Not a good company, not at all - Senior Engineer GHD Employee Review

1.0
Jun 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

When the U.S. offices were part of Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA), the company was a great place to work! I enjoyed working with the local partners for 6 years.

Cons

GHD banked heavily on CRA's oil/gas sector client revenue base when the two firms merged in 2015. When petroleum prices tanked in 2016, the "merger made in heaven" rapidly morphed into an all-out acquisition by GHD, and everything fell apart. The place is a sweat-shop geared to bleed junior- and mid-level staff dry. I'd never work there again, even if they begged.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Evolving with the times to best serve client needs. Investing in employee learning. Attracting high caliber talent.

Cons

Change can feel disruptive for some, but GHD is on a disciplined journey.

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great starting point as an internship, gives you good experience to the professional and consulting world, pay for an engineering intern is satisfactory. Values of the company and support from coworkers is appreciated. Seems to be a psychologically safe place to work and make mistakes. No noticeable workplace toxicity or politics. Everyone seems to be authentic and chill. Not noticing anyone keeping their heads down and received reports of satisfaction with work environment from coworkers. Exposure to a variety of projects, including field work experiences. Seems to be a solid resume builder.

Cons

Need to be pretty proactive for work. For me who enjoys having work to do, its kind of stressful. You have to take initiative in making your own plan. For someone who thrives in structure and needs a bit of help in planning, this is a struggle. Limited flexibility in doing a hybrid role (even though job description stated it was when I applied) For someone who is 42 mi from the office and with heavy traffic takes 1h 15 min to reach the office, its a struggle. But I understood that my commute time is longer than average when I took the position.

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