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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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4.0
Jan 30, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Many outstanding technologists and project managers, some very enjoyable clients (EPA in particular), interesting large projects.

Cons

Not many downsides when I started about 10 years ago, but even before the economic downturn, senior management began centralizing control in the hands of a very few managers. Now a supervisor can't approve a $100 purchase for required equipment without getting high-level approval. Furthermore, with the growth of the past 10 years, the bureaucracies in Health & Safety, HR, and IT have gotten out of control, to the point where they forget that their job is to support our primary mission of engineering, construction, and planning. Finally, the contradictory messages ranging from "last year was our best ever, thanks!" to "we absolutely need to reduce overhead costs, so raises are small again and you need to be 100% billable" (resulting in limited training and management budgets) are getting absurd.

2.0
Jan 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Diverse projects Internally some great people at your peer level or below to work with. Good stock purchase program after one year employment.

Cons

Respect is often noted as key value, but rarely given. Money and winning the work trumps everything else. VP's not expected to adhere to core company values, as long as they keep winning the work, they can treat subordianates any way they want. Bonuses kept at very high managment levels, even Sr. Managers who consistently work 50+ hours weeks may not see anything. Human Resources has become a joke!

2.0
Jan 24, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool work across the globe. The team I work with are great professional employees who do great work.

Cons

This used to be a great place to work. Ralph P was about mentoring and thrived on the success of others. Now we have people at the top that only think of themselves. They have no idea what the "yellow book" is or care to embrace it. In my time at CH2Mhill I have never heard this many people talk about leaving the company. It is a real shame to see the culture change as fast as it has with Lee and Jackie involved.

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