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

1.0

Jun 24, 2016

Project Accountant/Project Controller

Project accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HDR is employee owned and heavily advertises "employee owned culture", benefits are reasonable with a transit subsidy option for those who commute by public transit, and the company hires some of the brightest talent in the field.

Cons

This may be specific to the Oregon Area, but turnover in the Finance group is ridiculous. It's been a long term problem and management has shown no effort to investigate and solve the problem. Employees are overworked and rushed, causing many mistakes, rework, project losses, and stressed client relationships. Virtually no training. If you want tot work at HDR, you should be prepared to self train.

2.0

Jun 22, 2016

Marketing Coordinator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting an inside look at how things are done from an Engineering standpoint. The success the company has obtained from the hard-working employees.

Cons

There really isn't any training, no established corporate structure, very confusing with very little direction, no actual room for growth, and no one really communicates. There really is zero work-life balance.

4.0

Jun 17, 2016

Great place to have a career

Quality manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent place to work. They really care about employees

Cons

very few cons. Just make sure you are told exactly who you will be reporting to and what will be expected of you. Sometimes when you get hired they don't really tell you the scope of your responsibilities and who are the different entities you will be reporting to. This can get very muddy.

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