Assessment of Level of Employees Satisfaction among Construction Firms in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

The need for construction employees to be satisfied with their jobs cannot be over emphasised. Hence, the aim of this study is to assess the level of employees’ satisfaction among construction firms in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Survey design was adopted for the study. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data for the study. The data were analysed using simple percentage, mean score, Kruskal – wallis test and Bonferron - dunnett test. The results revealed that there is moderate level of employees’ satisfaction among the construction firms. This study showed that the employees are highly satisfied with the level of employees’ relationship among construction firms in Niger-Delta. Furthermore, the employees are moderately satisfied with the level of remuneration, benefits and the organisational culture among the construction firms in Niger Delta. This study also showed that there is a significant difference in the level employees’ satisfaction among the firms in Niger Delta, Nigeria. In line with the findings, it was concluded that firm location influences the level of employees’ satisfaction. This study also concluded that despite the moderate level of employees’ satisfaction, construction employees in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are highly loyal to their organisations. Based on the findings and conclusion, this study recommended that construction firms operating in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria should improve the level of remuneration and benefits of the employees.

Keywords: Assessment, construction firms, level of employees satisfaction, Niger- Delta, Nigeria.