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A typical day at work would require answering emails, for two inboxes, but at the speed of one inbox, and you better make sure you don't fall behind. While you're balancing two inboxes, all the old school filing of emails, all the petty complaints, all of the requests for insurance certificates, and drafting all the subcontracts - you better also make sure you're learning the new system and don't miss a single thing. If you miss something, someone will tell your manager instead of coming to you. She will then turnaround and micromanage you until you're afraid to breathe without permission. The workplace culture tries to be inclusive, but if you're in operations and not an engineer, you feel like an outsider. I enjoyed my teammates while I was there and overall, maybe SGH isn't a bad company to work for, but certain departments aren't great. There is also zero work-life balance.

I loved a lot of things about working for SGH. Mostly wonderful people, generous pay and benefits. Lots of perks, such as "lunch and learns." I was unfortunate enough to end up on the wrong side of my supervisor, who abused me in meetings and in front of my coworkers. The abuse was reported to HR. The HR director agreed that my supervisor was out of bounds and agreed to counsel her. However, the abuse continued to escalate until I was fired. If this particular supervisor wasn't there, I would probably still be happily working for SGH.

Bottom line - it's a great place to work - unless your supervisor decides to bully you. Caveat emptor.

SGH provides the opportunity to work on a variety of challenging and interesting engineering projects.  This, of course, goes hand in hand with working a lot of hours with a sometimes unpredictable schedule.  Overall, a great place to work with top quality engineers in a supportive office environment.

I dedicated my career to this company, built the contracts/Legal department with my supervisor and when I was laid off, there was zero empathy. It was cold and hurtful. They didn’t provide a severance and wouldn’t even pay me for the 120+ hours of sick time I accumulated.  They hired a new team member a month before the pandemic hit and they allowed her to stay on board. I was an asset to the company. The “go-to” person for processes, contract assistance and insurance request.  How I was treated when I was laid off was like I was thrash. Very very hurtful. 

SGH hires really talented engineers who work very hard on behalf of their clients. Assisting clients and supporting the engineering profession was the firm's priorities. Very serious work environment.

SGH Is a great place to work with good pay and benefits are extremely generous. 
They are a Company about teaching and learning and they always find classes and courses to help you if you need it.
The hardest part was learning everyone's names where they are located and what offices they are in. 
The best part was the job itself. Its a great Company especially if you are an engineer its even better.

The company is full of passionate and very bright engineers who are top in their field. As a result, the company attracts a lot of interesting projects. I’ve rarely been bored. 

Those at the top seem to want to make SGH a good place to work. However, many Principals still have old school attitudes on issues such as parental leave and work-life balance. 

No day was typical so I always looked forward to going to work.
Everyday I learned something about the science and engineering that we provided our clients.
Management was open and rewarded results.
Some of the smartest people I've ever met.
The hardest part of the job was delivering negative feedback in a constructive manner.
Helping people grow and advance.

My job was to make sure the office ran smoothly and all the work product got out on time and with the highest standards of quality.  The environment was extremely fast-paced and demanding, which is why I loved it.  When you went into work you had no idea what problem you might have to solve.

I loved working at SGH.  The engineers I helped were all fantastic.  I had some issues with other admins who were not willing to work together and/or take suggestions.  I learned a great deal about SGH style for document processing.  I enjoyed being given latitude to do what I needed to do when I needed to do it.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Project consultant 21 salaries reported	$87,588 per year
Structural engineer 32 salaries reported	$100,888 per year
Senior consulting engineer 22 salaries reported	$120,463 per year
Consulting engineer 21 salaries reported	$108,148 per year
Intern 7 salaries reported	$32.04 per hour

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