buyer

proposal coordinator

environmental scientist

environmental health and safety specialist

test technician

Weston Solutions

Little to no work realization. I was hired as a NEPA expert, but when I found something wrong I was treated like an idiot. I found about three different but related items wrong with one installations NEPA document for improvements. I brought it to the attention of the girl that was from Weston that worked at IMCOM at Fort Sam Houston. I tried to explain the problems but got no support from this girs or from the IMCOM personnel. I was actually treated like a criminal, they didn't have a good understanding of NEPA and they used a Programmatic document wrong. The main issue was that they had not correctly addressed the Threatened and Endangered Species. I am an experienced wildlife biologist and it wasn't hard to see that the existing document had not addressed the T&E sufficiently. I tried to get the people at Weston and IMCOM together to discuss hwo they wanted to handle the situation. They didn't want that at all. They wanted me to ignore the findings and not discuss them. Now I really didn't care about what they decided to do, but I was not going to dewvelop the NEPA document with insufficient information on my part. I would not falsify the document. I was willing to let someone else do it if they wanted. I was pulled in by my boss and fired or layed off because of the total situation. She had absolutely no knowledge of NEPA. I explained that I would not do anything like that when they hired me and they said they were looking for someone with integrity. With the poor workload and IMCOM people not wanting to use me, it was a bad situation. All the girls that worked for Weston seemed to have their own little group, and they thought they were very good. I am not sure how much experience they had, but it wasn't over 30 years, which is why I was hired for the position. People were making decisons in regard to reource impacts that have not knowledge of the resource. That is partly what caused the problems.

I read regulations constantly but found it hard to stay awake.
I could have helped IMCOM in many more ways and tried to show them how, but they were afraid of a layoff from the government.
I would be interested in finding out about what type of recommendation they are giving me to get rehired elsewhere.

The department I was in, was great, but I was not too impressed with the company as a whole. Not only were there no policies or procedures in place,the work atmosphere was very cold. When I first came on, there was no training what so ever; their motto is you either sink or swim and you learn everything on your own. Everyone kept telling me it had to be the Weston way, yet no one could tell me what the Weston way was or define it. This company is also very open with their records and HR book keeping. Not only did the employees tell me they knew how much I made when I first came on, but we also found HR records with personal information (social security numbers, pay rates, etc.) in the storage closet in open boxes. This was found on a safety walk check and when we tried to bring it to the attention of the top, we were told to basically ignore it. The managers also play favorites-in December they laid off an admin (this admin use to question them regarding HR files) due to not enough work, but two weeks later they hired an admin through the temp agency, so they were paying both unemployment and the temp cost. Also, they were not consistent with their rules and guidelines in the different departments-Some employees who had kids could not utilize their sick time to take their kids to the doctor, instead they had to take vacation, yet others with no kids who were able to take care of sick family members and use their sick time. The work/life balance was poor also; there was only around 4 females with kids that worked there when I did- the others had quit. The one thing I did enjoy was the make a difference events that we got to participate in.

Given limited information for estimation of various projects, Estimator is expected to build Cost Estimate for a wide range of SOW's. These will range from a couple of hundred dollars to 10 million + with nothing driving the estimate but the bid date deadline. Asked to reverse estimate projects to match field quotes for DOD projects with no scope or specs provided. Very time consuming for turnaround estimates based on dollar value only. Estimators work across six regional and national company divisions with no standard estimation tools or programs providing support to efforts.

I have been at three other consulting firms in my 17 year career and Weston is the first to put their money where their mouth is. I appreciate that they treat me as an adult and allow me to actually reach for my goals as opposed to writing them on a spreadsheet and not giving me the support to grow. The growth we have seen through the pandemic and the strength of the culture being sustained with work from home shift is a measure of dedication of the teams in the company. I look forward to a long career here.

Advancement, culture, and opportunities are very office-dependent. Lots of interesting projects like emergency responses if you are willing to travel constantly, otherwise you are at the mercy of winning/losing contracts in your area. No overtime after entry level, comp time, bonuses, or profit sharing, just share buybacks and low raises, so it doesn't feel employee-owned. They combined sick and vacation time last year and cut a week off of everyone's PTO. Workload is very feast-or-famine and they are not afraid to furlough or lay folks off. Quality control is questionable. Lots of folks leave after burning out.

Cube farm with Management in offices. Has a fitness room, shower and kitchen.  Fieldwork heavy position, slightly cash dry, no overheard.  Full billablity, 2 weeks vacation to start - add a week for every 5 years of employment.  Will low ball the salary offers, 2% raises and 401K Roth  IRA,  Match 50% of first 6%.  Hardest part of the job is working with short time frame notices (2 weeks out of the office... starting tomorrow - pack and find a flight out today please).
Most enjoyable, good coworkers - very sociable.  

Used knowledge from classes once or twice in 3 years, heavily dependent on writing ability.  If you can write reports, this is the place for you.

Absentee upper management. Managers are equally not present. Poorly operated, managed and trained company. No work life balance. Oh, no work...here is your furlough.   People are Westons best asset, and it is too bad the " clique" mentally is alive and well and favoritism is blindingly obvious, and upper management is or chooses to not see the good people they have due to the cliques and favoritism.  There are many great people in the company. Upper management and managers are delusional if they can't see the wake of their inability to lead a company properly and treat their employees better has left behind.   

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good all around company to work for. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Any stress is self imposed, the company does create a stressful work environment

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Typical of companies that perform work on USACE projects

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical of site IH/Safety Management assignments

Weston has had continual financial problems since 2010, making the work life challenging. It is often very stressful due to continual layoffs. The people are very nice but the upper management is continually reorganizing, which has a detrimental effect upon the employees. Many talented people have either left for other jobs or have been laid off due to force reductions.

Good: lots of work opportunities in variety of projects. Generally good coworkers who are enjoyable to work with, and regular support from MMRP staff. No problems with pay/per diem. HR rep is helpful and accommodating.
Bad: project assignment can be haphazard, like you get offered something (location or duration) that ends up changing at the last minute, but that is partly the nature of the business, not just a Weston problem.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Buyer 3 salaries reported	$51,667 per year
Proposal coordinator 8 salaries reported	$53,625 per year
Environmental scientist 6 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour
Environmental health and safety specialist 6 salaries reported	$129,604 per year
Test technician 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour

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