Does CallisonRTKL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CallisonRTKL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CallisonRTKL . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CallisonRTKL ?

58% of CallisonRTKL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CallisonRTKL 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CallisonRTKL ?

Designer (69) , Senior Designer (40) , Associate (37) , Architectural Designer (18) , Architect (17) , Senior Associate (11) , Interior Designer (10) , Intern (7) , Internship (7) , Associate Principal (6) , Architectural Intern (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Principal (4) , Project Accountant (4) , Senior Architect (4)

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

"Able to work on various types of projects for famous brands and have great people to work with." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great benefits and tons of PTO" ((in 20 reviews)); "great team." ((in 16 reviews)); "Depending on your department you can get some great coworkers." ((in 13 reviews)); "Office culture is good and is getting better." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"The new management are poor communicators (lots of words saying very little)." ((in 18 reviews)); "Virtually no women in architecture/design senior leadership and management roles." ((in 15 reviews)); "And low salary." ((in 14 reviews)); "pay is low" ((in 9 reviews)); "no bonuses/ travel help/ medical/ dental for below senior staff." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about CallisonRTKL layoffs in 2026?

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

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CallisonRTKL

Part of Arcadis

CallisonRTKL reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(397 total reviews)

Kim Heartwell

72% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

CallisonRTKL has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CallisonRTKL 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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Reviews by job title

397 reviews

1.0

Nov 21, 2020

Run the other way

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to big scale projects in the region

Cons

No respect for personal/work life balance. Managers with old school mentality in design and work culture

3.0

Nov 17, 2020

Overall good place to work for a short period

Interior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Loved how the teams were structured to around 4-5 people but still a part of a large global network - Great exposure to various sectors - Provides stability when economies are tough —allows you to work on different sectors if 1 is doing poorly - Many great global perks in company events/extracurricular - Great exposure to understanding marketing strategies for project bids and presentations

Cons

- A lot of overtime is to be expected if working on a team working on non domestic US projects - Many international projects are bids — this equals to much overtime and many projects not being brought into fruition - Too many people in higher management positions — there should be more people who are able to do production work and less management in the teams

1.0

Aug 25, 2020

Demoralizing Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The creatives are unique characters and fun to engage with. Projects with high-profile clients.

Cons

Extremely backwards. No forward thinking initiatives to implement the necessary tools needed in order to fully flourish and promote profitability. Administrative leadership is sorely lacking, lazy, and old. It's difficult for a young person to be inspired by curmudgeon and uninspiring management. Office is headquartered in Baltimore so don't expect to be recognized for excellent work or think you're absolved from layoffs during uncertain economic times if you're located in another office. Severely underpays across the board for all employees under the the AVP level. Constantly changing processes and job responsibilities without a clear plan. It seems as if executive level management is throwing everything against a wall and seeing what sticks.

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