Is HDR a good company to work for?

HDR has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,053 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at HDR to a friend and 87% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about HDR have been left by employees working as Bridge EIT , Water/Wastewater Engineer and Mechanical Engineer .

Does HDR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HDR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HDR. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HDR?

80% of HDR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HDR 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HDR?

Project Manager (73) , Engineer (60) , Civil Engineer (43) , Design Coordinator (29) , Intern (29) , Marketing Coordinator (28) , Architect (26) , Bridge Engineer (25) , Project Coordinator (23) , Water/Wastewater Engineer (21) , IT Support Specialist (19) , Project Accountant (19) , Mechanical Engineer (17) , Project Engineer (17) , Senior Engineer (17)

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

"Great People and Professionals" ((in 170 reviews)); "Great benefits and great for networking" ((in 163 reviews)); "Employee culture is great" ((in 108 reviews)); "Good pay for engineering internship" ((in 57 reviews)); "HDR has great people and teams!" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Bad management and no company vision" ((in 59 reviews)); "Low salaries for entry level" ((in 35 reviews)); "Some project managers have absolutely no technical knowledge and more junior level staff must teach them." ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management not so great" ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and lack of committment to employees" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about HDR layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed HDR locations?

Omaha , New York , Denver , Charlotte , Bellevue , Los Angeles , Austin , Dallas , Chicago , Sacramento , Raleigh , San Francisco , Seattle , Boston , Houston , Phoenix , Portland , Billings , Irvine , Kansas City , San Antonio , Minneapolis , Tampa , Folsom , Ann Arbor , Philadelphia , Arlington , Washington , Walnut Creek , Boise

HDR reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,822 total reviews)

John W. Henderson

91% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,822 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HDR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 8, 2018

Construction PM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay and possible advancements

Cons

No job security when a project ends

4.0

Jan 5, 2018

Great learning enviornment, but not ideal for non-engineers

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours, good pay, major holidays off, lots of opportunities and patience for learning, fun group, weekends off, flexible supervisors for days off and requests.

Cons

For a person working as an admin for the company I find that there isn't much career opportunity and growth as a non-engineer. People working for the company for 10+ years will hardly be able to go up any ranking if they are admin or something similar. I know it is an engineering firm, however, I wasn't prepared for the engineers and PMs to treat me like I was below them or wanted me to hold their hand for things they can do for themselves. On several occasions I have been treated as a personal assistant when that is not at all what I was hired for. In these ways it can be a get very frustrating and suffocating to work here.

5.0

Dec 27, 2017

Architecture Coordinator

Architectural coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Ownership, 401k Matching (up to 4 percent), many resources throughout the 10,000+ person company, Fair compensation and good benefits

Cons

Company doesn't pay for young professional's licensing costs (state eligibility testing fee, exam costs, etc.)

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