HNTB reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(870 total reviews)
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Rob Slimp

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

HNTB has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 870 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HNTB 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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870 reviews
2.0
Dec 22, 2011

Throw the bums out

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My co-workers are some of the brightest and most competent people, and are a pleasure to work with. Low- and middle- managers seem to recognize individual value.

Cons

Much of senior and sub-senior "leadership" is a serious threat to company viability. There is an extreme drought of company vision. At the very top, sure there is vision: 'make money'. Execution of that vision is extremely lacking, despite the best efforts of some sub-seniors who have the genuine interests of the company and its employees in mind. And that is the truly sad part - there are some extremely qualified and talented individuals in leadership that are thwarted by either competing political idealogies or an arrogant ignorance and lack of willingness to truly listen. It is terribly frustrating for those of us who are passionate about company success to see our *good* leaders be prevented from making meaningful, long-overdue changes. The only solution that I can see is for those senior leaders who have lost touch to leave. They are truly burying this otherwise excellent company. As an long-time employee, it genuinely depresses me to watch the degredation, and it is hard to imagine trying to outlast those who need to leave in order to enjoy a 'better day' at this company.

1.0
Jan 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Money and that is about all.

Cons

Management is much like retail..."What have you done for me lately"? The cost of doing performance management and employee reviews incorrectly is something that many managers, HR professionals and companies never consider. It's too bad. Yes, there is a cost, and a very heavy cost, to doing things badly in the area of appraising employee performance, or not managing performance properly. Poor performance management practices incur direct costs through loss in productivity that happens when performance problems are not addressed quickly. For example, a manager who only reviews employee performance once a year, and rarely talks to employees about performance through the year is likely to have huge inefficiencies. If the problems were discovered and addressed during the year, many of those producitivy problems could be eliminated. Other costs occur, too. Employees subjected to poor performance management and performance review practices are likely to get upset, angry, demoralized and demotivated. They start to believe that managers aren't serious about performance, or, even worse, are trying to find people to blame for performance problems.

1.0
Feb 2, 2026

An Honest Review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Healthcare plan Salary is market value

Cons

HNTB is a medium-sized organization that functions like the presidential administration of 2025. HNTB’s policies seem neutral on the surface, but this neutrality results in discriminatory outcomes based on being “culturally fit” which is a culture that prioritizes loyalty and the success of white men (ONLY) regardless of their competence. This company is a toxic and sad representation of the engineering and architecture industry, and I recommend that you explore other options.

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