field engineer

project manager

diver

carpenter

project lead

Ballard Marine Construction

Ballard boasts culture and work life balance to all new hires, but does not practice the balance. New workers are hired based on salaries for 40 hours per week, then told within the first month that the hours are 50 hours per week, with no additional compensation. If you work 80 hours in a week, and then take one day off that week, you are still required to use PTO. 
While this is a very safe place to work as far as the safety culture and procedures, it can be very stressful dealing with the management structure. Compensation is kept as low as possible, unless you hire into a position the company is currently desperate to fill. Favoritism is very evident in most activities and compensation. Additionally, there is promise of bonuses yearly for putting in the extra work, which does not occur or is very small.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Benefits for salary positions 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of professionalism from local management and the lack of understanding the market and business development needed for the area

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Expectations of hourly employees to give every minute to work during  outages 12hr 7 days but give no reprieve when the schedule slacks.  Still expect you to work a 10-12 day when hourly and client are on 8s.

It was a very stressful workplace with Management and co-workers yelling and cussing at each other.  Unrealistic work expectations, and no work life balance at all.  They expect you to work 50+ hours a week with no compensation.  If you work over 40 hours in a week, and take a day off you still have to use PTO even though you are over 40 for the week.   My position alone went through 5 people prior to my starting there.

I enjoyed the fast paced, ever changing priorities on a daily basis.

Workplace culture very collaborative, high energy, family oriented.

Hardest part of the job was as an HR Admin and Front Desk receptionist, keeping a rhythm in simultaneously answering high volume phone calls and major process of  onboarding new hire Dive personnel while making timely travel arrangements for ongoing projects in which I enjoyed the daily challenge.

Not sure if whole company is like the midwest division but will  short you out of your money, they will also go against union contract and you will have to file grievances to get your rightfull money as stated in contracts. Known around the great lakes to be a bad place to work. If you drive their work vehicles with equiptment from shop to jobsites and back they call that your own personal time and refuse to pay. Stay clear of this company. If your a diver its even worse. They wont follow union contract either. 

This is by far the safest company in the game. As a family man and a diver I never worried about my safety while on site with Ballard. As a matter of fact it’s almost hard to escape the safety culture that is taken and dedicated to integrity of the process... great place to work but it’s the diver life live on the road ready to travel.

Everyone is very nice and they are really hard working people.  My wife was concerned after I took the job because a coworker told her that her husband had worked for Ballard.  They expected him to be available any time and work really long hours.  I experienced the same problems.  If that isn't a problem for you, they are good people.

I worked for this company for months and there was no room for advancement, started work with guarantees that were not met. Was lied to on several occasions by upper management about raises, promotions, per diem, and holidays. I do not recommend anyone to this company for future employment.

This company really goes above and beyond for their employees. The managers expect a lot but want you to succeed and will help you get there any way they can. The owners of the company are fantastic people and they love what they do. The company does a ton of cool projects and I loved the chance to be a part of that company.

I worked 12 hr days M-F and 9 hrs on Sat.  Overall the people were great to work with. The hardest part of the job was to be away from home for the duration.  I worked on the project for close to 8 months with only getting to visit home a few times.  I enjoyed the variety offered by the job.  Even though I was working on the same assignment, it seemed like every day something different would happen.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field engineer 7 salaries reported	$80,714 per year
Project manager 6 salaries reported	$136,667 per year
Diver 14 salaries reported	$34.64 per hour
Carpenter 6 salaries reported	$31.67 per hour
Project lead 7 salaries reported	$93,929 per year

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