Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,539 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 4,539 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
Feb 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Get to work on very interesting projects (if lucky) Flexible time Remote work (depending on supervisor, performance and nature of work) Peers are great Paid conferences/external (job-related) activities Partially paid tuition

Cons

Constant fear of employees of being the next target of a layoff wave is evident. It's kind of a sad and poisonous energy. Constantly changing leadership give the feeling of instability and improvisation. I get the feeling that career advancement is synonymous to increasing chances of being a target to get flushed out. Their lay-off practices are also questionable. They don't lay off. They cut hours to the point of forcing employees to find some other way to earn a living. I guess in that way they don't have to pay the affected workers. I feel they don't care how talented you are. They only care whether you are more than 90% billable to clients. They are trying to get rid of specialized people and hire newly grads. They try, not to retain the best talent, but to be a supplier of bodies with engineering degrees they can profit from.

3.0
Feb 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salaries and bonus potential. Interesting project work.

Cons

Very high billable rate goals. Unrealistic billable hour goals for senior staff who are also expected to bring in work and complete administrative tasks. The constant threat of layoffs based on billable rate alone has led to work hoarding and lack of client service.

2.0
Dec 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great clients, projects and internal systems. The variety of client is amazing compared to other firms in the business.

Cons

Lack of Sr leadership. I watched that for 9 yrs. Management staff just keeps shuffling positions to "get ahead" but really don't make the groups they lead profitable. The Co keeps talking about focus on people and their growth, but that is never discussed when managers and staff talk all year round - talk is only billability. A lot of Sr. staff never even had a PDP meeting/call, which is is not even known to Sr Mmgt because the Sup just decided to submit to the system. The Co is failing to "see" their long-term achievers in growth, so they are all leaving - like me.

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