Is HDR a good company to work for?

HDR has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,056 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at HDR to a friend and 87% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about HDR have been left by employees working as Bridge EIT , Water/Wastewater Engineer and Mechanical Engineer .

Does HDR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HDR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HDR. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HDR?

80% of HDR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HDR 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HDR?

Project Manager (73) , Engineer (60) , Civil Engineer (43) , Design Coordinator (29) , Intern (29) , Marketing Coordinator (28) , Architect (26) , Bridge Engineer (25) , Project Coordinator (23) , Water/Wastewater Engineer (21) , IT Support Specialist (19) , Project Accountant (19) , Mechanical Engineer (17) , Project Engineer (17) , Senior Engineer (17)

What are the pros of working at HDR according to real employee reviews?

"Great People and Professionals" ((in 176 reviews)); "Great benefits and great for networking" ((in 158 reviews)); "Employee culture is great" ((in 106 reviews)); "Good pay for engineering internship" ((in 64 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"Bad management and no company vision" ((in 62 reviews)); "Some project managers have absolutely no technical knowledge and more junior level staff must teach them." ((in 29 reviews)); "Utilization problems because they continue to hire even though there isn't enough work, and upper management looks at numbers and budget and that's about it." ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and lack of committment to employees" ((in 20 reviews)); "long hours and very hierarchial" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about HDR layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about HDR layoffs and their outlook for job security at HDR in 2026.

What are the top reviewed HDR locations?

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HDR reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(375 total reviews)

John W. Henderson

91% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

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5.0

Feb 10, 2019

Great Place with Great Culture

Highway engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work Management is open to ideas and value ways for you to self-improvement Many internal opportunities to network Recognizes hard work and tries hard to keep talent Employee-owned

Cons

Sometimes the company was slow to match salaries, but the pay was increasing and the benefits outweigh the slight difference in salary. New employees were getting good money, but existing employees had to actively request pay to match.

4.0

Feb 3, 2019

Good Company with a lot of growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good company that cares about employees well being and pay. Good yearly increases. 2. Truly employee owned with ability to purchase shares that have been steadily increasing in value. 3. Known as the industry leader in water (my field) and offers rewarding projects. 4. Fairly good work-life balance with a lot of supporting staff to technical professionals. 5. Transparent with vision, strategies, financials and growth prospects. 6. Flexibility in work timings and ability to work from home. 7. Top of the industry pay standards.

Cons

1. Growing fast and having some organizational and people management issues. 2. Too many senior staff with not enough time to guide younger engineers sufficiently.

3.0

Dec 24, 2018

Corporate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice compensation, good community feel

Cons

Poor merit increase, small fish big pond

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