Getting better - Engineer CDM Smith Employee Review

4.0
26 Sept 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company is trying to address many concerns from employees. For example, getting employees organized in a better way. The management is taking concrete steps to reduce spending wastes and improve the bottom line. People in the company are generally friendly.

Cons

A disconnection between the goal setting and actual market position exists. Employees have no actual control of their workload and the market condition, yet, are under the pressure from the goals set by remote management people.

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of training and opportunities

Cons

Company structure can be confusing

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! It was great to have you as an employee and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
2.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hybrid schedule is very nice and starting salary is high for early career engineers.

Cons

The main people running the company are not engineers and you can tell. They are all focused on utilization with rates often set at 97% or higher. This had led to my supervisor asking/telling me to not charge company required trainings. As an early engineer it really feels like they don't want to invest in me and only care about their bottom line. If you are an early career structural engineer you will also not get any meaningful work until you've been with the company for at least 5 years. The senior engineers do not trust you and will only give you grunt work.

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