ERM reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,919 total reviews)
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69% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

ERM has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,919 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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1.0
Dec 25, 2013

Poor internal ethics

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Pros

Advertised as environmentally friendly company

Cons

Most senior partners are just looking to increase their bonus in the short term, without any investment on new partners. Very short sighted and lack of vision. Senior partners also don't know how to manage change in a growing company. Mostly, their mentality is a small mom and pop's firm and can't handle large projects or commitments. Also they are extremely adverse to what they call "risk". All other consultants are doing what ERM calls risky, so i honestly don't know where can they grow if they are unwilling to do the work.

4.0
Dec 19, 2018

This is consulting

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Pros

This is pure environmental consulting at a large company. You have to meet your metrics: billability, sales, net revenue managed, etc. If you are meet your goals and you deliver quality project work on time, you will excel here and largely be left alone to find your own destiny. Do you want work life balance? That's up to you. Do you want to work hard and move up the corporate ladder? It is difficult, but opportunities abound. No one is going to hold your hand, say how special you are, pat your little bottom and say "good job!". Ain't that type of place. Do you need to work long hours sometimes to deliver a project on time? Yup. Can it be difficult to deal with some managers? Of course. Is corporate red tape annoying and slow? Yes, there's 5000+ people in the company. It's to be expected. If you don't like environmental consulting, don't blame ERM. That's the nature of the animal. If you enjoy its fast-paced, always changing, unpredictable nature, then this may be the place for you. Safety culture is second to none, although it sometimes seems to border on the insane. Do I need to write a JHA to tie my shoes? How many partners must sign off to complete a boring 9 feet from a lawn sprinkler line?

Cons

Stressful. As much as they try, there is little connection between the higher up corporate leaders and those of us in the trenches. H&S culture is great, but can be over-the-top.

1.0
Sep 10, 2018

Trying Too Hard To Be Too Big, Too Fast

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Pros

Project consults are highly educated for their area of expertise.

Cons

Senior employees and partners do not work well together at the detriment of the client and prospective clients. Despite the organization's territory-free approach to pursuing project opportunities, partners tend to be obstructive. Onboarding is completely on your own and mentorship is nonexistent.

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