Great company - Environmental Engineer II CDM Smith Employee Review

5.0
2 Sept 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I have been working for CDM Smith for about 1.5 years and this time has allowed me to meet great people and learn how to be a better person as a professional. I have also been fortunate to feel I work with people who care about my career growth.

Cons

The fact that your daily work depends to a great extend on the project managers makes the work hard sometimes because there are some particular examples who tend to make arbitrary decision for which the are not competent.

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
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Pros

Lots of training and opportunities

Cons

Company structure can be confusing

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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
18 Jun 2026
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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