Does COWI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, COWI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at COWI. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at COWI?

84% of COWI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated COWI 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at COWI?

Engineer (48) , Bridge Engineer (13) , Geotechnical Engineer (12) , Structural Engineer (11) , Student Assistant (11) , Bim Engineer (10) , Project Manager (10) , Specialist (10) , Assistant Engineer (9) , Senior Engineer (9) , Graduate Engineer (8) , Associate BIM Engineer (7) , BIM Coordinator (7) , Consultant (7) , Senior Project Manager (7)

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

"Good work life balance and overall good" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great people to work with!" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good Work culture and have more benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good benefits for employees and hence you an stay long term in the company." ((in 16 reviews)); "It has an extremely professional working environment and we are engaged upon some sensational, technically challenging and inspiring projects spread across the globe which include: major and minor bridge projects, underground infrastructure and tunnelling schemes and offshore and marine based works to name a few!" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"low salary" ((in 29 reviews)); "Pay is below average, no bonus" ((in 9 reviews)); "low pay and limited projects" ((in 7 reviews)); "More project downtime, no proper procedures in work, lack of management clarity, Managers are careless, no proper infrastructure for work, bad hiring strategy, most importantly: employees will be used for the unneccesary jobs in their project downtime, which adds more stress!" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lack of leadership at highest level." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about COWI layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed COWI locations?

Oakland , New York , Trumbull , Seattle , Florham Park , Denmark , Waupaca , Tempe , Washington , Houston , San Diego , San Francisco , Tallahassee , Denmark , Hockessin , Sweden , India

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4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(470 total reviews)

JENS HØJGAARD CHRISTOFFERSEN

94% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

COWI has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 470 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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470 reviews

4.0

Feb 17, 2024

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It support analyst

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pressure from the company, they highly follow "be human, not corporate."

Cons

less pay, can't grow fastest, slow pace.

3.0

Feb 15, 2024

Good Work Life Balance

Compensation and benefits

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work Life Balance and flexible working hours

Cons

No concreate decision making, longer lead time on projects, missing structure

5.0

Feb 7, 2024

Good company

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good projects, good welfare, friendly colleagues

Cons

Slow onboarding process, slow salary growth.

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