Does Arcadis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arcadis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arcadis. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arcadis?

75% of Arcadis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arcadis 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arcadis?

Project Manager (226) , Engineer (121) , Consultant (103) , Quantity Surveyor (82) , Senior Project Manager (75) , Senior Consultant (65) , Senior Engineer (64) , Graduate Engineer (60) , Project Engineer (54) , Assistant Project Manager (50) , Civil Engineer (50) , Environmental Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Principal Engineer (48) , Intern (46)

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

"I live and work in London and I have only ever met great people at Arcadis!" ((in 297 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 283 reviews)); "Good benefits and flex working" ((in 210 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some really brilliant individuals" ((in 123 reviews)); "Great experience and the team used to be better" ((in 104 reviews))

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

"Low salary and QS have to cove other departments expenses" ((in 251 reviews)); "Pay and compensation is low" ((in 166 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 131 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 58 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 57 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arcadis layoffs in 2026?

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

What Arcadis locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Köln , Berlin , Darmstadt , München

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3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,535 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

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

Jun 2, 2011

If you're not an Engineer, you're a nobody

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel, good benefits, they end the day you are laid off.

Cons

If you're not an engineer, you're disposable and you don't get any respect or recoginition. They don't do any in-house training or suggest outside training for those who become managers on "how to manage others". They don't know how to do anything other than the "good old boy" way. Very European and dismissive. No consideration of one's personal life.

2.0

May 31, 2011

Very cool projects but little praise for your hard work

Environmental engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You are able to contribute to the design of some multi-million dollar projects for Fortune 500 companies. You get to connect with some very smart, high level engineers who look at the cutting edge technologies for possible implementation. Some people in the company have literally written the books regarding new environmental remediation methods that we use.

Cons

While the projects are cool, there seems to be little praise or recognition for all the hard work (I'm talking something simple like an email or an in-person thank-you). Also, each office is basically it's own individual business unit so while we hear stories about how quickly coworkers on the West coast are able to get promoted and have a decent life-work balance, basically it takes someone in the Midwest years to move up the ladder (apparently need to wait for others to leave/retiree before you'll move up). Additionally it's all about BILLABLE HOURS. Be ready for your timesheet, you need to track down to the 1/10th of every hour. An email goes out almost weekly with each person's name and hours they worked that week so you can be compared to everyone in your office and division (again, the power of shame versus praise mentality).

1.0

May 17, 2011

I do not recommend working for this company

Environmental

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is competitive, Benefits are decent, flex-time, work-balance okay.

Cons

No upward mobility, incompotent Managers, unhealthy office culture (back stabbing, and gossip)

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