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 , Los Angeles , Bellevue , 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

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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,821 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 1,821 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 12, 2020

Great company

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong culture, great people to work with

Cons

Path to officer is undefined if you aren’t an engineer or architect

4.0

Jun 11, 2020

Good

Design coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working on big projects, corporate which is good

Cons

they are not paying overtime for architecture side

3.0

Jun 9, 2020

Electrical Engineer-In-Training

Electrical engineer-in-training

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Variety of work won allows for lots of new learning opportunities.

Cons

Slowdown of work available lead to use of PTO or time-without-pay.

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