Big company with Big name - Structural Engineer CDM Smith Employee Review

4.0
Apr 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

can offer job security, stable income, and benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. Being associated with a well-known company can enhance your professional reputation and increase your visibility within your industry skill development, promotions, and mentorship, which can help employees grow both professionally and personally

Cons

often have complex structures with many layers of management, which can slow down decision-making, lead to inefficiencies, or cause employees to feel disconnected from the larger goals of the company

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CDM Smith Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback! We're pleased to hear that you appreciate all of the offerings at CDM Smith. We're also happy that being part of a well-known company has positively impacted your professional reputation; we take pride in being a top-choice employer!

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of training and opportunities

Cons

Company structure can be confusing

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CDM Smith Response
2w
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
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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