without real action ,
since its a family owned business ,your promotion depends on your relationship with top management in order to get promoted , or even to move  into another porject 



a typical day at work / is   10 hours per day / 6 days per week, with mandatory overtime , working on  weekends and holidays , work never stops, no over pay

what you believe you learned : if you want to learn about construction  and you are fresh graduate with no experience , then you can just join to start your career at

management : Hard to reach , no ability to deliver your compliance , solve your own problem by yourself 

workplace culture: its diverse, but lots of team ups , groups against each other , if you don't find a group to join in , then its hard to survive because  they can team up against you 

the hardest part of the job: working culture is messy, no guidance to follow , you supposed to know everything once you join , you end up with high amount of work and pressure even at your probation period , hard to survive ,
poor compliance system led to many cases to be unsolved, 
your hard work will not guarantee you working for them
you need to know someone with power at the company to keep you employed or even to move to the next project 
locals were least desired at the project 


we all know construction projects are one of most difficult , that require lots of mental and physical efforts

but this project is different
staying at the camp all the time make it an nightmare and mentally challenging for many employees ,

working as machine operator at the mechanical department is fun and challenging at the same time ,,specially when your work is done with a specific machine you need to learn on new machine or to change your department,, otherwise you will end up loosing your job 

the general complain is long working hours ,,expected to work 16 hours per daily during work loads,, specially when there is too much delay in project submission , you will not paid extra money for the overtime work

low salary increment ,,only 20 $ per year 
no promotion or change for position even if you spend 10 years working for the company


 

a typical day at work / is to work 10 hours per day / 6 days per week, with mandatory overtime , most of your timespent at work

what you believe you learned / for thos who are fresh or new in their joureny in construction you can learn about the field

management / old fashioned management, boss pressing mentality ,, much more a family ownd business rather than a company

workplace culture,/ diverse ,you will meet    people from different countries 

the hardest part of the job / no equal payment between employees,salary depends on your nationality rather than your position ,poor qualitey PPE ( we need to purchase our own from our salary), no annual salary increment
the most enjoyable part of the job / celebrating some events 



A typical day at work would be very busy , get you're work day in order , look over all the materials for what you need for the day. Before you go down to the material yard , be considerate of others and ask if they need anything or get a list together. That way u do not stop anyone else from completing their job. ure assisting the situation by helping everyone else , as team player for you're self in the near future. Also get work as team needed and work as lone wolf , when required to complete , some mission. due to the extensive work that B.L. Harbert requires you to do , you as an employee / electrician has to know when and where you should assist anyone near you're work area or just know to do you're job alone...

Definitely not your everyday 9-5 job.  B.L. Harbert Intl. has projects throughout the world. The management/supervisory roles primarily are filled by B.L. Harbert ex-pats with the support roles going to local nationals. The opportunity to experience different cultures while still making really good money makes this an incredible company to work for. Being away from home for extended periods of time is the most difficult aspect of this job, but; the company provides housing, education, visas and transportation for joining family members. It is truly an incredible opportunity to experience life abroad by living it!!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Estimator 6 salaries reported	$97,500 per year
Carpenter 6 salaries reported	$24.75 per hour
Construction laborer 5 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Human resources assistant 3 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Controls engineer 3 salaries reported	$100,318 per year

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