Is GHD a good company to work for?

GHD has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,085 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at GHD to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about GHD have been left by employees working as Senior Project Manager , Graduate Engineer and Environmental Engineer .

Does GHD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GHD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GHD. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GHD?

60% of GHD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GHD 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GHD?

Engineer (129) , Graduate Engineer (79) , Project Manager (64) , Environmental Scientist (62) , Civil Engineer (58) , Senior Engineer (39) , Consultant (33) , Structural Engineer (27) , Environmental Engineer (22) , Geotechnical Engineer (21) , Advisor (20) , Senior Project Manager (20) , Project Coordinator (19) , Project Engineer (19) , Manager (18)

What are the pros of working at GHD according to real employee reviews?

"Great people; they love what they do and a culture thats lets them get on with it" ((in 177 reviews)); "Good work life balance and people to work with" ((in 77 reviews)); "Good benefits and leave in other countries and lots of stuff to do" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great teams created with common goals and objectives on projects" ((in 54 reviews)); "Good colleagues that are technically sound" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GHD according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and promotions difficult because it narrows the higher you go" ((in 127 reviews)); "> Graduate engineering (and higher) salaries are low" ((in 98 reviews)); "Poor management and a lot of focus on utilisation" ((in 96 reviews)); "Long hours and hard to take leave" ((in 39 reviews)); "If you’re considering working here, be prepared for hypocrisy, poor leadership, and a widening gap between words and actions." ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about GHD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GHD layoffs and their outlook for job security at GHD in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GHD locations?

Houston , Phoenix , Baton Rouge , Tampa , Dallas , Detroit , San Francisco , Buffalo , Irvine , Bowie , Chicago , Syracuse , Richmond , Eureka , Exton , Orlando , Atlanta , Farmington Hills , Bridgewater , Niagara Falls , New York , Austin , Indianapolis , Sacramento , San Diego , Santa Rosa , Philadelphia , Miami , Edison , Chantilly

GHD reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,896 total reviews)

Ashley Wright

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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GHD has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,896 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GHD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Dec 2, 2025

GHD Graduate

Graduate structural engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, people, amount of work

Cons

Salary is total remuneration (includes super)

3.0

Dec 2, 2025

Decent place to work, but the pay wasn’t good

Environmental scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

GHD hired me with very little experience. Basically just a degree. They also have environmental jobs for people without degrees. I learned a lot about emergency response and remediation. I was able to work on both the emergency response and contamination remediation and assessment teams, which gave me a great base of experience with equipment and field work. The company provides 15 days of paid military leave for reservists.

Cons

The hours were rarely steady. Sometimes I would be stretching 20 hours of work to fill 40, and other times I’d have 80-90 hours in a week. For my first year, the company didn’t pay overtime to salaried employees. Pay was mediocre at best, and I only got two 1.5% pay raises in three years. One of them I had to actively fight for. The company would be turning a profit every month and then tell us they couldn’t afford pay raises.

3.0

Dec 2, 2025

OK to start your career

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits Young professionnals group Mentoring Different projects and tasks

Cons

Salary Work-life balance Lack of transparency Low pay increase (less than 1-2%) for multiple employees Generational clash

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