Does Environment Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environment Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environment Agency. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Environment Agency?

82% of Environment Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Environment Agency 4.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environment Agency?

Environment Officer (37) , Advisor (24) , Senior Advisor (18) , Project Manager (17) , Team Leader (17) , Permitting Officer (14) , Project Support Officer (14) , Flood Risk Officer (12) , Officer (12) , Technical Officer (9) , Manager (8) , FCRM Officer (7) , Specialist (7) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Asset Performance Officer (6)

What are the pros of working at Environment Agency according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great and give everything to the jobs they do." ((in 74 reviews)); "Enable a good work life balance" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good pension and commitment to wellbeing" ((in 61 reviews)); "capable and friendly colleagues who are happy to share knowledge" ((in 39 reviews)); "flexible working is really great" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Environment Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay career progress structure not great" ((in 57 reviews)); "Salary is poor even as you go up the bandings" ((in 34 reviews)); "weak management and poor productivity" ((in 22 reviews)); "Managers collude to manipulate staff" ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor rewards No progression Weak leadership" ((in 6 reviews))

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3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(659 total reviews)

Philip Duffy

91% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Environment Agency has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 659 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Environment Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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659 reviews

2.0

28 Nov 2023

sDFBGb

Environmental engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good salaries and the good environment

Cons

the boss is not polite

4.0

7 Jan 2018

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Meaningful job, no one day is the same. Expect the unexpected

Cons

Pay freeze due to government cuts

3.0

18 Dec 2022

Poor pay, good working conditions

Senior technical advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The Environment Agency take care of their employees very well. Good benefits, great pension, 30 days leave after 6 years, with flexi time you can work when you want.

Cons

Pay is very poor and you are reliant on allowances and overtime to top up your pay, which could be taken away at any time. Senior management have represented employees very poorly through the years and allowed pay to be suppressed. They have not fought hard enough for better pay. As a result staff are leaving in their droves and current employees are expected to take on extra work. Once you reach G6 there is nowhere to go as there aren't many posts above G6 and when a G7 post comes up it's very hard to get and they are usually awarded based on relationships rather than competence and experience.

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