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3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(373 total reviews)

Peter Zeeb

84% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Geosyntec Consultants has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 373 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Geosyntec Consultants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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373 reviews
2.0
Dec 9, 2015

Long hours, mediocre pay

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Pros

1.) Employees are very knowledgeable and company is outstanding technically. 2.) Company as a whole is very supportive of personal growth via conferences, internal and external training, and professional organizations. 3.) Health-care and other benefits are excellent. 4.) Many staff interact very well on a personal level. Very good place to meet people who you can be friends with outside of work.

Cons

1.) The biggest downside is definitely the hours. I have worked at other engineering consulting firms before and since and none of them work their people the way Geosyntec does. Working 10-11 hour days every weekday is the bare minimum and when big projects come in the door, easily expect to work 70-80 hours for weeks or months on end. My personal "record" was on the order of 105 billable hours in a week and most staff would give you a number somewhere in the 90-110 range. 2.) Salaries are not terrible, but nothing special. Definitely not commensurate with the level of time put in. In my experience and discussions with others, you can absolutely get similar pay for fewer hours at other firms (or conversely, higher pay for similar hours if that's your preference). 3.) Company does not treat junior and mid-level staff well. When issues arise, junior and mid-level staff consistently take the brunt of the blame while seniors generally skate by. Since the employees are knowledgeable (and they know it), the culture often immediately turns into blame-shifting and scapegoating lower levels.

2.0
Jul 12, 2022
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Pros

You will have the opportunity to work on unique projects and work across the company and country with subject matter experts. Lots of opportunity to work hard and earn amazing clients. Lots of exposure to the engineering industry.

Cons

The company pays entry level technical staff and mid-level staff about 20-30% less than market rate as an annual salary but will give you a sizable bonus at the end of the year that does not cover your overtime hours and the below market rate pay. You will donate your personal time to make projects and budgets work for the company. Managers and leadership are extremely arrogant across the company. The lack of diversity tends to manifest the same, old school bad behavior known within the engineering industry. Lots of opportunities for growth; however, rarely are the opportunities taken advantage of by management to effect real change. Across the company, administrative and support staff are treated poorly and rarely praised for doing a good job. High turnover has been an issue for years but management has not made significant changes based on employee exit reviews. Budgets are tight; people resources are limited on most projects. To move up, the business model requires that all technical staff sell, manage, do meaning you will be doing/running/winning projects like you are running your own business, without the rewards of running your own business. Annual reviews are time consuming and are used as a justification to not promote staff, instead of documentation of performance, resetting staff focus, and goals for the next review period.

1.0
Dec 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting projects, great peer level young professionals, talented engineers.

Cons

Toxic branch managers, no transparency in compensation, burnouts, micromanagement, high turnover in junior to mid level positions, below average pay, constant pressure to be 100% billable, panic stricken decision making and organizational changes after Blackstone takeover, incompetent managers who are basically told what to do with their subordinates when it comes to compensation and bonuses, not enough training is provided for field work to juniors and tolerance for any kind of error is negligible, hostile environment is created by some senior folks over projects and unrealistic goals and deadlines are set with the clients leading to burnouts and extreme stress.

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