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      Good pay and people but bad corporate decisions. - CAD Technician CDM Smith Employee Review

      3.0
      Aug 22, 2024
      Cad technician
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pay is good for techs, above most other competitors. WFH options are great.

      Cons

      Corporate outsourcing most work to India for CAD techs just causes more issues to projects down the line. Constantly working with engineers outside of my office and state leads to confusion and miscommunication frequently. No IT people are on site, it's all outsourced.

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      CDM Smith Response
      1y
      We appreciate you taking the time to write your review and will keep your feedback in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer.

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      5.0
      Apr 22, 2026
      Transportation engineer i
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Lots of training and opportunities

      Cons

      Company structure can be confusing

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      CDM Smith Response
      3w
      Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! It was great to have you as an employee and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
      2.0
      Jun 18, 2026
      Structural engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Flexible hybrid schedule is very nice and starting salary is high for early career engineers.

      Cons

      The main people running the company are not engineers and you can tell. They are all focused on utilization with rates often set at 97% or higher. This had led to my supervisor asking/telling me to not charge company required trainings. As an early engineer it really feels like they don't want to invest in me and only care about their bottom line. If you are an early career structural engineer you will also not get any meaningful work until you've been with the company for at least 5 years. The senior engineers do not trust you and will only give you grunt work.

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