Excellent engineering firm - Anonymous employee CDM Smith Employee Review

5.0
23 Apr 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

One of the best engineering firms to work for. Great benefits, flexible working arrangement available, able to take on the largest projects and nimble enough to take on small projects for our great clients. Work with truly great engineers that provide the client with excellent work and are pleasant to be around. Executive team is doing a great job as well, very prepared.

Cons

Not a huge con, but our cubes could be more substantial. It can be a major distraction when on a call or if others are taking calls.

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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
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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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