Is HDR a good company to work for?

HDR has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,041 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 79% 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 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HDR. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HDR?

79% 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 (59) , Civil Engineer (43) , Intern (29) , Design Coordinator (28) , 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 169 reviews)); "Great benefits and great for networking" ((in 157 reviews)); "Employee culture is great" ((in 105 reviews)); "Good pay for engineering internship" ((in 63 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 59 reviews)); "Some project managers have absolutely no technical knowledge and more junior level staff must teach them." ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and lack of committment to employees" ((in 21 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 20 reviews)); "long hours and very hierarchial" ((in 18 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?

Omaha , New York , Denver , Charlotte , Los Angeles , Bellevue , Austin , Dallas , Chicago , Sacramento , Raleigh , San Francisco , Seattle , Houston , Boston , Phoenix , Portland , Billings , Irvine , San Antonio , Kansas City , Minneapolis , Tampa , Folsom , Ann Arbor , Philadelphia , Arlington , Washington , Walnut Creek , Boise

HDR reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,812 total reviews)

John W. Henderson

90% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,812 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HDR 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

May 6, 2022

Best one yet for me

Geotechnical eit

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High profile projects, large employee owned firm with high stock appreciation year over year. Always able to find an expert in-house if you have questions

Cons

Too stingy. Probably comes from a good place bc it’s employee owned, but it is a negative as far as non-executive employee compensation, field supplies, printing in color, etc.

1.0

Apr 24, 2022

HDR Pittsburgh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some co-workers are nice and supportive.

Cons

The HDR Pittsburgh office is the worst. They form cliques and if anyone within the clique feels threatened by you then you have no future in the company. The definition of their leadership is to find a scape goat to cover up for the failures and managers just assign blame to engineers while doing whatever they please. Some managers lack any leadership skills that they layoff any staff reporting to them and retain just 2 of their "best buddies" to make it seem they have a team. They go around harassing people just to have a sense of control. Micro management is something they love to do. They will even tell you how to click your mouse pointer if they could, while they themselves are capable of nothing.

5.0

Apr 6, 2022

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee stock 401k plan

Cons

Lack of diversity in higher leadership. Low salaries for entry level

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