Is ERM a good company to work for?

ERM has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,378 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at ERM to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about ERM have been left by employees working as Consultant I , Scientist and Partner .

Does ERM pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ERM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ERM. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ERM?

60% of ERM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ERM 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ERM?

Consultant (328) , Senior Consultant (175) , Principal Consultant (95) , Managing Consultant (68) , Partner (66) , Environmental Consultant (55) , Associate Consultant (47) , Project Manager (34) , Intern (31) , Consulting Associate (28) , Analyst (21) , Senior Project Manager (19) , Consultant II (18) , Environmental Scientist (17) , Consulting Senior Associate (15)

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

"The projects I work on are great and the people I work with are also wonderful." ((in 214 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some interesting projects" ((in 84 reviews)); "ERM has great flexibility and culture" ((in 82 reviews)); "Good benefits and pension options" ((in 67 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn and develop if you are able to connect with the right people." ((in 49 reviews))

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

"Low pay and stressed environment" ((in 136 reviews)); "Low salary and owned by Private Equity so sole focus is on ROI and keeping baseline costs at a minimum" ((in 100 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of understanding of parts of the business" ((in 79 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance (well there is but its highly skewed to work)" ((in 66 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management Expect to have high billable hours and sales volumes Inadequate onboarding Workload distribution is arbitrary" ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about ERM layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed ERM locations?

Houston , Boston , New York , Irvine , San Francisco , Walnut Creek , Philadelphia , Washington , Austin , Atlanta , Denver , Seattle , Malvern , Portland , Minneapolis , Chicago , Charlotte , Milwaukee , New Orleans , Annapolis , Phoenix , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Sacramento , Hartford , Pittsburgh , Tampa , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Exton

ERM reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,925 total reviews)

Sabine Hoefnagel

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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ERM has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,925 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ERM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Feb 4, 2025

Working culture

Ehs consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting jobs, more chances to do field work

Cons

Low pay, not inclusive working culture, slow promotion.

1.0

Jan 30, 2025

The worst company I have ever worked for.

Principal consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people just biding their time until they can escape and go elsewhere. Reasonable compensation.

Cons

Outdated tech stack, no common company objectives or aims with huge amounts of siloed working and different teams, business units and countries working against each other. Absolutely no line management, since partners are too busy selling and yet partners are the only ones who can authorise budgets or make commercial decisions so everything takes months and months to be decided upon and you constantly have to go begging to find a project to work on as there is no capacity planning to speak of. Hopeless self serving and inept HR and payroll teams. Huge staff turnover both voluntary and involuntary through continuous rounds of redundancy. Now majority owned by KKR Private Equity who care nothing for the staff or company and only care about squeezing the last ounces of profit. Obsession with billable time against providing actual value to clients.

3.0

Jan 29, 2025

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Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International teams and projects, hands on experience across industries

Cons

Compensation, lack of employee development opportunities due to staffing objectives (close to 100% for junior level employees).

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