Does Otak pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Otak employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Otak. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Otak?

55% of Otak employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Otak 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Otak?

Project Manager (9) , Project Coordinator (3) , Project Engineer (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Civil Engineer (2) , Engineer (2) , Senior Project Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Otak according to real employee reviews?

"Great projects and people to work with." ((in 13 reviews)); "Company has great culture and benefits" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Otak according to real employee reviews?

"Confused and absent leadership." ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers always seem to be overworked, and it tends to leave staff without the support they need to really do well." ((in 5 reviews)); "Salaries are seriously below the industry average and don't seem to be going up any time soon" ((in 4 reviews)); "Sustainability, stewardship, community quality of life and social justice are an afterthought that they might try to throw in at the end if there is extra money and the client doesn't mind." ((in 2 reviews))

Otak Reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)

Nico Vanderhorst

Not enough data to show CEO approval

41% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (70 reviews)

Otak has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 70 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Otak employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

70 reviews

3.0

23 June 2026

Good hybrid schedule but poor leadership communication

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Hybrid Schedule and the people.

Cons

Lack of leadership clarity and roles going unfilled for long periods.

1.0

18 Mar 2026

Mediocre

It tech support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not a great place to work, but the people were ok.

Cons

difficult management, company is poorly run, and shrinking

1.0

24 Feb 2026

Bizarre leadership team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Colleagues and teammates are kind and innovative people. Interesting projects across business lines and centrally located office location.

Cons

The leadership team in Portland, mainly the CHRO and COO are operating with very low-level corporate leadership abilities. I sat through a DEI committee meeting that was to prepare for Black History month recognition, and the COO could not find a better way to describe the cuisine that we wanted to cater other than "black people food". Mind blowing cultural unawareness. The most recent CEO was a glimmer of hope, but he has since left the company.

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