Is HDR a good company to work for?

HDR has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,053 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% 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 3% 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 3.9 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 170 reviews)); "Great benefits and great for networking" ((in 163 reviews)); "Employee culture is great" ((in 108 reviews)); "Good pay for engineering internship" ((in 57 reviews)); "HDR has great people and teams!" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Bad management and no company vision" ((in 59 reviews)); "Low salaries for entry level" ((in 35 reviews)); "Some project managers have absolutely no technical knowledge and more junior level staff must teach them." ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management not so great" ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and lack of committment to employees" ((in 20 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 , Bellevue , Los Angeles , Austin , Dallas , Chicago , Sacramento , Raleigh , San Francisco , Seattle , Boston , Houston , Phoenix , Portland , Billings , Irvine , Kansas City , San Antonio , Minneapolis , Tampa , Folsom , Ann Arbor , Philadelphia , Arlington , Washington , Walnut Creek , Boise

HDR reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,822 total reviews)

John W. Henderson

91% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,822 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

5.0

Sep 1, 2020

Great company

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, culture, location, salary, growth opportunity

Cons

Sometimes little direction, tight deadlines, open floor plan

5.0

Aug 28, 2020

Satisfied here

Resident engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have been here a long time. Salary and benefits are decent. Colleagues are great for the most part. Company as a whole conducts their business with integrity.

Cons

Have had experiences where support was not received from bosses.

2.0

Aug 24, 2020

Sub Par Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HDR is flexible to a point. That’s about all that was good in my opinion.

Cons

Too much emphasis on management leaving the actual workers left behind, which inhibits progression in their professional growth. In addition, very poor internal training and lack of direction and support in external training and direction. Very entrepreneurship feeling, meaning you have to form your own career and success with very little support from management. There is a huge emphasis on ranking and while they seem ranked very high as an engineering company on paper it feels they are very behind under the blinds... for a company over 100 years old the carry over of drafting templates etc don’t exist so you create your own. Everything you do is from scratch, so be prepared for that. I don’t recommend this company unless you are going for something management or higher - you would regret it.

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