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 4.0 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 303 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 270 reviews)); "The benefits are good and they even offer a week of paid maternity/paternity leave for new parents." ((in 219 reviews)); "Great colleagues and always ready to support" ((in 131 reviews)); "Great experience and the team used to be better" ((in 103 reviews))

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

"You will start with a very low salary here and then progress even slower in terms of salary raise" ((in 243 reviews)); "Low pay and work can be tedious" ((in 164 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 128 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 60 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 59 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

(4,536 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

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 4,536 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

Dec 12, 2015

Poor leadership, no strategy, poor wages

Consultant

Recommend

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Pros

Prior to their buyout, the Hyder brand (and Hyder group companies) had a good reputation and good brand - although perhaps rather low salaries compared to average. Since they became part of Arcadis, things are rapidly going downhill

Cons

Arcadis has very short-termist company attitudes. Mid/Top-level management appears to have no real idea what their workforce can do or does do on a daily basis. There appears to be no overall goal or aim to the business other than to "expand" (by way of acquisitions) and no real direction on how the company proceeds after a merger.

1.0

Apr 24, 2015

Horrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

If you like to kiss rear ends then there are growth opportunities for inner circle members only

Cons

-I can't believe we were recognized as 'best places to work?' What a joke! -"Good old boy" management club (inner circle). -Little to no promotions or raises to those not in the inner circle -Company does nothing to help employees stay billable -If you are not fully billable, expected to use PTO or leave without pay even if you are salaried.

1.0

Apr 10, 2015

Very stressfull place to work, low morale

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Arcadis has decent benefits but nothing that their competitors can easily match. Arcadis has flexible work hour which is a big plus.

Cons

Very poor management. Very stressful work place, all emphasis is on billings, not quality control. Constant layoffs and very bad morale. Highly experience people are not respected in fact usually criticized by management, management is very insecure. Most of the best talent has been constantly leaving the company. Continuous learning is not encouraged due to cost. Most continuous learning has to be done on employees own time and expense.

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