SWCA Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
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SWCA specializes in environmental and sustainability planning, with over 50 planning practitioners nationwide. Our planners have long standing relationships with clients with opportunity to build on with clients in the Renewable, Transmission, Mining, Oil & Gas, Federal Government industries. read more
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
451
TOTAL
RATINGS
13001

SWCA Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

The human aspect with healthy personal/work boundaries.

Posted 16 days ago

we dont take ourselves too seriously, but we do take our work seriously and put our all into delivering quality to clients and projects. but the culture is down to earth, fun and engaging

Review from Admin Dept · Posted 18 days ago

The people and our employee ownership culture make the difference.

Review from Executive Dept · Posted 22 days ago

Our leaders care about us as people. We are all here to make money and too often the employees are just numbers. Our LT seems to care about us as much as the money we make together.

Review from Finance Dept

It's real, its not just a poster of the core values. We have a collaborate and learning mindset.

Review from Admin Dept

Colleagues have a high degree of skill and respect for others.

No topic is taboo or off limits.

The attitude of our leadership team

Not too rigid, creates environment of open conversation

Culture is positive and active; there are always extracurricular things going on.

independent offices allow growth and community

We work to maintain engagement and value employees, skills and talent are recognized and rewarded.

Review from Operations Dept

Open communication, teamwork, transparency and employee centric environment

Review from Finance Dept

Our employee ownership model means i constantly feel an urge to want to show up regularly and be the best i can be for my coworkers and co-owners.

Attitudes are kept in check and outliers are addressed

Review from Marketing Dept

Work-life balance is valued beyond just lip service

As an employee-owned company, I like the focus on what's best for us.

Review from HR Dept

The people, right on up through senior leadership, are great to work with and even to talk with.

We all seem to have the same direction with what we want to do in our careers, and that's provide sound science and creative solutions for our clients.

SWCA practices what they preach. This is a place that is client focused and stands by our scientific specialties.

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Quit the fake positive culture nonesense. The ESOP presentation on the all comapny call sounded like a hostage video.

Review from IT Dept · Posted 12 days ago

Better pay would boost morale.

Review Sentiment at SWCA

95
95%
5
5%

About SWCA's Environment

A+
81/100

Where This Score Ranks SWCA's Environment

TOP
5%

In the Top 5% of 2025 similar size companies on Comparably

TOP
10%

In the Top 10% of 42 companies in Phoenix

1st

1st place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at SWCA is considered positive by 96% of employees and regarded as having a “comfortably fast” work pace by 278 employees. Relative to its competitors, ICF, Arcadis, Golder Associates, AECOM, and Tetra Tech, SWCA's environment score ranks in 1st place. This also puts them in the Top 5% of 2025 similar sized companies (1,001-5,000 Employees) on Comparably and Top 10% of 42 companies in Phoenix.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Department - Admin
    +5%
  • Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander
    +3%
  • Department - Engineering
    +2%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Department - Product
    -8%
  • Department - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    -5%
  • Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
    -5%

How SWCA's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 450 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less9%
866%
1024%
120%
More than 121%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast22%
Comfortably fast62%
Moderate14%
A bit slow1%
Bureaucratic1%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive96%
Negative4%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes65%
No35%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less61%
5-10%25%
10-25%10%
25-50%3%
50%+1%
What % of the time are you bored at work?
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