Is HDR a good company to work for?

HDR has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,054 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?

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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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2K reviews

5.0

Jun 28, 2020

Bridge Engineer-in-Training

Bridge eit

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of projects, large wealth of experience to fall back on, significant thought goes into projects pursued and won to ensure adequate expertise is available. Employee owned,

Cons

In larger offices it can be difficult to get to know employees and management, however this would be common to any large office and is solved by being social

5.0

Jun 26, 2020

Great place to work

Environmental planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits good teams good culture

Cons

Can depend on the group you work in

4.0

Jun 24, 2020

Engineer Review

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good office culture, helpful seniors

Cons

Pay is lower than Compared to other companies

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