Is ERM a good company to work for?

ERM has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,367 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at ERM to a friend and 48% 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?

62% 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 (326) , Senior Consultant (174) , Principal Consultant (95) , Managing Consultant (68) , Partner (65) , Environmental Consultant (54) , Associate Consultant (46) , 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 222 reviews)); "Great colleagues and some interesting projects" ((in 88 reviews)); "ERM has great flexibility and culture" ((in 80 reviews)); "Good benefits and job flexibility" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great opportunities to get involved in various projects that would allow you to keep learning and grow professionally." ((in 54 reviews))

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

"Low pay and stressed environment" ((in 130 reviews)); "Low salary and owned by Private Equity so sole focus is on ROI and keeping baseline costs at a minimum" ((in 111 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of understanding of parts of the business" ((in 83 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance (well there is but its highly skewed to work)" ((in 68 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management Expect to have high billable hours and sales volumes Inadequate onboarding Workload distribution is arbitrary" ((in 36 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 ERM locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Hartford , Austin , New York , Malvern , Charlotte , Annapolis , Philadelphia , Sacramento , Chicago

ERM reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,917 total reviews)

Sabine Hoefnagel

67% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

ERM has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,917 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Nov 7, 2017

Rapidly Sinking Ship

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good and smart people below partner level, but many have already left - Flexible work schedule, including remote work - Work/life balance ok for consulting - A few isolated groups of good people doing good work remain - for now

Cons

- Ironically, company not sustainable: critical strategic mistakes made over last 6-8 years catching up, financials not achievable, sustainable, realistic - Core technical talent has fled or been let go, huge void in middle layers of firm - All about sales, sales, sales - forgot about technical foundation of company - Technical work quality often embarrassing, remaining pockets of good technical experts have no motivation, looking to exit - Too many partners focus only on themselves and their bonuses - Getting rid of practices was mistake - Unrealistic billable goals and no real support ensure Jr staff burn out quickly

1.0

Nov 1, 2017

Don't Waste Your Time

Cl2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible with working from home and office

Cons

-poor pay -poor company leadership -no mentor-ship or training -too many meetings about absolutely nothing valuable -its a revolving door -no one cares if workers quit all the time/no one in mangt fixes items that people complain about

1.0

Apr 21, 2017

Don't waste your life here

Partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This company is like the fountain of youth. After 10 years or more, you are still exactly the same. I look at the people that were here when I first joined and they are stuck in a time capsule. The people who leave this company always end up doing much better elsewhere. So, plenty of greener grass across the street.

Cons

I have worked here more than 10 years. Those years have been wasted away. Don't make the same mistake. One day you will regret having worked here for any significant amount of time. I know one dude who was a partner when I first started. He has spend the last 15 years being bounced around different offices across the world to replace people who left. He tried to leave once and discovered that he had no real abilities and failed so badly that he had to return and continue to be a re-trend tire. If you worked long enough you will see a mind boggling number of incompetent, hateful, jealous, ignorant losers who magically become partners.

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