COWI reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(471 total reviews)

JENS HØJGAARD CHRISTOFFERSEN

94% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

COWI has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 471 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The COWI 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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471 reviews
4.0
Dec 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great for young engineers to start career, as there are many opportunities to work on signature bridge projects around the US and Canada, as well as potentially around the world. B&T (now COWI North America) is a sister company to COWI in Denmark, which has many other sister companies. You might get a chance to work in the UK or Denmark if you are the lucky few that show interest and get selected when work is slow here or needed for a project there. Lots of work sharing between offices. Opportunity to develop and connect with people in offices around the world. Great benefits. Upper management adapts well to employee surveys. Flexible work hours. Transparent.

Cons

Lays off good employees, which affects employee morale. Somewhat chaotic management at times. Work can get monotonous for some engineers, so you should have a clear career path/goal and request type of work you want to work on. Yes men/women are highly appreciated by them, but are often the ones left behind if you don't have a good Head of Section/Group Lead.

5.0
Oct 27, 2015

COWI is doing it right!

Recommend
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Pros

The people here are friendly, hardworking, and genuinely committed to seeing the organization grow. COWI is growing in a carefully planed way. Talent is recognized and rewarded. Employees have some freedom to work on the projects that interest them the most. Benefits package is outstanding. Lots of room for promotion as COWI continues to grow.

Cons

The office is centrally located in the Bay Area, which means that employees live in all directions (north, south, east & west) from the office. This makes it difficult to join with others for commute.

3.0
Oct 16, 2015

excellent for juniors

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Excellent company for junior engineers and learning opportunities -Top tier projects -Good life balance -Good coffee machine -European culture and nice colleagues

Cons

-Parent Danish company COWI is struggling to establish in North America -Too many old generation engineers, who some of them are out of mind.. -Management issues, Annually %20 of payroll are fired and hired.You should be careful not to be targeted. -if you are senior and on a good job, don't try it. Permanent contract doesn't mean anything.

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