Company has potential if willing to change management style - Project Manager AECOM Employee Review

2.0
Jul 7, 2010
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Pros

Lots of resources Good compensation and benefits Challenging opportunities

Cons

Culture pushed down from several levels above my position is one that puts a higher priority on utilization than on client satisfaction or project delivery. Management tends to micro-manage. Matrix structure is not helping offices succeed if located outside of a major market. Overhead is oppressive. Hard to accept that our overhead costs are significantly higher after combining 20-30 heritage companies, each previously with their own IT, legal, finance, and management costs. Management has not developed expectations on a regional geographic basis for ensuring that all employees across all business lines are being efficiently utilized. P&L responsibility and reporting is rolled up along business lines instead of geographically.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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