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 298 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 284 reviews)); "The benefits are good and they even offer a week of paid maternity/paternity leave for new parents." ((in 208 reviews)); "Great colleagues and always ready to support" ((in 131 reviews)); "Good working environment" ((in 102 reviews))

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

"So no surprise that the salaries are low and there is always a reason why sadly we can't increase your salary at the moment" ((in 249 reviews)); "Pay and compensation is low" ((in 162 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 126 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 65 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 58 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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5K reviews

1.0

Mar 3, 2020

Sad State of Affairs

Senior project manager

Recommend

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Pros

Good people who for most part are trying to do the right thing. Pay and benefits ok but not great.

Cons

Serious ethical concerns. US leadership completely self serving and not credible. Big gap between what they say versus what they do. Also, driven by optics and perception not reality or compassion. I left voluntarily because I could not bear this any longer. Sad. With respect to the business performance, Arcadis is reaping what it has sown. Mediocre results at best, certainly not at a level which can afford to invest in its employees and growth.

2.0

Apr 15, 2017

Quantity Surveying Placement Student

Quantity surveying placement student

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Pros

They work on lots of large projects across many sectors. Have good corporate events. The London office has a free bar paid for by the partners, 6-8 on thursdays and fridays.

Cons

I was managed very poorly. I was given a laptop and told to do some training activities on their intranet. Once I'd learnt how to measure drawings on CAD Measure those were the majority of jobs I was given, long and arduous jobs. Learning nothing, just doing the same thing every day, clicking and transferring the measures to Excel. A placement student is there to learn, not to be used as just another cog in the engine.

1.0

Mar 31, 2017

A TERRIBLE COMPANY

Safety and risk management

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CEO approval

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Pros

it closes for Christmas free coffee (although unpleasant)

Cons

Constant recycling of management with each bringing in fresh levels of incompetence. No attention to people other than to push out to client sites Extremely poor morale. High turnover of staff. Either you leave voluntarily or stick around for the annual redundancy consultation. I pity poor graduates coming into this business. They will simply be fodder for the feast at the Partner table.

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Ausbildung zum Bauzeichner (w/m/d) am Standort Dresden

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Berlin

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Client Development Manager / Liaison Officer (w/m/d)

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Projektleiter Klimarisikobewertung und Anpassungsplanung (w/m/d)

Darmstadt

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Dokumentenmanager (m/w/d)

Hildesheim

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