Great company to work for - Geologist IV CDM Smith Employee Review

4.0
16 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The team I work with is highly knowledgeable in their respective fields. Within my team, work-life balance is respected. Our leadership is mostly transparent. Robust professional development system. The ability to give your fellow teammates awards with monetary value for their contributions is pretty cool.

Cons

The company seems to be falling behind on pay. Many of my colleagues at our competitors are getting paid more than us across various disciplines. Leadership is weird about paying for you to attend conferences and courses for professional development.

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CDM Smith Response
2y
We are so glad you think CDM Smith is a great company to work for and really appreciate your in-depth review. We will keep your feedback in mind when making decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer.

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of training and opportunities

Cons

Company structure can be confusing

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CDM Smith Response
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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.
3.0
8 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work. Flexibility, work from home options available. Tons of opportunities across multiple disciplines. Work life balance is great. The people are awesome.

Cons

Pay is unfortunately on the really low end of the industry. A lot of turnover because people leave in order to get a better salary due to the low pay. I also don’t like that your manager (RTL) is also a manager for 20-30 people, and you are all under one large group instead of various teams. The matrix system is a bit odd to me.

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CDM Smith Response
22h
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer. We are thrilled to hear that you liked working with us and valued the flexibility we offer. We too agree, the people are awesome!!
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