Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,535 total reviews)
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Heather Polinsky

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,535 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arcadis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Bauwesen, Reparatur- und Wartungsservices industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jan 27, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours. The worker bees don't need to be in the hive 8-5, but they do need to be 98% billable. It's a massive, global company so a future interviewer might recognize the name, which could be good or bad.

Cons

Engineers are a number on a spreadsheet; a percentage of quarterly profits in a big "trickle down", pyramidal money making experiment. There is a pervasive anxiety, fear and distrust in the air, which may have something to do with unrealistic profit margins and insane billable hour ratios. Don't be fooled by the marketing. "Environmental" is an oxymoron. You are more likely to be working on a hydrofracking project than a windmill or solar plant. Since exceeding last quarters profit margins are driven by Wall Street, engineering project design quality tends to suffer, which for engineers is very dissatisfying. Lump sum projects are popular. Typical design project margins are anywhere from 5-15% at most reputable engineering firms, but you are expected to hit the 25-30% mark.

2.0
Jan 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The compensation is on par with other environmental and civil engineering consulting firms. There are some talented individuals, but the company is going through a signficant "brain drain," via layoffs and voluntary departures.

Cons

Constant acquisitions, with no clear direction on how to integrate individuals into the organization. Definitely an "Old Boys" club - as a female engineer I could tell my advancement was limited by my gender. I received many accolades, good reviews, but clearly you hit a ceiling fairly quickly if you don't fit their "mold" of what they are seeking. I left voluntarily and joined a Co. that respects and rewards my contributions. And diversity on other fronts - Black, Hispanic; non existent.

2.0
Dec 29, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Some cool projects; Somewhat flexible work hours; and Some competent staff

Cons

Utilization is everything; ZERO recognition when you've exceeded your goals; Management cares about one thing: themselves; Pathetic compensation (spot bonuses can take months to be received); Promotion will not happen unless you "know someone"; Sell work, and watch some other clown above you be rewarded for it; GRIP. Seriously? Guaranteed remediation? Give me a break; Uses GRIP to hide current losses for future ones; Incompetent management in-charge of a bunch of fresh college grads who don't realize; Turn over. Revolving staff door cool? Try revolving management too.

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