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      Talented staff but management is a hindrance - Anonymous employee CDM Smith Employee Review

      2.0
      Sep 21, 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Smart people, a number of national experts

      Cons

      East Coast upper management out of touch with issues outside their home territory Focus on preserving stock price for upper management Too ready to cut staff as short-term money saver to detriment of long-term growth Engineering tools and attention to detail lower than at some other firms Friction between client service groups and production groups

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      5.0
      Apr 22, 2026
      Transportation engineer i
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Lots of training and opportunities

      Cons

      Company structure can be confusing

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      2w
      Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! It was great to have you as an employee and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
      3.0
      May 8, 2026
      Water resources engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great place to work. Flexibility, work from home options available. Tons of opportunities across multiple disciplines. Work life balance is great. The people are awesome.

      Cons

      Pay is unfortunately on the really low end of the industry. A lot of turnover because people leave in order to get a better salary due to the low pay. I also don’t like that your manager (RTL) is also a manager for 20-30 people, and you are all under one large group instead of various teams. The matrix system is a bit odd to me.

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      CDM Smith Response
      2w
      Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer. We are thrilled to hear that you liked working with us and valued the flexibility we offer. We too agree, the people are awesome!!
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