AECOM reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(11,186 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

AECOM has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,186 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AECOM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jan 27, 2015

The WalMart of Consulting Firms

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Pros

Free parking at suburban locations and free coffee

Cons

Poor communication and no clear goal setting and leadership from top heavy management level. The pattern is to buy competition, milk their contracts in return for bare minimum service, and move on. Reporting a great dividend at the next shareholder meeting is the top priority. Like Walmart, they come into town, devour smaller quality firms, and belch out some quick profits. The talented folks in the middle doing the actual work get squeezed and tossed aside.

1.0
Jul 13, 2014

Bad management; shoot the messenger.

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Pros

Not many; health care plan choices. If you know someone at the top, then good for you. That will help.

Cons

Senior management is focused on how they individually can benefit from the company rather than developing a cohesive strategic plan and then executing it over the long term. Instead, senior management focuses on short term activities. Line and support staff are pitted against one another. Regions are pitted against one another. One office will hire staff for a new project even when staff in another office with the needed skill sets is laid off thanks to a project ending. Employees are encouraged to find someone to blame instead of building a culture of responsibility. The first mole to stick its head out of the hole gets wacked. This creates a highly unethical and amoral work environment. It's a shame, because there are individually very talented people who work there. Unfortunately they aren't in decision-making positions that could make a difference.

2.0
Jun 12, 2014

Poor Experience

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Pros

Global Company. Perhaps opportunity to move around.

Cons

Poor leadership within our group.

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