Is Arcadis a good company to work for?

Arcadis has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,915 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Arcadis to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arcadis have been left by employees working as Technical Intern , Water Engineer and Geologist II .

Does Arcadis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arcadis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arcadis. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arcadis?

76% of Arcadis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arcadis 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arcadis?

Project Manager (227) , Engineer (121) , Consultant (103) , Quantity Surveyor (82) , Senior Project Manager (75) , Senior Consultant (66) , Senior Engineer (65) , Graduate Engineer (60) , Project Engineer (54) , Assistant Project Manager (51) , Civil Engineer (50) , Environmental Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Principal Engineer (48) , Intern (46)

What are the pros of working at Arcadis according to real employee reviews?

"I live and work in London and I have only ever met great people at Arcadis!" ((in 310 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 272 reviews)); "The benefits are good and they even offer a week of paid maternity/paternity leave for new parents." ((in 204 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some really brilliant individuals" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good company welfare and working environment" ((in 96 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arcadis according to real employee reviews?

"So no surprise that the salaries are low and there is always a reason why sadly we can't increase your salary at the moment" ((in 254 reviews)); "Low pay and work can be tedious" ((in 163 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 130 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 57 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 56 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arcadis layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arcadis layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arcadis in 2026.

What Arcadis locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Pittsburgh , Durham , Jacksonville , Boston , Baton Rouge , Salt Lake City , Phoenix , Atlanta , Chicago , White Plains

Arcadis reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,544 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

57% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,544 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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5K reviews

3.0

Oct 5, 2016

Typical Large Engineering Firm

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Large world wide company that allows you to be exposed to different facets of the engineering industry IF you push yourself to be exposed. Somewhat flexible and vacation time is sufficient. You are able to purchase vacation if you want. Good medical benefits.

Cons

A huge company bureaucracy. Upper management bonus pools create a very political atmosphere given that you must also me vouched for consideration in the bonus pool. The company has no loyalties and will fire and hire without thinking about it. Pressure for billable hours is huge. There are only two numbers the company cares about, your employment number and the number of hours you bill. The real money making lower staff worker bees have ridiculous utilization goals.

2.0

Aug 27, 2016

Great staff level employees, incompetent management, poor work enviornment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great staff level co-workers who were friendly., intelligent and always willing to help out. An environment of job site safety was fostered.

Cons

There was a high turnover in the staff and most people were unhappy in their work there. Management had no idea how to lead and work was all about meeting your billable hours. Advice would be don't consider working there. When you interview they will talk about career advancement and how great it is to work there. Do not believe it .

1.0

Aug 27, 2016

What I would have said in my exit interview if I thought it would make a difference

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote Worker, Health Benefits, Shrinking pockets of good folks

Cons

Continuous push for billability has hyper-enabled an already existing culture of cannibalism, work-hoarding and outright work theft. Continuous negative messaging from top of the organization about financial performance has reached junior and administrative staff. Morale at historic low. Rewards and accolades for many who know how to game the financial numbers. Conflicting messaging from top - “We need to win more work”, yet “You need executive-level approval to travel see a client” Continuous messaging showing staff traveling the globe with apparently no billable work to show for it. Measures implemented to improve financial performance feel more punitive than corrective. Example: Cancel company year-end parties in July. Top performers fight to get minimal raise in 2016. “Pay-for-performance” mantra abandoned without explanation.

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