Good Place to start, but leave once you have enough experience - Engineer GHD Employee Review

2.0
Aug 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

- Good career starter - Very knowledgeable managers - People treat you nicely I enjoyed being able to learn a lot in a short time frame which helps a lot in building skill set. People are nice, there are more social events since the merger which is really nice.

Cons

- Too cliquey - Need to play the game to move up - Everything revolves around drinking (or who can drink the most) - No overtime/non existent bonus Not a place to stay if don't want to play the game. Most people are nice to work with, but when deadlines are coming, management takes it out on you. I've been belittled many times during my time at the company. I just felt like I could not enjoy my life without management implying that I will have consequences for not being at work (i.e. no bonuses, no moving up, etc).

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5.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
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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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