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Q&A With AECOM Employees
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How employees describe working at AECOM
Great company with great people
All is good at AECOM
I haven’t met anyone from the te
Nothing they lack real life experience
Overall best company in consulting services
What it's like to work at AECOM
- AECOM employees generally work 9.3 hrs a day
- Employees at AECOM report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at AECOM have 1 meeting
- 79% of AECOM employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- AECOM employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 56% of AECOM employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- AECOM employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 63% of AECOM employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With AECOM Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 97
How innovative is AECOM?
As an engineering company, there is lots of talent and thought leaders that bring innovative solutions to our clients.
From an engineering aspect it can be innovative if time is allowed to understand what is being asked to be done. Problems arise from letting good theoretical engineers loose on practical requirements. Seen too many projects that needed re-engineering after initial design. That’s spends the money!!
What is the best advice you could give someone during their first month at AECOM?
Understand what you being asked to do.
Find a new job.
How does AECOM measure success and growth in the Operations department?
New work bookings and earnings. even when you beat goals each yr poor company performance makes it meaningless. Last year my group significantly beat all established metrics incentive comp was slashed by 40% by the end CFO. Oddly, Mr Burke and team earned their full income incentives because they are based on different metrics. That misalignment results in leadership focusing on cash flow while others who deliver strong financial results are penalized because of leadership decisions that result in poor overall performance. To make it worse, the current philosophy is to award smaller salary increases to “highly compensated employees” while increasing the incentive potential. That’s a great plan, but only if the incentive is based on personal performance. Historically my annual increases have exceeded 5% because my group outperformed every year. The last two years my annual increase has averaged 2.4% and my incentive based comp has been penalized. Yr over yr my total comp has declined
Overwork to the point of exhaustion and then want more.
How are the career growth opportunities on the Operations team at AECOM?
Opportunities exist for the more junior employees due to exceptionally high voluntary attrition. However, at the SR management level, there is little opportunity for career growth. For those entering the workforce AECOM is a great place to build your resume but it’s not a place to have a career. Get a couple years of experience working on complex projects then move along to an employer that values you as an individual. Stay too long and you will find yourself in a position where it is difficult to leave.
Lots, everyone is quitting. High turnover!
What's the work from home policy like at AECOM?
As long as you work constantly, it doesn’t matter where you do it.
It is team dependent. I work from home alot but my home office is in one location, my project team is in another so I can be at home as much as possible.
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that AECOM asks?
where do you want to be in 5 years, strengths weaknesses
Details about past experience.
How flexible is your work schedule at AECOM?
Super flexible. I work in office from 9:30-3:30 to avoid traffic and get home in time to find parking. Then I am able to work from home after that.
I have a very flexible work schedule, lots of other people do not have such flexibility. It is very dependent on the team and your manager. That said, within teams it can be different for different people. Some people on my team are expected to be at their desks by a certain time (exactly) and take a specific time period for lunch and then be able to leave after a given time. I do not operate like that and do not work well under such school like conditions and have found a way to make it flexible for me. However, it does sometimes make me anxious.
What should I wear for an interview at AECOM?
tie slacks dress shirt maybe jacket
Slacks & button up shirt
What's the pay like for IT roles at AECOM?
below average
Pay is below market rate but wide ranging depending on what legacy company you came from.
What's the vibe like in the IT dept at AECOM? How many hours are you working?
40-50 hours but IT has become awful since they bught URS and then outsourced
60-65 hour weeks are the norm
What's the IT team like at AECOM?
whats left is great but IBM outsource is horrendous at best
Outsourced
What's the vibe like in the Engineering dept at AECOM? How many hours are you working?
Vibe is excellent in C/S dept. I'm personally working too much (60+ hrs per week).
Disconnected. People are not very outgoing. 8-5 Monday through Friday. Weekends nearing project submittals.
How's the leadership on the Engineering team at AECOM?
Department leadership is strong. Local office leadership is on the side of the employees. Corporate leadership seems to ignore our wants and needs.
There is no leadership, just managers. Projects rarely come in under budget.
What's the Engineering team like at AECOM?
Lovely
Mediocrity runs rampant. Project managers are inept and teams are temporary.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at AECOM?
what is a social life?
No family life 45 hours overtime last pay period
What unique perks and benefits does AECOM provide?
none
None! Just a job. If your related you can just show up!!!!
How much diversity is there among employees at AECOM?
most diversity is there to make the quotas look better, not many will get promoted
???? lol. Gangland!!!!!
What's the interview process like at AECOM?
Like most large companies.
Job related!! Unless your family.
What interview questions does AECOM ask?
Typical question
Usual like work related
How's the vacation policy at AECOM?
Typical 2-weeks, 3-weeks after 5-years
Not great. In theory you get 15 days of PTO per year, but they don't provide any kind of sick days, so taking time off for any reason eats into your vacation time. Also, depending on your job, you may work 10 or 12 hour days, and because PTO is accrued in hours instead of days, you end up getting fewer days off total.
What kind of activities do employees at AECOM participate in outside of work?
Golf league Charity work Occasional picnic/baseball game
What makes you the most proud about working at AECOM?
Landmark projects
What kind of relocation or moving stipends does AECOM offer?
Zero if you are moving because you want to, and no salary increase if you are moving to a more expensive location
What is the company mobility like at AECOM?
Not sure
How are the dental insurance options at AECOM?
Inexpensive, but only covers annual cleaning
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Should I work at AECOM?
32% of AECOM employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 24% are neutral and 44% would not recommend working at AECOM to their friends.
| 32% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 24% | Passive |
| 44% | Detractors |
