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Geosyntec Consultants

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An overall good company depending on office location - Senior Staff Scientist Geosyntec Consultants Employee Review

4.0
Mar 12, 2022
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Pros

Is a good company to work for if environmental consulting is your dream job. Salary tends to be higher than similar position at other companies. Projects can be interesting and unique. Good staff connectivity and project-sharing culture, unlike at other firms. Company culture is overall good/positive/encouraging for junior staff. Hours are flexible and staff generally has freedom to run errands during work hours, if needed, so long as they work 8 hours a day. Bonuses tend to be pretty good but are heavily taxed.

Cons

Very high expectations for quality/quantity of work. Employees must track and report work hours on a 15+ minute basis every day, and completing weekly timesheets with defined project work hours is a pain. Not uncommon to have to work >40 hours per week with no overtime payment for salaried staff. Moderately high junior staff turn-over rate. High pressure to have/maintain billable work from client projects. Some offices/supervisors in the company demand unreasonable work hours/effort from junior staff or field staff to complete project efforts in unsafe/impractical timeframes.

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5.0
May 1, 2026
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Pros

Well run and well-respected overall

Cons

Only the cons typically associated with the env consulting field, nothing company-specific

4.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There is a lot of variety of work available for those seeking it and eager to diversify their skill set. Cross collaboration between groups, offices, and practices is highly encouraged. It has been a unique experience among other consulting firms I’ve worked at, as Geosyntec prizes doing cool work on cool projects over just trying to maximize how much money is coming in. The atmosphere doesn’t feel internally competitive, and there isn’t generally a sense of possessiveness of work amongst managers and working groups. Many projects I’ve been on have been multidisciplinary efforts with teams assembled from all over to get the right people in the right position on each project, regardless of who may be the “profit center” for the revenue.

Cons

Sometimes, because of the pros described above, organization of projects can feel a little stretched thin, and the consequence of such collaboration and cross-team work sharing can sometimes lead to a lacking of accountability in the leadership structure on a project, as people are performing work for other groups and managers they do not directly or indirectly report to. Additionally, I feel like the company is a little top heavy on senior managers, principals, and senior principals, and it can feel as a mid-career employee that there isn’t enough early-mid career support on projects.

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