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Alta Planning + Design

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Alta Planning + Design reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Brett Hondorp

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Alta Planning + Design has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alta Planning + Design 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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80 reviews
2.0
Sep 5, 2019
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Pros

Nice benefits in way of transit, wellness, bike tune-up Office cultures are all different, and there are some really great people to work alongside.

Cons

Overall compensation well below average. VERY high turnover. Cold, cryptic and detached leadership that simply views employees as assets. The company as a whole is fragmented, disjointed, and doesn't know what it is. Planning, Engineers, Designers (Landscape Architects). They are all siloed and do not approach projects in a comprehensive way. There is more emphasis put on short-term gains without any strong vision or direction from leadership, which forces individuals to act as independent contractors, competing with each other for work in order to cover their billable rate and ensure job security. Lack of vision and follow-through, always a "new" approach - like throwing a spitball against a wall to see if it sticks.

3.0
Jan 26, 2018

Learned a lot but was very overworked

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Pros

Great Jr. Staff; Benefits are good; Flexible work schedule if needed

Cons

Management is not very good at 360 feedback. Managers can evaluate us but there is no formal way for us to evaluate managers. Frequent negative feedback, to the point I had to ask my manager to be more constructive and also point out positives. You are expected to work more than 40 hrs a week, and pay is significantly lower than other companies (I'm talking $10K lower). I asked for a raised and was told my work was a B - . I really did not feel like improving, rather I felt like quitting and I did. Office environment can be tight and not have all the tools you need. Looks like the company is running tight on budget. High turnover

2.0
Oct 4, 2017

Low Pay, High Turnover, Poor Work/Life Balance

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Pros

The staff is generally motivated and passionate about what they do. Benefits package is robust and unique. My manager is flexible about working from home when needed.

Cons

- Low pay compared to other transportation consulting firms. - Workload varies widely from office to office but generally staff seems overworked and underpaid. >40hr work weeks are commonplace and I often feel guilty when I leave the office after 8 hours of work. - Project budgets are always tight - Company is tight-lipped about staffing changes. It’s common to come to work and find a coworker suddenly no longer works for the company. People are always leaving the company which makes it hard to maintain project staffing consistency. - Little to no interaction with upper management in terms of mentorship.

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