Is Arcadis a good company to work for?

Arcadis has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,940 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Arcadis to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arcadis have been left by employees working as Technical Intern , Water Engineer and Geologist II .

Does Arcadis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arcadis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arcadis. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arcadis?

75% of Arcadis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arcadis 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arcadis?

Project Manager (228) , Engineer (121) , Consultant (104) , Quantity Surveyor (82) , Senior Project Manager (75) , Senior Consultant (67) , Senior Engineer (65) , Graduate Engineer (60) , Project Engineer (54) , Assistant Project Manager (52) , Civil Engineer (50) , Environmental Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Principal Engineer (48) , Intern (46)

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

"I live and work in London and I have only ever met great people at Arcadis!" ((in 307 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 282 reviews)); "The benefits are good and they even offer a week of paid maternity/paternity leave for new parents." ((in 213 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some really brilliant individuals" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good working environment" ((in 102 reviews))

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

"So no surprise that the salaries are low and there is always a reason why sadly we can't increase your salary at the moment" ((in 260 reviews)); "Low pay and work can be tedious" ((in 159 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 130 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 64 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 56 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arcadis layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arcadis layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arcadis in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Arcadis locations?

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Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,562 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

50% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,562 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arcadis 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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5K reviews

3.0

Aug 21, 2015

my exp

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

decent company; good benefits; nice people

Cons

no opportunity for advancement at al

2.0

Aug 19, 2015

Environment Business Backlog Declining, Future is Uncertain

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding people, great technical expertise, particularly in in-situ groundwater remediation. Pretty good buildings and transportation businesses (although quite small), water business is relatively steady. Architectural business is top notch. Some global opportunities for staff and some unique aspects of Dutch ownership that benefits ARCADIANs.

Cons

Global CEO and new US CEO/COO don't understand the environmental business, which at about $0.5 billion annually (and shrinking) is half the US operation. Trying to apply management consultant approach to improving a human capital business. Some good ideas, but also some bad ones, and executed poorly. Culling of senior staff is being done without much regard to client and staff relationships. Meanwhile sales are dropping off dramatically, with the lowest level of backlog in over 10 years.

1.0

Aug 13, 2015

Far better companies to join than this one - avoid

Senior manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Open plan airport style office, free bar and a bad drinking culture amongst staff who leave pissed on 2 nights a week, plenty of eye candy on view, half decent restaurant but shops around the corner and in near by station have better choice and value. Offer good basic quantity surveying training to young graduates and have a influx of eastern european staff. Cycle rack available.

Cons

Poor management lacking any contemporary skills, HR dangerously outsourced meaning you end up on wrong tax code and benefits are altered, senior management appear to openly take bungs, Does company pay tax in Netherlands or UK as part of Arcadis not known to staff, senior management of very questionable quality, you would be better elsewhere working for a decent UK company avoid the opportunity to join this practice. Second rate IT equipment, server, phones and way of working in this day and age.

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