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      Arcadis

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      Arcadis reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,562 total reviews)
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      Heather Polinsky

      52% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,562 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
      2.0
      Aug 19, 2015

      Environment Business Backlog Declining, Future is Uncertain

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Outstanding people, great technical expertise, particularly in in-situ groundwater remediation. Pretty good buildings and transportation businesses (although quite small), water business is relatively steady. Architectural business is top notch. Some global opportunities for staff and some unique aspects of Dutch ownership that benefits ARCADIANs.

      Cons

      Global CEO and new US CEO/COO don't understand the environmental business, which at about $0.5 billion annually (and shrinking) is half the US operation. Trying to apply management consultant approach to improving a human capital business. Some good ideas, but also some bad ones, and executed poorly. Culling of senior staff is being done without much regard to client and staff relationships. Meanwhile sales are dropping off dramatically, with the lowest level of backlog in over 10 years.

      5.0
      Mar 24, 2015

      Great Work Environment

      Talent acquisition
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very professional. My group is cohesive and shares knowledge. I look forward to coming in each day! It is a positive work environment.

      Cons

      Things are constantly changing, but that seems to be corporate nowadays

      3.0
      Dec 13, 2014

      Overall, it was a pleasant experience working with ARCADIS.

      Environmental scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large spectrum of clients. Variety of work. Work:Personal time is decent. Ability to build resume. Good benefits. Friendly work environment.

      Cons

      No bonuses are given. Uneven work schedule for people that primarily work in the field. Some weeks you could work 60-70 hrs and some you could struggle to get 20 hrs. The "billability" system they have in place can be a nuisance, especially for people that do a lot of field work. Some would work 40 hrs of billable work and 10 hrs of office work that is required to get the necessary paperwork/training in, but would only get paid for 40 hrs of work because the other 10 is overhead time. Basically 10 hrs of time required to do the job right isn't payed for, due to the billable system they have in place. Project management can be spotty. Some project managers will not go over work plans with you and expect you to do a lot of their job for them; with no recognition following, just negative reinforcement if it isn't done. Also, some project management expects you to bend over backwards for their project, with no regards to other projects going on in the office/area.

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