engineer

civil engineer

bridge engineer

payroll coordinator

payroll officer

Bear-Scotland

Typical day starts by getting shafted and given the bad jobs and burning diesel for no reason.
I've learned that if you try at your job you get all the bad jobs to do. If you don't try then you can live the life of luxury with your feet up. 
Hardest part of the job is getting up in the morning feeling like you're trading your time for peanuts, learning nothing, no career advancements, getting singled out, bullied on a regular basis, management don't care aslong as your time can go against a job even if you aren't on it. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is when I go home and pick up my anti depression medication just to keep my self from having a mental breakdown. I've been on the highest dose of anti depressants ever since I started this job. My family life is a shambles. I don't get any free time to take my children anywhere as I'm stuck on emergency standby  24.7 or unpredictable hours. 
The pay is absolutely horrendous. You will be better getting a job in a supermarket where it's safe, warm and friendly as well as paying better and having a career path with advancements. I could go on for days ranting about this job. Some ask why are you still there if you deteste it so much? Sadly I'm from an area where you take what you can get and if you have a family to feed you'll do anything to keep them going.
If you're thinking about taking a job here I'd strongly advise not to. It's not what it's cracked up to be.

if you are not a enginner or more so chartered, your opinion will count for nothing, you will be looked down upon
people think they are always better than you
quite alot of condescending attitude to certain people who they believe know nothing about anything
alot of arrogance and status attitude, almost narcissism sociopathic
quick to blame the person at bottom
they don't like criticism or issues being raised
talk about please raise h&s issues, if you do, not amused, look for new job, they will make your life miserable

alot of well meaning people who are nice and helpful, as normal a few spoil it for majority

Very good company and the Best manager that I had so far. I was dealing mostly with maintenance schemes such as bridge deck refurbishments, bridge strengthening etc. from inception throughout complication and site supervision. Additionally I was conducting principal inspection on highway structure.
However, most of my site supervision time or principal inspection was during night, in order not to affect the traffic. Thus, there was no balance between social life an work

Management could not solve a problem had to Google it. From gritters to road repairs the chuckle brothers are far more experienced than these cowboys.  Front line crews are the best in the business and at all times supporting those idiots in management keep there jobs. They lie to transport scotland on all occasions that myself and my friends worked for 5 years. Pay bad. Management arseholes. Trucks older than me. NEVER GO NEAR THEM IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY.

Employed as a maintenance supervisor whereas in reality it's a highly biased administrative role instead, very little supervisory work carried out, day to day tasks were more like filing job sheets and processing them, sometimes in duplicate and triplicate, background in construction and maintenance is helpful but the need to be proficient in Word and Excel more so. 

If you like working with "Am better than you and better than them" and a team leader that's a bit of a bully and higher management that dont care this is the company for you. They want you to cut corners but if something happens bye bye you are. Watched all the time on tracker and make stuff up. if your mates with a team leader or higher management then your sound.

Working for Bear Scotland has been enjoyable since changing over from previous contract holder. Working on the South East contract brings new challenges and tasks every day.
Reasonable pay.
Good overtime rates.
Good vehicles and kit.
Would recommend to a friend.

Ok place to work. Management average usually promoted junior staff progressing through college or graduates, so no real world understanding. Bottom line is to close jobs( schemes) and make money. Don't know any real workers who care mostly turn up do just enough and stay or leave when something better comes along.

Poor place to work!far to many people in charge,just a number and if speak up your card marked.bully culture riff through company,very high turnover of staff.if you want to experiance how a company should not be run join bear Scotland

Blame culture. Nepotism. Bullying. Low wages. Discrimination. If you've had enough of life work here.

Constant breaking of safety rules.
Constant bullying if you raise safety or road not being fixed .

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Engineer 6 salaries reported	£29,042 per year
Civil engineer 3 salaries reported	£31,667 per year
Bridge engineer 3 salaries reported	£28,333 per year
Payroll coordinator 2 salaries reported	£27,000 per year
Payroll officer 1 salary reported	£34,500 per year

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