best atmosphere
best work type
best salary
best management
Cons
no cons as I have observed
CDM Smith Response
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We are so glad you have been enjoying your time at CDM Smith. We strive to create the best work environment possible and are happy to hear you agree. Thanks for your amazing review!
Flexible hybrid schedule is very nice and starting salary is high for early career engineers.
Cons
The main people running the company are not engineers and you can tell. They are all focused on utilization with rates often set at 97% or higher. This had led to my supervisor asking/telling me to not charge company required trainings. As an early engineer it really feels like they don't want to invest in me and only care about their bottom line.
If you are an early career structural engineer you will also not get any meaningful work until you've been with the company for at least 5 years. The senior engineers do not trust you and will only give you grunt work.