HDR reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,811 total reviews)
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John W. Henderson

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,811 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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5.0
May 8, 2025

Studio Culture Like No Other

Recommend
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Pros

Collaboration, support, empathy, enjoyment, caring and fun people,

Cons

Genuinely, I cannot find something negative.

3.0
May 3, 2025

Should Have Moved On Sooner Than I Did

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay with benefits and retirement plan was good.

Cons

Complacent, checked-out management that are grossly overpaid. Across HDR it seemed to be lot of failing upward. Manager would be coy, and at times came across as disingenuous. Do not think the management really understood my job and everything it entailed because they never actually had to do it. Most seemed to have spent their entire career in a cubicle, at a desk, hiding behind a computer monitor. Was in their construction services section. Manager was on some kind of hybrid schedule, think they only showed up at the office a few times a week. The rest was probably work from home. Needed an endorsement from my manager regarding a certification I had tested and passed. They bungled it and I was denied the certification. Manager doubled down and claimed they did nothing wrong with their part of it. The Rosemont office never really performed Phase III Construction services, so you were always farmed out as a subconsultant. Several of client consulting firms sent to were subpar firms with low bar staff. Overall, most staff seemed standoffish when engaging with them. I was always working in the field so never really connected with anyone there. Again, most had never worked in the field day in, day out, nor would they. Found several of the HR staff to be arrogant, condescending and caustic.

2.0
Apr 29, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The Employee-Owned 401k is amazing.

Cons

IT has little advancement and is not given proper salary compensation. IT is not able to achieve titles such as VP. VP and above receive special perks.

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