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    AECOM Reviews

    Updated 16 February, 2019
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    AECOM President & CEO Michael S. Burke
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    Pros

    • "Flexibility and work life balance is good" (in 113 reviews)

    • "Many opportunities to work on flagship projects" (in 69 reviews)

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    1. "ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING"

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      Current Employee - Architectural Consultant in Edmonton, AB
      Current Employee - Architectural Consultant in Edmonton, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AECOM (More than a year)

      Pros

      One of the only places that can get the work done

      Cons

      Automated response rules out real communication

      Advice to Management

      Let all your Architectural Consultants know where they stand

    2. "Pc"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AECOM full-time

      Pros

      Very good company that will give you many ops.

      Cons

      Feel like a number, a lot of people

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    3. "Slow Progress"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at AECOM (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Big Company, Big name in the industry, high profile projects, big teams

      Cons

      hard to be noticed in such big numbers and lack of personal attention to one development

      Advice to Management

      better managers to develop their employees, not just manage projects.

    4. Helpful (2)

      "Senior Structural Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at AECOM full-time

      Pros

      Good job ,

      Cons

      Stressful, hard work, time consuming

    5. "Great company to gain experience"

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      Former Employee - Structural Engineer in Whitby, ON
      Former Employee - Structural Engineer in Whitby, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at AECOM full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      A culture of safety and excellence

      Cons

      The company tries to give employees the benefit they deserve!

      Advice to Management

      Nothing in particular except to say that each manager has their own distinct way of supervising their staff.

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Regional Business Leader"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at AECOM full-time

      Pros

      Highly organized, diverse business lines

      Cons

      Very low morale, high utilization culture above everything

    7. Helpful (6)

      "Lacking"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at AECOM full-time

      Pros

      Colleagues are a great group to work with.

      Cons

      Lack of resources: team, time, training and tools.

      Advice to Management

      Act with more openness and honesty.

    8. "Working with AECOM"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at AECOM full-time

      Pros

      Working with AECOM is great fun and you will enjoy working in your own field. Very cooperative teams and their support.

      Cons

      Very minimal salary increases and more work load especially on management

      Advice to Management

      Management should have proper annual review of each employee

    9. "Good company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at AECOM full-time

      Pros

      Compatible salary, work life balance

      Cons

      Hard to go up the ladder of management

    10. "Work for the man"

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      Current Employee - Human Resources Generalist in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Human Resources Generalist in Calgary, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at AECOM full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Flexibility, development, fast pace

      Cons

      One of 80,000 employees. Definitely just a number