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      hopes dashed - Anonymous employee CDM Smith Employee Review

      2.0
      12 Feb 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      good size projects that were challenging, sink or swim mentality made you learn fast. a good many colleagues i stay in touch with.

      Cons

      toxic work environment, very nasty management. almost to a person. everyone is out for themselves. they lie about budgets and schedules then throw everyone under the bus at the end. You spend more time explaining what you did than actually working. Last few years there was the worst experience of my professional life.

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      5.0
      22 Apr 2026
      Transportation engineer i
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Lots of training and opportunities

      Cons

      Company structure can be confusing

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      1w
      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.
      3.0
      8 May 2026
      Water resources engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great place to work. Flexibility, work from home options available. Tons of opportunities across multiple disciplines. Work life balance is great. The people are awesome.

      Cons

      Pay is unfortunately on the really low end of the industry. A lot of turnover because people leave in order to get a better salary due to the low pay. I also don’t like that your manager (RTL) is also a manager for 20-30 people, and you are all under one large group instead of various teams. The matrix system is a bit odd to me.

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      CDM Smith Response
      1w
      Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer. We are thrilled to hear that you liked working with us and valued the flexibility we offer. We too agree, the people are awesome!!
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