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      AECOM reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (11,156 total reviews)
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      Troy Rudd

      79% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Senior management

      AECOM has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,156 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AECOM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      11K reviews
      2.0
      May 31, 2014

      Pretty awful.

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good health benefits, nice office, good co-workers at the lower levels; some interesting project opportunities

      Cons

      Where to start? Pay is below market; project managers are abused and laden with ridiculous amounts of responsibility and accounting tasks; management is top-heavy and out of touch with those actually doing the work; bloated fees make it difficult to compete for work without ripping off clients; the focus is on making money, not doing good work; the atmosphere is that the ax is always over your head, you just don't know when it's going to drop. Just an awful place. Leaving AECOM was one of the best feelings of my life.

      1.0
      Mar 20, 2014

      Like watching a plant slowly wither.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Exposure to many Interesting projects worldwide. There are individual offices that have truly exceptional staff with a strong desire to do quality work.

      Cons

      AECOM is an amalgam of many companies acquired over the last 5 or 6 years. Most of the decision makers are people from the very early acquisitions. As the corporation has grown many of these "early to the party" people have been promoted into jobs for which they have little aptitude or interest. Unfortunately many exceptional people have voluntarily left out frustration. Frustration for not being heard, or worse yet, heard but not understood.

      1.0
      Jul 3, 2012

      No Vision, No Direction, No Promotions

      Senior project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefit plan was good Good flexibility and work life balance (mainly because the company can't motivate or resource staff to get and execute work)

      Cons

      This company is entirely driven by cash flow and stock price. Opportunities for promotion are slim and shrinking. The company sets lofty goals with no plans, resources, or leadership. As such, AECOM's unfilled promises to Wall Street are killing the stock price. The company is reactionary not visionary. Unwilling to invest in hiring or training good people. Absolutely oppressive environment and demand for utilization is unrealistic given the demand for revenue generation. Morale is awful. This company was born from the clumsy merger of several other firms; therefore, management systems are repetitive, useless, or irrelevant.

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