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      CDM Smith

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      4.1

      88% would recommend to a friend

      (930 total reviews)
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      Timothy B. Wall

      98% approve of CEO

      85% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Senior management

      CDM Smith has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CDM Smith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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      930 reviews
      5.0
      Feb 4, 2014

      Excellent Time at the firm

      Environmental engineer v
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Exposure, Client Management Opportunities, Budgeting and Planning

      Cons

      Traditional non-innovative project approaches, slow to implement changes and modernize

      4.0
      Jan 24, 2014

      Great training, people, work-life balance, planned career path, job security. okay projects, pay, benefits. bad bonus.

      Mechanical process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      -Training is superb if you show your enthusiasm! There are a lot of experienced people who have been around a long time and are passionate about their work and training the next generation. -Once you're in, you can move offices if there is an opening and you can even move between disciplines so long as you express your interest -Managers are VERY genuine and understand the importance of work/life balance as 90% of the managers have families. Working beyond 40 hours is rare, but you make straight overtime even if you have to or want to - just prove that you're worth your extra hours. Sometimes, certain projects will have room for you to work >40 hours. -Low travel if you want it. You can choose the lifestyle you want. -Projects are typically fun but under budgeted - but if you're not a manager, that's not something that you have to worry about. -CDM Smith has planned career paths (from day 1 to retirement), which is very nice. You can choose between being technical, a project manager, or a sales guy after you have gained the proper experience. -75% tuition paid for, memberships to organizations paid for, and if you are presenting at a conference, the company will cover your expenses. -It's all up to you. If you're even somewhat entrepreneurial, you can have a great time in consulting in the water industry.

      Cons

      -Projects can be under-budgeted, but if you show that you're worth the hours you work for, you should be able to charge everything. -Work comes in cycles, which means that you may be sitting around for a month without work. You still get paid, you just don't get to apply yourself, which is boring. -Bonus' in recent years have not been good. -Only the top 15% of the company gets access to stock.

      4.0
      Jan 14, 2014

      OK place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent salary, privately held, improving R&D program

      Cons

      Pigeon Hole, management promoted based on "metrics" and not leadership skills, no bonuses for mid-level and below.

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