1. Laid back and comfortable
2. Stress free
3. Good pay comparative to industry standards
Cons
1. Very less work load during some months, making the day unproductive sometimes.
CDM Smith Response
10mo
Thank you for highlighting the comfortable work-life balance and competitive pay—we’re glad you had such a positive experience and thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
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.