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 (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 297 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 278 reviews)); "Good benefits and a Remote Worker policy that is very good." ((in 186 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some really brilliant individuals" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good company welfare and working environment" ((in 99 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 246 reviews)); "Low pay and work can be tedious" ((in 161 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 123 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 62 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 60 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.

Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,558 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

53% 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

3.4

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

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5K reviews

1.0

Aug 28, 2015

Crap on a Cracker

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It actually has an established name and history in Asia that gives the illusion of a good and vibrant company. However, playing "the game" in Asia is difficult as most of the ex-pats in high levels of management are very political, especially with the ARCADIS parent company and co-companies.

Cons

The list is endless. Unless in HK or SNG, benefits do not exist. Unbelievable short sited management. Unbelievable territorial squabbles. It is as if the "Partners" are more concerned with their own pockets than the rest of the staff. For sub-contractors, no pay or really slow pay is the norm. A good company a few years ago but "crap on a cracker" now. Those with any integrity or ethics should not apply.

Arcadis Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to review and provided detailed feedback. I understand the challenges around change, especially during acquisitions and mergers. We welcome any additional feedback you have so please do reach out to contact-us@arcadis.com and provide more information. Thank you

3.0

Aug 21, 2015

my exp

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent company; good benefits; nice people

Cons

no opportunity for advancement at al

2.0

Aug 19, 2015

Environment Business Backlog Declining, Future is Uncertain

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding people, great technical expertise, particularly in in-situ groundwater remediation. Pretty good buildings and transportation businesses (although quite small), water business is relatively steady. Architectural business is top notch. Some global opportunities for staff and some unique aspects of Dutch ownership that benefits ARCADIANs.

Cons

Global CEO and new US CEO/COO don't understand the environmental business, which at about $0.5 billion annually (and shrinking) is half the US operation. Trying to apply management consultant approach to improving a human capital business. Some good ideas, but also some bad ones, and executed poorly. Culling of senior staff is being done without much regard to client and staff relationships. Meanwhile sales are dropping off dramatically, with the lowest level of backlog in over 10 years.

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