SmithGroup-potential unrealized - Senior Management SmithGroup Employee Review

3.0
Sep 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, good reputation. Even keeled work environment-no prima donnas. Great reputation in the nation. Award winning work. Relatively good benefits package, and special 8 1/2 hour work day provides 15 Fridays off per year in addition to paid time off.

Cons

Lack of well articulated mission and vision with an action plan conveyed to management level teams in order to make progress. Lack of project management fee tracking with an integrated staffing allocation aspect in order to maintain real time project profit success. Reduced profits make bonuses negligable, and not reflective of efforts of hard working staff that should be rewarded- equates to lost key employees, impacting client experience.

Explore other reviews about SmithGroup

5.0
May 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very welcoming environment with talented engineers and architects. They’re passionate about sustainability and performance-driven design. IMPACT is great as well.

Cons

Tasks could get boring after a while, which is true for repetitive work in any field, not just this company. But for a short-term internship, everything felt enjoyable and educational.

3.0
Jul 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Occasional Friday-offs (normal workday is 8.5 hours)

Cons

Low salary Top-heavy organization structure Tendency to silo

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All