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CH2M reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,181 total reviews)
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Jacqueline Hinman

56% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

CH2M has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,181 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CH2M 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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1K reviews
3.0
May 23, 2016

Corporate Take Over

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Large amount of different project types, and potential opportunities to travel.

Cons

In my experience, the consulting model places undue pressure on employees such as eliminating any overhead bill codes, pressuring employees to volunteer time for company events, and inadequate employee engagement.

2.0
May 23, 2016

Poor Leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are still lot of really good people to work with, and some very interesting assignments to work on.

Cons

“Band-aid” solutions under this CEO. Stockholders losing faith in Leadership? Find new stockholders. (It’s way too much work to fix the problems that lead to the loss of faith. That whole employee ownership things is nuisance anyway.) Slumping sales? A new logo and shorter name is the obvious fix, here! (No need to actually change the way we serve customers.) Cash flow issues? Lean on the employees to use their PTO, work more hours, and then tell them to give up comp time…after you had them use up their PTO. Oops! Then are your employees dissatisfied and saying as much? Have an all hands meeting with no solutions, lots of cheerleading, and where you tell everyone not to allow others to say anything negative. Etcetera. Program delivery manager who loses money is sent packing, but a corporate IT project runs 200% over budget and gets awards and accolades. How about a massive plan to reconfigure all the cubicles so we can fit more people in the building, followed immediately by massive staff reductions leaving a ghost town?

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CH2M Response
10y
Thanks for your feedback. All companies must evolve and adapt to the marketplace and the stakeholders they serve to be competitive. To sustain the greater purpose of CH2M as a global company, the company is evolving too. We encourage you to read the 2015 Summary Annual Report, which explains changes that are contributing to our stronger sales and backlog and better long-term prospects for our clients, our people and our company. Thanks, Matt
3.0
May 21, 2016

Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office, software that is needed is available. Friendly people at the working level (sr mgt is unapproachable). Employee owned company

Cons

All the "little yellow book" is just propaganda there is unfortunately nothing behind it. Can't speak for all minorities but if you are female don't except to be given the same career opportunities as your equally or even less qualified male co workers.

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CH2M Response
10y
Thanks for taking time to write this review and for your service to the company. While CH2M remains true to the values instilled by our founders, all great companies must evolve and adapt to the marketplace and the stakeholders they serve. Ideally, we all have responsibility to foster an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives. We hope you agree that our unique, positive culture stands as a competitive advantage in our industry, so we all must take great care to nurture and build upon it. We encourage you to express your concerns to your manager and your HR partner, particularly as it pertains to career opportunities for women in the CH2M workplace. CH2M strives to be a leader in the advancement of women in our industry, and feedback on where the company is falling short provides opportunity to only get better. Thanks, Matt
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