Great place to work if promotion/recognition/compensation is not important to you - Staff Engineer AECOM Employee Review

2.0
30 May 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Project Managers are true experts in their field, great sources of knowledge Friendly work atmosphere, everyone seems willing to work together 9/80 schedule

Cons

Too many to describe, see all the other reviews. The company is too top heavy, and the execs are too out of tune with the technical staff. Too much of a focus on profit, you are just treated as a number. Upper management has forgotten that a successful company's foundation is talented and happy staff and project level engineers/geologists. The work atmosphere itself is nice, until you realize you are underpaid and blamed when billability is low. No bonuses or recognition for good work. The list goes on and on. I feel they do this because they feel like you don't have any other options. With economy in full rebound though, things are changing and have already started.

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5.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great community building and networking opportunities.

Cons

Limited growth opportunities and not individual development growth.

3.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent company, good stock plan, good people who want to see you grow

Cons

Very remote management makes things hard, very little team work is locally siloed so its hard for managers to understand the boots on the ground view. Managers are great people but spread very thin, sometimes they accept work before having staff for it(classic consulting move)

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