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      Review - Water Resources Engineer CDM Smith Employee Review

      4.0
      Nov 7, 2024
      Water resources engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Interesting projects - Flexibility of letting people work mostly from home (everyone has their own schedule) - Culture is friendly and welcoming - Mentorship program and CDM U training opportunities are outstanding - Opportunities to grow into several roles, including PM, technical lead, or other business roles

      Cons

      - Salary is below average for the industry. Some lower level staff (levels 1-2) are making more than levels 3+ due to inflation, yet salaries aren’t adjusted for the higher level staff. - Salary increases are extremely low. Even if your performance is high your raise will be pretty small. It’s upsetting because many people leave solely for this reason. - Your supervisor will be the supervisor of many people, and you all won’t necessarily be in the same team or working with your supervisor often, so it’s hard to get ahold of your supervisor in general

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      CDM Smith Response
      1y
      Thank you for writing this review and offering your feedback. We appreciate your advice and will keep it in mind when making decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer!

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      5.0
      Apr 22, 2026
      Transportation engineer i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of training and opportunities

      Cons

      Company structure can be confusing

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      CDM Smith Response
      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.
      2.0
      Jun 18, 2026
      Structural engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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