Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,536 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 4,536 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 Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
2.0
Mar 8, 2017

Overhead Slash & Burn

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Loved working with the staff.

Cons

Anyone not 80% billable or more is vulnerable to layoff or reduction of hours. I was laid off and another engineer had his hours cut from 40 to 30. Staff remaining feel insecure and many are finding other places to work.

2.0
Dec 10, 2016

Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work from home, lots of smart and driven co-workers, good place to get experience in environmental consulting

Cons

Lower than average pay, limited opportunities for advancement or bonuses, lot of cliques/silos within company, no transparency with management, lack of communication within company, lots of turnover, very few people seem to actually enjoy working here, company culture is morbid, company seems directionless at this point, losing work to competitors due to sinking reputation, terrible work life balance

1.0
Sep 26, 2016

Only As a Last Resort

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working from home is encouraged, decent benefits, good clients, low to mid-level staff are bright and begin their careers here with energy and optimism.

Cons

Those who made this a great company years ago (talented mentors and leaders, passionate and valuable staff) are leaving the company en masse, while those responsible for the downslide remain. Arcadis is losing work from their biggest clients (e.g. Chevron, BP) due to poor technical and safety performance and excessive overhead costs. Morale is at an all-time low. When I left, I didn’t know anyone that hadn’t recently updated their resume. Yet management is oblivious to their responsibility for this and continue this downward slide with no end in sight. Management’s increasing focus on internal politics and self-promotion while decreasing focus on retaining talented staff (zero) and providing service to their remaining clients will cause both talented staff and valuable clients to leave the company. My current company continues to rise in the ENR rankings while Arcadis has dropped each year over the last 4 years.

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