AECOM reviews

The company is completely disfunctional. Engineers are expected to do the Accountants' jobs. What the accountants actually do makes no sense, and only makes your life more difficult. It takes a month to get the 6 approvals necessary to install new software on your computer. Internal competition is rampant. Offices directly compete with each other over work. The idea of "working on a team" is non-existent. Opportunity for advancement is minimal. As a technical person you become "the guy" of something, but have no opportunity to ever do anything else, which is not exactly what a 25 year old engineer is looking to do. The other option is to become a Project Manager which is a High Risk/Low Reward position. Basically, the only way I've seen the company win projects is to vastly under-price the work. It then becomes the PM's job to pick up the pieces. And when the project inevitably loses money, it's the PM's fault. If by some miracle you do manage to finish a project on schedule and budget, there is no reward. I really don't understand how this company can be making money. Basically, working here is like waiting in line to die. I'm still alive, but what's the point. I look at people who have been working here for a long time and either feel sorry for them, or want to throw up. Time to move on.

Work Environment: - People either have too much work or not enough - Unwillingness/inability to delegate some work due to the need to charge time to specific projects and having to be approved by the project manager - Some interaction outside primary discipline, however generally quite limited - Generally very little effective communication - Very few people seem to enjoy their job, this shows in interactions and performance Compensation: - Salary increase and bonuses influenced by performance against self-set goals (depending on nature of work, this can limit ability to set effective goals beyond "supporting 'X' project") - No salary increase over 2 years (not even to match inflation), apparently this is typical according to co-workers - Tied to chargeable hours to a project/client, however often limited/capped at 40 hrs per week Career Growth: - Little opportunity for growth (need for experience with several skills to move up, but little to no opportunity to gain needed skill sets, or more senior members rarely leave limiting opportunities for younger cohort) - Depending on team/role (i.e. if small or niche) there is little to no mentorship or support available