David Evans and Associates Reviews

Pros

I recently left a large company to join DEA. What interested me the most was their client focused approach to doing business. The culture I left was very bureaucratic and too corporate. Every person I have interacted with so far has being extremely pleasant to work with and very helpful. I can see that this truly is a client focused company.

Advice to Management

Keep up the strong client focus.

Pros

A great work environment with very generous staff. The entire interview and hiring process was very organized and went smoothly. A very close knit group who care for each other.

Pros

New employees are informed and provided detailed information about benefits, work environment, etc.. Company is committed to employee morale and work-life balance. Great team environment in the office, co-workers engagement is positive and leadership seems committed to both customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction.

Pros

So far, everyone has been helpful and supportive of me. My supervisors do not shy from giving me helpful advice about the job and living in the Tacoma area. My co-workers have also been great about helping me with the occasional "No one seems to know this" problem.

Pros

Fantastic team! Very helpful & welcoming. Very professional & accommodating. Instantly feel like a team member.

Advice to Management

Great Job!

Pros

Cultural drivers: communication, clear expectations, trust, accountability, initiative/creativity, collaboration/teamwork highly evident
Supportive environment
Growth opportunities
Women in leadership positions
Morale boosting activities (office happy hours, lunches, etc.)
Flexible hours

Advice to Management

I appreciate that lunch is provided at the occasional voluntary staff meetings, but I think the meetings themselves should be paid time.

Pros

- Amazing co-workers
- People-focused employer
- High integrity company
- Commitment to clients, employees

Advice to Management

- Continue to evolve and pay close attention to the changing landscape
- Resist the temptation to rely on on past successes or methods

Pros

Good Company to work for.

Pros

DEA is medium sized employee-owned company that still authentically focuses on its people and clients. I appreciate knowing the senior leadership on a first-name basis and having the opportunity to shape the direction and workflow processes in the firm. The 9/80 work schedule is great for those with an active life-style. DEA also invests significantly on leadership training that develops employee self-awareness and personal growth. Employees work here because they really do care about the company they work for, and they want to see DEA thrive and remain employee-owned despite the consolidating engineering industry.

Advice to Management

I would recommend that DEA leadership continuously practice the "core" of what makes DEA a great company; one that truly "improves the quality of life by being stewards to the built and natural environment". This means not only focusing on revenue growth to succeed as a business, but also on employees through great benefits and rewards, clients through excellent service, and most importantly, the planet by making sustainability a top priority on the projects we design. Doing this will set DEA apart from other firms in the rapidly changing engineering industry.

Pros

Overall on okay place to work, nothing special.

Advice to Management

Remember people are more important than corporate policies.