CDM Smith Employee Reviews

I have worked at several consulting firms and CDM Smith is the only one where I have not feel like an expendable cog in a profit-driven engineering machine. You are a valued professional who can make a career here on a path you can guide in any direction(s) you want.

Fine, not great but I’ve worked at wor

I absolutely love working at CDM. The environment is encouraging and the standard is really high. But I have found the majority of my colleagues are more than happy to help.

So far so good. No complaints

Very supportive team members and interesting work

Open, sincere, and equally invested. It feels like team everyone is truly on the same team rather than an organization with a distinct group of players that are merely doers, coaches that are concerned about climbing, and owners that are there to drive and collect profit. It's refreshing!

Committed, focused, strategic, smart, legendary

The leadership team is open to hear what I have to say. They work to make sure I am challenged and are encouraging. I always get what I need or am given acceptable instruction so I can figure it out. I am rarely stressed by numbers coming from above.

My supervisor is awesome. He really does care about the people he manages and goes to bat for us when executive management tries to enforce updates that end up impacting out quality of life and work life balances.

Very open and responsive, willing to invest in their employees.

Appreciating diversity and how younger generations can bring innovation, specifically for work process. They also need to take a closer look at the high turnover rate for newer employees (i.e. not the ones who have been there 30+ years, but the people who are there only 5 years or so, a huge gap.)

Communication, problem solving, and priority management

The health plan is inclusive.

Comprehensive, flexible, good value, strategic

The medical benefits stand out as the best

Fairly and competitively paid within the industry.

Base salary exceeded my expectations

Previous Executives really care about employees but not current Executive Team

Regular checking on the market status

Compensation should be competitive and comparable to current market rates

The whole company is my team and I love that! Its the standard for everyone to approachable and open to collaboration.

Smart, hard working, focused, fun, friendly

My team is filled with highly intelligent engineers, they are always available to help if I have a question. They are also great listeners and take what I see and change approaches based on my recommendations. My voice has value and that is reflected in the interactions between everyone in the firm.

We all get along fairly well, work hard when we need to and can bond over work outings when we have the opportunities.

Team cares about supporting one another, cares about home life.

I satisfied with coworkers only some needs improvement

All coworkers need to be better trained and have their roles within the company explained.

Work from home and flexibility

They are sincerely commited to making this a company where all are welcome and their professional growth is encouraged. They truly understand that when everyone is welcome at the table the feast grows.

My voice has a value. I feel encouraged and supported and my role in the company is highly valued as based on the support I receive from the leadership and coworkers.

Interesting work, goid teammates, and a solid reputation

Very excellent hybrid/remote work options post-COVID.

The company culture is extremely confusing, they talk a good talk and publish the words employees want to hear, but the actions of management are completely the opposite.

I got hired off one interview it wasn't bad

Everyone I dealt with was easy to talk to and I didn't feel like I was on trial.

Open, honest, fast, efficient, accurate

The actual interview was great, conversation was easy and the questions were sufficiently challenging. In hindsight, the questions were a reflection of the type of work I landed in and the ease of conversation a reflection of the type of interactions between peers.

Talking with eventual team members to evaluate if I would be a good fit.

I love the flexibility that exists in every aspect of my work life here.

Challenge, people, comp, culture, leadership

My peers and the challenge in the work.

I enjoy being able to be open and honest with my manager about the work and projects I'm doing, especially when they project is difficult and I am stressed about it.

Varied work opportunities across the firm and options to advance and grow my career within the firm.