Is Terracon a good company to work for?

Terracon has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,260 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Terracon to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Terracon have been left by employees working as Senior Staff Engineer , Engineering Technician II and Department Manager .

Does Terracon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Terracon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Terracon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Terracon?

71% of Terracon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Terracon 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Terracon?

Engineering Technician (66) , Project Manager (54) , Staff Engineer (40) , Field Engineer (34) , Field Technician (30) , Technician (30) , Field Geologist (29) , Engineering Technician II (22) , Senior Staff Engineer (22) , Staff Scientist (18) , Field Scientist (17) , Project Engineer (17) , Engineer (16) , Senior Project Manager (16) , Staff Geologist (14)

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

"Benefits were good in 2009 but eroded through the years and by 2013 were fairly expensive." ((in 108 reviews)); "The people I work with everyday are great and make what I'm doing better." ((in 101 reviews)); "100% employee owned and very safety conscious." ((in 29 reviews)); "The coworkers are great." ((in 29 reviews)); "Good culture and environment to explore opportunities." ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Work for low pay and get the blame for everyone else's screw up's (LAB MANAGER)." ((in 104 reviews)); "Poor management and don’t value field staff" ((in 59 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 41 reviews)); "Absolutely no work life balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management (again, this is dependent on the office you are in) often low" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Terracon layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Terracon locations?

Dallas , Houston , Atlanta , Raleigh , Charlotte , San Antonio , Cincinnati , Oklahoma City , Olathe , Salt Lake City , Denver , Lenexa , Austin , Indianapolis , Charleston , College Station , Seattle , Jacksonville , Greenville , Greensboro , Omaha , League City , Nashville , Des Moines , Portland , Wheat Ridge , Phoenix , Tempe , Washington , Kansas City

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Terracon reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,143 total reviews)

M. Gayle Packer

88% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

Terracon has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Terracon 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

1K reviews

4.0

Jul 10, 2015

Great company with lots of institutional knowledge

Senior staff geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have been with the company since March 2015 and it has been a challenging, engaging work experience so far. As a consulting geologist I have been at a lot of companies where the engineers look down on other technical staff but I feel that my skills are valued at Terracon and no such superiority complex is present. Demographically it is a diverse company with a lot of young engineers with fresh ideas ... That said, there are enough senior level mentors who are willing to teach and lead junior level staff.

Cons

Typical consulting woes - Long hours, immediate responsiveness to clients required, often at the expense of family time.

5.0

Mar 22, 2015

Work place

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have to freedom to advance,

Cons

I can not find anything wrong about this company.

3.0

Mar 1, 2015

Senior Project Manager

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Compensation, but the wrong job for me. The type of work was not what was "sold" to me. It was loads of work that was simple and boring for someone with my skill set.

Cons

Incredibly boring work, bad manager, mediocre to poor office aesthetics. In my experience, Terracon has a ways to go with its field office management. The corporate managements seems pretty good, but in the small office where I worked, the office manager was petty and didn't know very much. The Peter Principal was definitely at work....

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