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Business Developer, Ground up Construction Projects - Business Development Manager Turner Construction Employee Review

1.0
Jan 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Large company should = large projects. Normal benefits for a reasonable employer. Nice location downtown San Jose. Able to reasonably buy clients lunch with a company credit card.

Cons

Painfully discriminatory to women. Absolutely no upward mobility for women. NO BIM expert, no revit expertise in San Jose. No decent estimators. Some good PM's. Teams had repeated Poor interview performances for winning project RFP's I delivered. Turner knowingly mislead clients with false low estimates, then change-ordered them excessively, leading to anger and mistrust by clients. No repeat clients due to this terrible reputation. Disrespectful, careless and rude management attitude toward women especially, overall. This was a painful mistake on my part, accepting this position with a man I had never trusted in the industry. Pursuing a salary is usually a mistake and I made it.

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

Very respectful and community-like environment. Most of the employees are extremely knowledgeable and open to educating new hires.

Cons

There are no cons really.

2.0
Jan 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Large, high-profile projects that look great on a resume - Competitive pay (due to travel incentive) - Many smart, capable people at the individual contributor level - Exposure to complex construction scopes and demanding clients

Cons

- Very poor onboarding. There was no real job walkthrough, no training on how systems actually work, and no clear explanation of expectations. I was given a laptop, phone, and desk, then largely expected to figure out the basics of the role on my own. - Weak leadership ownership. Even experienced safety managers were not empowered to make routine or time-sensitive decisions. Most decisions required director-level approval, which slowed work and created confusion across the project. - Decision paralysis when senior leadership is absent. When the safety director was not present, leadership stalled. Instead of experienced managers stepping up, the default response was to “wait,” even when action was clearly needed. - Little to no feedback or check-ins. There were no consistent supervisor touchpoints or performance conversations. As a new hire, I had to actively chase clarity instead of being guided.

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