AECOM Senior Structural Engineer/Project Engineer reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)
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Troy Rudd

85% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Senior Structural Engineer/Project Engineer employees have rated AECOM with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Structural Engineer/Project Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. AECOM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Structural Engineer/Project Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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171 reviews
3.0
Mar 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The best, biggest and most varied projects await you at AECOM. Opportunities to move around, travel, learn and expand are rife within the company. Brilliant for young graduates and managers both. Communication between worldwide staff is increasing, as such, the technical might that AECOM can bring to bear is begging to largely surpass some competitors. Upper management is very passionate about employee safety. Highly recommended if you seek experience.

Cons

Usual large company downsides. Some needless bureaucracy. Top brass are rather divorced from the average worker. However, this is getting better. Pay is lower than other smaller companies, but this is because AECOM know they are desirable to work for.

3.0
Mar 16, 2016

Engineer

Recommend
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Pros

good benefit. Opportunity to work in a really big project. Good colleagues.

Cons

Too much profit oriented environment. Things get really stressed out when economy is tough. Good experience people are leaving. No vision to retain good employee.

4.0
Mar 15, 2016

Moving in the right direction...

Recommend
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Pros

1) COLLABORATION - absolutely the best selling point for this company - it's highly encouraged - use Chatter and Technical Practice Network to share information and find people 2) TECHNICAL BENEFITS - all free (for employees): ASCE Webinars, Red Vector courses, CAD training, Trimble, Bentley and Autodesk partnerships, ASCE Membership, AECOM University... the list goes on and on... you don't have to worry about having tools and training you need to succeed! 3) INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP - Mike Burke is a great communicator, and it's exciting to see the direction the company takes in the next couple years... 4) GLOBAL REACH - Learn from, connect with and work with colleagues all over the world! 5) FLEXIBILITY IN WORK SCHEDULE - Although I personally have not tested this feature out yet, many have shared flexible schedules that I envy - seems to be a great company to work for if you can't do a traditional 8-5 in the office.

Cons

1) HEALTH BENEFITS - Comprehensive, yes, but more expensive than one would expect for a company with so many employees 2) TRADITIONAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT - I'm speaking about my office on this one - I'm sure each location is different - our office is legacy URS - very stuffy old school environment with a generally disengaged staff. Hopefully, 'fresh air' of new AECOM movements will soon waft into our corner of the globe! 3) NEW LEADERSHIP FROM OUTSIDE - Every week we get emails about a new vice president/C-suite exec, rarely are they former AECOM employees! They're coming in high from other companies, which sends a message I don't think is favorable: you won't get promoted high from within the company 4) SOME SUPPORT SERVICES WERE NOT MERGED WELL - Take, for example, indirect procurement, which was in a serious state of flux, dissent and pure confusion/dread (many lost their jobs or left before they were cut) for over a year! Admin personnel have also complained about lack of easy access to basic information to do their job since the merge. For support services that are so necessary, this says not all departments in the company are as well managed and cared for as engineering/architecture/sciences. Word of caution for support personnel.

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