Is Terracon a good company to work for?

Terracon has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,259 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% 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 104 reviews)); "The people I work with everyday are great and make what I'm doing better." ((in 99 reviews)); "100% employee owned and very safety conscious." ((in 31 reviews)); "The coworkers are great." ((in 25 reviews)); "Good safety culture." ((in 20 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 100 reviews)); "Poor management and don’t value field staff" ((in 58 reviews)); "Can be long hours and lots of deliverables" ((in 44 reviews)); "Absolutely no work life balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management (again, this is dependent on the office you are in) often low" ((in 19 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

Terracon reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,142 total reviews)

M. Gayle Packer

88% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Terracon has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,142 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Dec 13, 2020

Overall good company

Summer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company culture and openness

Cons

Management was poor at one specific office, creating a lot of tension between workers

Terracon Response

5y

Great to hear from former employees. Our management team strives to improve the level of leadership in each office through connection conversations and office leadership instruction. Thank you for your thoughts and please let us know if you would like to share more about your time here at Terracon, please contact us at corporate@terracon.com.

3.0

Dec 11, 2020

Some good stuff, some not so good.....

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A well developed IT department and good use of technology to make some tasks easier - much of which is developed internally. Some decent, experienced Engineers. There is a manual and a procedure for everything and there is always someone to call somewhere for help. Salary and benefits were "OK". Good safety culture.

Cons

Most everything is conscripted for you - too much so. Company is large and cumbersome with a lot of overhead and many layers of management. Often times one layer of management didn't know what the other was doing. Nearby offices were not helpful since each office is treated as its own profit center and there was very little to no desire or incentive for another office to provide help if it was not overly beneficial to their advantage. Nearby offices seemed to compete with one another for work in a region. Upper management is very reactionary with respect to downsizing staff when there is a short lull in workload. Short term decisions are made without considering the longer term consequences to office morale and an office's ability to handle future workload. Corporate was regularly trying to implement new initiatives and it was very time consuming and created a lot of pressure on the staff and management to keep up with the new mandates.

Terracon Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Creating a work environment that fosters open and constructive communication is important to the success of our company. If you would like to share more about your experience, please contact us at corporate@terracon.com.

4.0

Dec 7, 2020

Train a con

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good software and IT department.

Cons

No time for life, on call all the time

Terracon Response

5y

Always good to hear from current/former employees, and thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Our management team is focused on creating a work environment that fosters open and constructive communication, which is vital to the success of our company. If you would like to share more about your experience, please contact us at corporate@terracon.com.

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