Arcadis reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,543 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,543 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arcadis 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 25, 2017

Engineer II

Recommend
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Pros

Worked at Arcadis for over 5 years and not a whole lot to say here. Working remotely (from home) from time to time is generally acceptable depending on your supervisor. It's a good place to get your foot in the door and get some experience if you are early on in your career.

Cons

Note this is specific to the Phoenix office. Experiences vary widely from office to office. For starters, pay is generally much lower compared to industry standards. Advancement is painfully slow. It was very frustrating to watch colleagues in other offices advance much faster. This was a common complaint of all junior technical staff in the office and not just me. Billable hours is really the only thing that seemed to matter. Having to walk a line between not getting yelled at by project managers for billing to projects and yet still hitting your billable hour goal as to not get yelled at by your supervisor was damn near impossible. Expect long hours, nights and weekends included, and no work life balance. I was told early on that it was an expectation that you work on vacations and PTO. Burnout happens very quickly and office moral for junior staff is extremely low. I've watched other engineers leave, offering advice management to recognize achievements of their employees but it fell on deaf ears. Spot bonuses were used to incentivize hard work but never came through. It was like a carrot on a string. Again, it was frustrating watching staff from other offices receive recognition for the same and often times less effort. Just a miserable place work.

1.0
Sep 29, 2015

Don't be fooled

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

No pros. Only pros are the benefits.

Cons

Upper management controls everything, middle management sucks and could care less about their employees and their team, even if you work your butt off, make revenue and clients love you. That doesn't matter.

2.0
Oct 22, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Via acquisitions, there are still very smart and dedicated people that work on exciting projects. The pay/benefits package was good, but it getting worse all the time.

Cons

Very poor staff retention has been a constant issue ever since the Malcolm Pirnie acquisition. Arcadis is falling out of favor with more clients in the United States while its competitors have been experiencing positive organic growth. The singular focus on the billable goals has created a culture of fear instead of the cooperative culture that was present before in Malcolm Pirnie. Management tells its employees that it is like that everywhere, but I can attest that the grass is greener on the other side. That opinion is also shared with my former co-workers that have also left. I tried to make the Arcadis situation work for too long. I have been so much more content with my new position with more potential for growth. I would tell perspective employees only to take a position there if you have to, and keep your resume up to date for the eventual lay-off/reduced hours. Keep you eye out for opportunities in the marketplace.

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