HDR reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,810 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 1,810 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
4.0
Feb 22, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with. Expert engineers are always available throughout the company and great network in place to reach out to anyone. Matrix organization is followed, so you can make career moves in different directions. Work is most of the time challenging, once you gain the trust of senior engineers, you can start running your own little projects but they are always there to review, check and help you if you need.

Cons

Depending on the office size and client base, career development can be a struggle. If there are too many project managers and not enough junior level engineers doing the work, you can stay in the same position for a while. No clear advancement structure. The "you can be anything you want to be" attitude can stall your advancement if you do not know what you want out of your career and you do not have a close relationship with a senior level person to help you understand and guide. You really need to speak up, otherwise I have seen many quit because they can not advance - especially when there is no strong leadership in the group.

4.0
Feb 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary on par with industry, lots of different projects to work on, descent benefits, employee owned, stock price has done well, lots of internal training.

Cons

Large company problems...focus on growth and bottom line draws management further from actual work. Tend to promote staff too soon with not enough project experience...occasionally with less experience than the group they are supervising. Not all project managers know how to manage staff. Staff development varies depending on who you work under.

1.0
Feb 1, 2014

The downward spiral

Recommend
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Pros

Great people (for the most part) Variety of work Great medical benefits

Cons

Top heavy Incompetent management Do not promote from within Cliqeish If you are not from a government agency you are no one. CUTHROAT Run by backstabbing liars

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