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DOWL

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DOWL reviews

4.2

93% would recommend to a friend

(134 total reviews)

Jeffrey Shoemaker, P.E.

92% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

DOWL has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 134 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DOWL 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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Reviews by job title

134 reviews
4.0
Aug 27, 2021

Supportive employer driven by passion and loyalty.

Cad drafter
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The level of expertise and experience of the company is impressive. There are many leaders of various fields of engineering and the company continues to develop more. The benefits package is immediate and contains many improvements from my previous employers: company contributions to 401k, a good high deductible health plan with additional support with a HSA, and vacation time accrued from day one. The business outlook of our office looks great with projects continuing to be won. The future is bright from my point of view

Cons

I was onboarded during the height of COVID-19 measures. Initial training for someone new to the industry was lacking. With years of mostly self-taught CAD experience it was refreshing to see 'company standards' but the only detailed direction I received was from an outdated company standards manual. I had to learn by doing (which I am a proponent of) but as someone with higher personal standards it slowed my workflow down. While there are many employees throughout the states, due to COVID and work from home it feels as if the company is no bigger than my office. It is difficult to find ways to reach out to the leaders I mentioned in the Pros.

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DOWL Response
4y
Great review with lots of stuff we can work on and implement. Thanks for taking the time to put it together. Regarding the CAD standards, I completely agree. And regarding COVID, I refuse to use it as an excuse. We need to do better to onboard employees in the virtual world that we now live in. If you have any specific feedback, please reach out to Keri (CPO) and she would welcome the feedback. And thanks for acknowledging the generous benefits program. We work very hard and spend a lot of money to protect the DOWL family.
5.0
Aug 10, 2021

Great Opportunity

Marketing coordinator
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growth opportunity, bonuses, flexibility schedule, benefit options, supportive teams and ability to interact with multiple offices in the states where the company is active.

Cons

Training was a little difficult (Partially COVID related) but seemed like they were redoing how training worked in their marketing/creative department. Looks like their was a plan and everyone was there to help so not much of a con.

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DOWL Response
4y
Really appreciate the review. We are refusing to use COVID as an excuse for lack of communication. We are constantly striving to improve training and deliver it to your desktop in an effective and efficient manner. Thanks again for the feedback.
5.0
Aug 7, 2021

Great place to work

Water resources engineer i
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great boss and company vision, great mentorship from project level engineers, good project budgets, work life balance, training opportunities, interesting projects

Cons

Small office makes it difficult to build coworker friendships (no one young), small towns are not for everyone

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DOWL Response
4y
Thanks for the review. DOWL recently had to consolidate several of our offices in Wyoming and Montana into other "nearby" offices as a means of clustering talent to allow us to create and office "buzz" that is essential to creating vibrancy. Laramie was one of those offices. This was a very difficult decision to implement. Laramie, Lander, Butte, and Gillette are great communities and we still have some wonderful employees in those communities. We just do not have brick and mortar "offices" in those towns. And BTW, your are correct. Rich is a great office manager and boss.
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