Does CH2M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CH2M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CH2M. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CH2M?

58% of CH2M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CH2M 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CH2M?

Project Manager (50) , Engineer (19) , Senior Project Manager (14) , Process Engineer (12) , Intern (11) , Environmental Engineer (10) , Project Engineer (10) , Senior Engineer (10) , Environmental Scientist (9) , Manager (9) , Project Accountant (9) , Staff Engineer (9) , Civil Engineer (8) , Vice President (7) , Consultant (6)

What are the pros of working at CH2M according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great to work with and helped you grow and realize your potential based on where you wanted to go." ((in 136 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they offer 401K." ((in 77 reviews)); "There was good pay and they do interesting work." ((in 42 reviews)); "good work life balance if you are in the right group and most groups are great." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great culture and has an outstanting reputation in environmental stewardship." ((in 36 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CH2M according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management above the Manager level within the organization." ((in 70 reviews)); "Unfortunately bad managers can ruin the good policies and act of their own accord." ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 27 reviews)); "There is no leadership." ((in 26 reviews)); "Senior management is fake with employees and the employees know it." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about CH2M layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CH2M layoffs and their outlook for job security at CH2M in 2026.

CH2M reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,181 total reviews)

Jacqueline Hinman

56% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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

1.0

Jul 15, 2015

The House that Ralph Built

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CH was a special place to work with some of the best, brightest and nicest. Collegial place where you put up with some challenges in select groups knowing you were with a great company.

Cons

Private equity investment is an indicator of many more problems than attrition and a couple of bad projects.

1.0

May 23, 2015

Beware. Not a good place to work.

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CH2MHILL is a world-wide company with many offices. They are involved with many kinds of projects in lots of places. There are some great people that work for CH2MHILL. It can be a decent place to work as long as you have a billable project number. Company may pay you overtime hourly if you have greater than 40 hours per week of client-billable work.

Cons

Horrible management of the company and employees. No communication or even attempt at sharing information in this massive company. Management does not care about the little people who are actually the ones that bring in the money to pay for all the upper level and admin staff that exist on overhead. Very top-heavy with management and I'm not sure what they all do. Make sure you cover your back always at CH2MHILL. Doesn't matter how long you work there, there is no return loyalty. Management will not help keep you busy, billable, or even care if you can't get 40 hours per week. But they will take your vacation time or just not pay you, even if you are "salaried". Their definition of salary is not industry standard and of course benefits the company and hurts the employee. Don't believe the "ethical company" statements.

CH2M Response

10y

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. We value each of our team members for their hard work and dedication and strive to create an environment where they can soar. Your feedback regarding billable hours and encouraging employee morale will be shared with the appropriate managers.

2.0

Mar 29, 2015

No longer a "Great Place to Work"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people who want to work on fun and motivating projects. Those who remain are committed and continue to do good work.

Cons

Weakened benefits, poor sense of direction from HQ in Denver, lots of mixed messages and not enough attention paid to the satellite offices. Bad morale after massive layoff/early retirement program. Weak human resources department.

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