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      HDR

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      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,817 total reviews)
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      John W. Henderson

      90% approve of CEO

      87% positive business outlook

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      HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,817 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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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 13, 2012

      A Good Company Vision for Architecture with Some Challenges

      Architectural designer
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      Pros

      Innovative thinking occurs and happens with seasoned, experienced leadership in design. In conjunction with young designers some good projects are implemented.

      Cons

      Some Project Managers are narrow in their vision of what can be successful design options to test with a client. The opportunities are shut down internally before the ideas reach the client.

      4.0
      May 14, 2012

      HDR is providing me with large challenging complex projects and a very knowledgeable senior staff.

      Civil engineer in training
      Recommend
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      Pros

      HDR offers the opportunity to make your mark on the world as you work on large scale projects. The talent pool is deep at the company and those assets are happy to answer questions and discuss solutions at any time. The culture at HDR is one of its major strengths; a straight and steady approach to the market and upper level management decisions. Each day you are challenged to create solutions to multidisciplinary projects whether it be working with Structural on the interface of a retaining wall, Track with the roadbed, and Civil with a drainage swale. You are driven to a high quality standard in your work deliverables, both internal and external. Everyone at the Boston office is easy to get along with and very polite. There are no ego problems or other issues like that.

      Cons

      With larger headcounts come larger overhead issues and unfortunately technology adoption is one of them. It seems we are always a version behind a client with a design software package which is frustrating. We are supposed to be the ones with the resources to the job we were hired to do. If you are just starting out, you are only given 2 weeks vacation. After 5 years you get 3 weeks, but 2 until that time is not very healthy. The office is growing which is a great thing, however there doesn't seem to be a consistent plan for the growth and as a result people have been given desks against walls, not in cubes, or placed in conference rooms. These may just be growing pains, but it is a concern of some of the staff.

      5.0
      May 25, 2011

      Awesome - unlimited potential here

      Project manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Management is open. The group is young. Huge opportunities for young staff. Great leadership who all have open door policies. Good raises for performance. This is a place for you if you want to be involved in Power Delivery work with people who care about delivering the best quality engineering product and serving great clients across the country. The work atmosphere is energetic, young, challenging, and full of potential. The Power group is doing extremely well and will most likely have over 400 people in a few years.

      Cons

      Slackers don't get raises in this company.

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