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      Frustating - Anonymous employee CDM Smith Employee Review

      1.0
      7 Jul 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great health insurance and PTO benefits. Most of the people you'll work with day to day are nice, down-to-earth and talented.

      Cons

      Rigid corporate structure drives young talent away. Organization is very top-heavy and promotions and raises are based on longevity with the company rather than actual contribution. Upper management is downright delusional about the overall morale of the average worker and it shows in the high turn-over rate. Senior people have a feeling that "no where else is better, so we don't need to fix anything."

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      5.0
      22 Apr 2026
      Transportation engineer i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Lots of training and opportunities

      Cons

      Company structure can be confusing

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      1w
      Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! It was great to have you as an employee and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
      3.0
      8 May 2026
      Water resources engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work. Flexibility, work from home options available. Tons of opportunities across multiple disciplines. Work life balance is great. The people are awesome.

      Cons

      Pay is unfortunately on the really low end of the industry. A lot of turnover because people leave in order to get a better salary due to the low pay. I also don’t like that your manager (RTL) is also a manager for 20-30 people, and you are all under one large group instead of various teams. The matrix system is a bit odd to me.

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      CDM Smith Response
      1w
      Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer. We are thrilled to hear that you liked working with us and valued the flexibility we offer. We too agree, the people are awesome!!
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