Is NBBJ a good company to work for?

NBBJ has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 309 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at NBBJ to a friend and 39% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NBBJ have been left by employees working as Intern , Architectural Designer and Architect .

Does NBBJ pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NBBJ employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NBBJ. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NBBJ?

63% of NBBJ employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NBBJ 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NBBJ?

Designer (54) , Architect (21) , Architectural Designer (20) , Intern (11) , Internship (7) , Project Architect (7) , Senior Associate (6) , Associate (5) , Marketing Specialist (5) , Interior Design Intern (4) , Interior Designer (4) , Architect/Designer (3) , Marketing (3) , Project Manager (3) , Senior Interior Designer (3)

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

"Great people and projects for a leading firm." ((in 49 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 16 reviews)); "Super flexible and great coworkers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work life balance, and talented staff especially at the consulting level" ((in 7 reviews)); "good working environment (if you like open offices)" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"bad management, like refusing projects" ((in 12 reviews)); "Terrible leadership." ((in 12 reviews)); "Bad work life balance" ((in 7 reviews)); "Pay is low, hours are long, holidays are not respected." ((in 6 reviews)); "At NBBJ, you basically compromise your salary to buy WLB." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about NBBJ layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed NBBJ locations?

Seattle , New York , Los Angeles , Columbus , Boston , San Francisco , West Seattle , Washington , Portland , Atlanta , Boston

NBBJ reviews

3.8

63% would recommend to a friend

(273 total reviews)

Robert Mankin

55% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

NBBJ has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 273 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NBBJ 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

273 reviews

5.0

Aug 28, 2019

Great studio and projects

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being able to work with other studios on projects, fun getting to travel and get to know people in other offices.

Cons

More chances to work on projects from home. Some projects last to long and you can feel stuck on them.

4.0

Jul 3, 2019

Great exposure but overworked and underpaid

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work on expansive, sometimes groundbreaking design for well known companies. Some of the employees are incredible peers and mentors! WFH flexibility when life happens. Great healthcare. Recommend working here for a short time just to get exposure to the above.

Cons

Working late for presentations is an industry standard, but here it is relentless. Staffing and workloads are always hard to manage in this industry, but they seem to continually err on the side of understaffed, which means you'll be over worked. Too big. Principals are too protected.

4.0

Dec 17, 2018

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work , talented people, good mentorship Open communication Many opportunities for extracurricular activities

Cons

Some projects are understaffed therefore results in many hours of overtime

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Great exposure but overworked and underpaid

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