HDR reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,810 total reviews)
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John W. Henderson

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,810 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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1.0
Apr 12, 2012
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Pros

Nice coffee mug, pen, and portfolio.... that is about it.

Cons

I completely agree with the following posts: -on 03/09/12 "Disappointing" -on 02/19/12 "Incompetent Senior Management" -on 12/30/11 "Save Yourself - Look Elsewhere" -on 11/09/11 "“Ability and effort..playing politics" I agree; it was the worst nightmare I could possibly imagine at a job. There are several grossly mismanaged departments led by staff who have been with the company for less than 5 years. I was very disheartened when I discovered a senior manager (regional leader) was not familiar with the concept of "Deputy Project Manager." In the engineering field, I think we all value the distinction between a DPM and PM, don't we? I too was faced with having to deal with a lack of respect and lack of common courtesy. I agree that only those who are willing to play politics with upper management and try to be "one of the boys" will be successful. If you find yourself in a well-managed department, you are very fortunate. But why take the risk? In the environmental planning industry, there are many other firms that know how to function much more efficiently and effectively than the environmental planning group in this firm. Other firms know much more about what needs to be done for typical engineering projects.

1.0
Mar 23, 2012

Dissapointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you land in a great department within HDR, you will enjoy working for the company.

Cons

If you land in a poorly managed department within HDR, working for the company will be a nightmare. Compensation is not that great compared to other similar companies. Managing multiple office locations has not been mastered.

2.0
Mar 9, 2012

Incompetent Senior Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Large company that can provide good benefits and good salary.

Cons

Management is lacking, leadership is poor and often not familiar with the situation with the projects. Rewarding good work is rare within any of the disciplines.

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