SmithGroup reviews

4.0

92% would recommend to a friend

(323 total reviews)
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Troy Thompson and Roxanne Malek

98% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

SmithGroup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 323 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SmithGroup 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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323 reviews
4.0
Mar 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Architecture and engineering under one roof allows for rich collaboration and growth across disciplines; lots of senior staff with technical expertise and the chance to work on complex and well-executed institutional projects.

Cons

If interested in more of a design rather than a technical role, growth opportunities are limited. Senior designers tend to overshadow young talent rather than nurture it to create more leaders.

2.0
Sep 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great people, interesting projects, decent PTO + Friday offs, great industry reputation, casual working environment, great company events, healthcare focused company.

Cons

Strong politics like all the large firms. No career advancement plan, very little opportunities. Poor marketing makes the firm hard to get work resulting the studios very slow at most times. Poor project management and fee tracking which caused most project to loose profit. Repeatitive tasks, relatively poor in areas other than healthcare.

3.0
Sep 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, good reputation. Even keeled work environment-no prima donnas. Great reputation in the nation. Award winning work. Relatively good benefits package, and special 8 1/2 hour work day provides 15 Fridays off per year in addition to paid time off.

Cons

Lack of well articulated mission and vision with an action plan conveyed to management level teams in order to make progress. Lack of project management fee tracking with an integrated staffing allocation aspect in order to maintain real time project profit success. Reduced profits make bonuses negligable, and not reflective of efforts of hard working staff that should be rewarded- equates to lost key employees, impacting client experience.

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