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 (227) , Engineer (121) , Consultant (104) , Quantity Surveyor (82) , Senior Project Manager (75) , Senior Consultant (67) , Senior Engineer (65) , Graduate Engineer (60) , Project Engineer (54) , Assistant Project Manager (51) , 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 305 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 200 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some really brilliant individuals" ((in 122 reviews)); "Good working environment and people" ((in 104 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 252 reviews)); "Low pay and over worked" ((in 167 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 129 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 59 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 are the top reviewed Arcadis locations?

Berlin , Darmstadt , München , Hamburg , Köln , Leipzig , Freiberg , Stuttgart , Hannover , Karlsruhe , Halle (Saale)

Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,558 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

52% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,558 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

3.0

Jun 15, 2020

Slow Downhill Slide

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work remotely; Tries to keep up with current technologies; Decent benefits; Ability to work on global teams; Pay is in line with industry averages.

Cons

Slowly moving corporate services offshore to Manila to save a few bucks at the expense of good employees. Difficult to move up in your career. Puts a lot of effort into convincing employees how great the company is, but this is not backed by action. Difficult to get good pay increases. US headcount is steadily decreasing.

1.0

May 28, 2020

Managers were horrible human beings

Undergraduate traffic modeler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice furnishings in the office in a great location.

Cons

- Managers did not appreciate any good work. - Often worked overtime (I did not charge these hours). - Was not paid on time. - They micro-manage you. - They did not pay me on time, calling me in to work in December 2017 even after timesheets had closed so I was unable to claim hours. - After submitting my hours from late December 2017 in early 2018, the manager had a go at me. - Manager would not shut up, saying the company had invested in me. It was really insulting. - They do not teach you. - There was discrimination in the team. - One time, my manager was looking for a file while I was on the computer. We were both staring at the screen and I clicked a folder because I thought maybe the file was in there. He threatened to fire me for that. That's an example of the bully-type of environment there.

4.0

Apr 25, 2020

Great company overall. There’s some bad apples, especially in the “legacy” offices acquired through acquisition.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, large variety of community of practices, digital, innovation, great colleagues pushing the envelope

Cons

Poor corporate change management and poor choices that hurt employees work satisfaction overall, bad apple employees/managers in those legacy offices, some poor client experiences.

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Kaufmännische Projektassistenz (w/m/d)

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Projektassistenz im Tender Management (m/w/d)

Berlin

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

Rheinland-Pfalz

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Bauzeichner / Modellierer / Konstrukteur Bahn (w/m/d)

Deutschland

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Planungskoordinator / Projektleiter (w/m/d)

Deutschland

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