Is HDR a good company to work for?

HDR has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,037 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at HDR to a friend and 86% 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 3% 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) , Project Accountant (19) , IT Support Specialist (18) , 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 170 reviews)); "Great benefits and great for networking" ((in 143 reviews)); "Employee culture is great" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good pay for engineering internship" ((in 70 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"Bad management and no company vision" ((in 60 reviews)); "Some project managers have absolutely no technical knowledge and more junior level staff must teach them." ((in 30 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 21 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and lack of committment to employees" ((in 20 reviews)); "long hours and very hierarchial" ((in 15 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 , Dallas , Chicago , Austin , 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

(1,809 total reviews)

John W. Henderson

89% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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

HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,809 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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2K reviews

2.0

May 1, 2015

CADD Tech

Cadd tech

Recommend

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Pros

I think I would have had pros if they would have had me work in the Denver office like they promised at the beginning of employment. The benefits are great.

Cons

I you are being hired from another state, beware they may try to make your life miserable by not explain what they want clearly, especially if they don't like you. I recommend getting to know the coworkers the office first, because you will without a doubt work under more than one boss at a time. If you are not LDS, I recommend looking else where.

1.0

Sep 3, 2014

Double standards!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There are quite a few team building activities.

Cons

The leadership in my office was a joke - taking to many days off and promoting significant relationships to a leadership roles. This I believe is a conflict of interest and goes against company policy. Other employees were forced to look the other way, and that made for an uncomfortable workplace situation.

3.0

Oct 10, 2013

Great company just too many layoffs....dragged out over 2 years

Seniority doesnt matter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is great however benefits suck!!!!

Cons

If you are not in the incrowd you will be on the next layoff list.

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Great company just too many layoffs....dragged out over 2 years

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