Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,536 total reviews)
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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
1.0
Jan 25, 2017

Engineer II

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Pros

Worked at Arcadis for over 5 years and not a whole lot to say here. Working remotely (from home) from time to time is generally acceptable depending on your supervisor. It's a good place to get your foot in the door and get some experience if you are early on in your career.

Cons

Note this is specific to the Phoenix office. Experiences vary widely from office to office. For starters, pay is generally much lower compared to industry standards. Advancement is painfully slow. It was very frustrating to watch colleagues in other offices advance much faster. This was a common complaint of all junior technical staff in the office and not just me. Billable hours is really the only thing that seemed to matter. Having to walk a line between not getting yelled at by project managers for billing to projects and yet still hitting your billable hour goal as to not get yelled at by your supervisor was damn near impossible. Expect long hours, nights and weekends included, and no work life balance. I was told early on that it was an expectation that you work on vacations and PTO. Burnout happens very quickly and office moral for junior staff is extremely low. I've watched other engineers leave, offering advice management to recognize achievements of their employees but it fell on deaf ears. Spot bonuses were used to incentivize hard work but never came through. It was like a carrot on a string. Again, it was frustrating watching staff from other offices receive recognition for the same and often times less effort. Just a miserable place work.

1.0
Sep 30, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities and experience are decent but you need to be prepared to 'play the game' and press the right flesh to get ahead. The breakfasts in the café are quite good.

Cons

Ruthless, and self-absorbed 'leaders' who like to talk a good game. U.S. style management consultant ethos and terminology pervade the organisation. The leadership don't particularly inspire respect and there is a culture of self-aggrandisement, narcissism and nepotism. It is clear that everything is geared toward the shareholder rather than investing in providing a first class service. Lots of bluster from a marketing department with a unwarranted sense of self-importance. Ruthless HR department where 'means to an end' is order of the day. Pay and salary are well below market average. Persistent non-organic growth and acquisitions means that integration will be a recurring issue. The ditching of well respected brands such as EC Harris and Hyder in markets where Arcadis reflect a certain arrogance.

1.0
Sep 29, 2015

Don't be fooled

Anonymous employee
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Pros

No pros. Only pros are the benefits.

Cons

Upper management controls everything, middle management sucks and could care less about their employees and their team, even if you work your butt off, make revenue and clients love you. That doesn't matter.

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