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Ulteig is a fast paced engineering company with a lot of work to complete. They expanded quickly which signals their work was highly desired but it also means they are recovering from a couple year hiring spree introducing a very large new work force to the company. When I left things were just starting to settle down and people getting the feel/clear understanding of how the company worked and how things are done. It was pretty chaotic there for a bit though. They are likely better today as their engineering teams must be more established now. The main difficulty of Ulteig is a poor work/life balance. Working overtime is common and expected (despite what they tell you in the interview) and you will be expected to maintain a very high billable hours rate - which can be difficult when moving from task to task. This often leads to additional overtime to get to that 35/40 hours billable for the week. I also have complaints about the benefits but some people may prefer them. They are an ESOP company so they have a low 401k matching rate in exchange for company stock instead. I personally would have preferred a higher 401k matching. They don't have dedicated sick time and have functional, but limited, time off. About middle of the road for time off. At the end of the day though Ulteig is a decent place to work with a respected name. A good company to build your resume with if you're willing to put in the work. You may even find a place to stay here as they do have a functional company ladder which you can climb.

I was released after six months of my manager telling me I needed to do x without helping me figure out how to achieve x. I was told my drafting was not fast enough, but I was receiving great marks from our client and following their processes to a T. Other folks in the company take shortcuts and had a lower quality output, but speed is what got me canned.

It's difficult having a boss tell you to speed up your processes when you follow them to a T and they understand about 20% of what your job entails.

Most of the employees are very friendly and welcoming, but the last 6 months of my 3 year experience here was extremely stressful with a boss who was near useless in helping me achieve the results they were looking for. It's very stressful constantly hearing you aren't doing enough, in spite of putting in overtime nearly every week and asking time and time again "how" to achieve the results your manager is looking for with next to no tangible feedback. It's even more confusing when your client, their biggest client, gives you great feedback.

Expect to put in 45+ hrs a week here. I gave up many weekends working here because engineers have a bad habit of tossing CAD a transmittal immediately at or past a deadline and of course it's CADs fault it's late. Good riddance. 

Company has a lot of rhetoric regarding it's core values. Up until a few years ago, it seems to have lived up to it, especially during covid, which is why I chose to join them even though a competitor offered significantly more money.  There has been a lot of turnover of good people, industry prpfessionals in the group I worked in over the last 2 years, approximately  15+ people.  The new people seem more focused on self, CYA and alterning narriative and/or a lack of awareness, or something else.  The good people were being pushed out. There is a lot of training and attempts at awareness for cultural biases and professionalism and accountability yet, based on what I witness amd hear from others, it seemed to be more 'lip service'  and not living up to what the company claims.  I know of many people looking to leave to go to other firms or find other opportunities away from Ulteig.  A few people have reached out to me, and unfortunately I've  explained my experience, which was initially good before the high turnover, but with how it is now many are deciding to go to other firms. In the industry there's a lot of firms looking to fill the same position.  Ulteig would benefit, in my opinion, if it returned to getting people back or finding new people with those standards exhibited a few years ago, standards that it claims to have but seems to have lost with the high turnover.

It is a great place to work with flexible scheduling and working remotely.  Outdated systems that aren't integrated doesn't provide management with clear financial health of operations so management reacts to slow downs quickly to reduce risks.  I am caught up in that now with my time reduced to half-time due to a slowdown in renewables.  I am working to install new systems but funding is slow to get approved.

Ulteig, hands-down,  is the best place I’ve worked. The company culture is strong and the work life balance is the best I’ve experienced. The company is employee owned, camaraderie and teamwork supports this everyday. Training and education is promoted and encouraged. Promotion from within is real, If you are in the right service line. Ulteig genuinely strives to improve their DEI program. A+ employer. 

Some areas of the company are performing very well.  Others have struggled due to turnover and it was hard to get momentum.  There was a strong emphasis on utilization and so my department had a lot of work and under staffed.  Overtime was only paid for billable time over 40 hours per week.

I worked from 8:00 until 5:00. I learned new skills in engineering. The management was okay but not great. For the most part the co-workers were good to work with. The hardest part of the job was trying to bring in new business to the firm. The most enjoyable part of the job was learning new skills.

40 to 50 hours is a typical work week, I have learned a lot about Energy projects and project management. A decent place to work but the management is more about the bottom line and the numbers than they used to be.

Many of the positions had recently open when I joined. The management in Fargo was not pleased with me or others who were newly hired. Internal politics and hands-off management that expected miracles with sabotaging and underhanded behavior. No clear line of management, No manager.

Overall Ulteig is a great company to work for with a healthy and positive work environment. Typical day are fixing relines for engineers and creating deliverable drawings.

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