CH2M HILL Reviews

Current Employee – been working at CH2M HILL full-time for more than a year

Pros – Fair wage for positions. A few good managers.

Cons – mediocre benefits,Old boy club. Still run like the old VECO with a "If you can't steal you can't stay" attitude.

Advice to Senior Management – Change out management on the north slope before you are kicked completely out.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at CH2M HILL as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – The work is very interesting and challenging

Cons – ebb and flow work load

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at CH2M HILL full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Started in an entry level support role, gained a ton of experience and was able to move up to better positions internally. Many people starting in that entry level spot moved on to bigger better things within the company. Bust your butt, get rewarded. Work/Life balance is good. Allow teleworking and are good with time off.

Cons – The IT support structure of this company is huge, and teams do not communicate well between each other. This results in a lot of damage control. They are taking steps to re-organize these groups and improve upon these things in an effort to grow exponentially over the next couple years. However, that resulted in most senior IT folks leaving the company. So there is also a talent/knowledge drain at the moment. Also, raises are annual, but minimal, no matter how hard you're working.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at CH2M HILL full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Stable company with a wide variety of projects.

Cons – As an engineer, there can be a lot of down time. and then when it gets busy, it gets crazy. feast or famine. Hang on for a cyclical ride.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep employees busier in the downtime on projects that will benefit teams once work pics up.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at CH2M HILL as a contractor for more than 7 years

Pros – There were a wide variety of duties, the projects that the company works on are awesome!

Cons – It is not easy to transition to other departments for career growth

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at CH2M HILL full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – High quality performers enabled to suceed

Cons – Massive corporate structure makes the business of doing work harder than it needs to be.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at CH2M HILL full-time for less than a year

Pros – Very competitive benefits, very good pay, life/work balance and some interesting projects. Very supportive of former employees to be.

Cons – Management does not has visibility on what is going on in the company. They go on a hire spree to shortly later let go half of the new hires due to lack of pickup in work.

Advice to Senior Management – Plan ahead for workload. Be more involved with what is going on.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at CH2M HILL full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good people who want to serve clients

Cons – No discernable strategy, leadership team challenged by making decisions

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at CH2M HILL as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Better starting pay than other companies. Seeming opportunities. Lots of interesting things going on. High level of technical expertise.

Cons – A lot of recruit-and-dumping going on. You will need strong nerves because you will see people treated very poorly, eventually yourself. If you enjoy being lied to, working your tail off, doing everything asked of you and more, if you enjoy broken promises and being left in the lurch, then by all means step onto this carnival ride. Be sure you have savings just in case, as contractors don't get severance.

Advice to Senior Management – High turnover is not a sign that your managers are on the ball.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at CH2M HILL full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Looks good to have a Fortune 500 firm on your resume and the impression of the firm on outside is significantly better than what is going on inside.

Cons – Extremely political and bureaucratic. Senior management acts in the best interests of themselves and their bonuses rather than in shareholders interests. Company lacks overall strategy and direction. Senior management is fake with employees and the employees know it.

Advice to Senior Management – It's time to retire before you drive the firm into the ground or are forced to sell at half of current stock price valuation.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company