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 (227) , 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 304 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 265 reviews)); "Good benefits and flex working" ((in 211 reviews)); "Great colleagues and always ready to support" ((in 128 reviews)); "Great experience and the team used to be better" ((in 109 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 257 reviews)); "Pay and compensation is low" ((in 162 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 125 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 62 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.

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

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2.0

Mar 12, 2009

Ok - if you're a friend or relation of top management.

Proposal manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with Fortune 500 clients. Work with global teams.

Cons

Culture of secrecy and nepotism. Relocation is reserved for "senior managers on the fast track". Horrendous time management by project managers. Lots of 80 hour weeks for salaried employees. Recognition for hours billed, not for effectiveness. They prefer to hire new graduates with no experience so they can pay them the lowest wages possible. Very high turnover rates of employees with less than five years. Rivers of alcohol served at new employee orientation. They prefer to win contracts and clients with gifts, food, and alcohol, lavish entertainment, good old boy network, and hiring competitor's project managers.

2.0

Mar 26, 2025

Stressful Job with No Compensation for Additional Work

Project/task manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only pro about Arcadis is that they offer remote work.

Cons

- Billable hours that will stress you out - “Raises” that don’t keep with with inflation - MICROMANAGEMENT at ALL levels - Zero trust of employees - Project Managers who do not promote within reasonable time frames like other companies - Project Managers who don’t stand up for their employees - Project Managers who just…don’t care about their team and only care about themselves and their billable hours - A lot of after hours work to meet deadlines due to unorganized project managers

1.0

Jan 4, 2024

Boys club

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can do attitude makes it exciting

Cons

People are not promoted on merit, there is an old boys club that does its own thing regardless of the HR BS.

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