Review - Environmental Engineer V CDM Smith Employee Review

4.0
Jan 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Offer hybrid work from home or office options.

Cons

Projects budgets are sometimes lowered during negotiations until the client accepts it leaving no factor of safety and extremely tight budgets. The added stress of having no slack for mistakes and having to produce flawless deliverables because 1 mistake will make the project unprofitable is disheartening.

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CDM Smith Response
3y
It's great to hear about how our employees enjoying our flexible work options. If you are having trouble with your projects, we recommend reaching out to your manager or project lead for assistance.

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Pros

Lots of training and opportunities

Cons

Company structure can be confusing

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CDM Smith Response
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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.
2.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hybrid schedule is very nice and starting salary is high for early career engineers.

Cons

The main people running the company are not engineers and you can tell. They are all focused on utilization with rates often set at 97% or higher. This had led to my supervisor asking/telling me to not charge company required trainings. As an early engineer it really feels like they don't want to invest in me and only care about their bottom line. If you are an early career structural engineer you will also not get any meaningful work until you've been with the company for at least 5 years. The senior engineers do not trust you and will only give you grunt work.

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