CH2M Employee Reviews about "ch2m hill"

Pros

Working for CH2M as a co-op was a great experience. I got to shadow full time professional engineers on various projects and directly communicated with clients. If you want a great learning environment and a friendly, personable coworker experience, CH2M Hill is the way to go!

Cons

Although there were many positives about this position and this company, the only downside would be the degree of work that was assigned to someone in my position. Understandably so, a co-op student who has not graduated from a university yet can only do a limited amount of work.

Pros

The people I worked with were generally very good people

Cons

When I first started with CH2M Hill (WE were Lockwood Greene and CH2M Hill bought us) it seemed like I great place to work. Then the last of the founders retired and things went down hill. Profit margin became the most important thing and if you were not 100% billable you were out. Loyalty to employees became a joke. It was good and now I'm glad I'm out.

Pros

The people. The people. The people. Some of the finest minds and dedicated individuals around. Most everyone just wants to do what is right for the clients.

Cons

As all consulting firms, CH2M Hill sells hours, not things. If you're not charging to a client, you're costing the company overhead dollars. The stress to be billable can be hard on a person.

Pros

intel was a great place to work

Cons

when intel did not have work, ch2m hill had no work.

Pros

Paycheck is steady. From a worms eye view, we are lucky to have a job.

Cons

The CH2M Hill board members appear to only be looking out for themselves and their bank accounts. After working for this company for over 20 years there has been the slow decline of a once great company to work for. Employees used to have 100% paid health benefits, REAL bonuses, REAL raises, a paid 1 month sabbatical every 7 years. Bonuses used to be minimum 13th month (a full extra month paycheck), now we get a $50 Applebees gift card once a year if we're lucky. Defined 401k employee stock contributions were eliminated and our matching contributions are now reduced for the first time ever (we are getting around 50% matching this year). Raises for longtime employess are far less than cost of living averaging around 1-2%. Our pension plan was eliminated. Less, Less, Less... The management simply does not value its assets which are it's employees. Longevity and seniority mean absolutely nothing whatsoever. Hard work is rarely if ever rewarded or publicly recognized. The disparity between the board member's compensation and the average employee for a "company owned" corporation is 1000 fold. New board members are awarded 25,000 shares to start with. The average long term employee has less than 3,000 shares after 15-20 years. And it would take 13 years for an average employee to match the first year's salary of a newly appointed board member. There is also a massive gap in board member male/female management salary equity. Previous male board members have had a 2-3x compensation package over female board members with longer company history. So either there is a massive inequity among the sexes at the companies highest level or severe corruption of company policies. Simply put, our senior management does not promote a positive example for the rest of us to follow. Talk is cheap, but when it comes down to it, their actions do not match their words. Just look at the difference between board member compensation and ours. Non-employee board members make more than high level employees for attending a few dozen meetings a year. The founders of CH2M Hill are likely rolling over in their graves. They walked among us just like anyone else and treated us as equals. Encouraging us and living a real work example. And they appreciated our work and paid us for it and rewarded our extra efforts graciously and often.

Pros

CH2M Hill was a great place to work when I first started back in 1988. I worked for them and with them for 20 years.

Cons

From my experience and from even working with them today as a client, CH2M Hill isnt the place it used to be. I am very disappointed with the name/logo change. CH2M Hill always represented the founders names. "Cornell, Howland, Hayes, Maryfield and Hill" Not sure of why you dropped Hill and made the logo lowercase. To me this shows disrespect to the founders. Guess Jacqueline Hinman, thinks her photo as large as it is on the "who we are page" is more important than the history of the Company and the folks that made the company who it is, or was. After the last stock plummet, not sure if this is where I want to be invested anymore.

Pros

When I first worked at CH2M Hill it was one of the best companies I had ever worked for. They treated their employees well and focused on the Yellow Book values from the founders of the company. I worked with a great group of people with flexible hours and a laid back environment.

Cons

With the past 2 CEO changes the company has changed a lot. The empoyee focused environment doesn't really exist anymore, it became more like any other company. They pushed back raises to start in April instead of January several years ago. The raises were never very good, 2-3% for a top performer. Several years ago they donated the money set aside for the holiday party to a charity, and the company never had another holiday party after that year.

Pros

Having the CH2M HILL name on your resume is an instant industry boost. The firm is well respected within the industry. Opportunities exist to take online training on an ongoing basis. If you work hard/prove your abilities, you may be able to telework from home.

Cons

Overhead reductions severely handicap training opportunities (I do mine at lunch to avoid using overhead). Tuition reimbursement is very restricted and, therefore, not so helpful. It's a huge company -- sometimes it makes employees feel like 'just a number'. Rewards and Recognition bonus program is limited by managers who don't always pass along the kudos (whether with or without monetary bonus). It can be difficult to get the office supplies needed due to overhead reductions. Project managers are not always trained thoroughly on processes, and there is a significant lack of 'process' documents to guide projects from pursuit to closeout. Sales staff often do not remain involved in pursuits...there is an air of 'here, take this' and then they are gone. Continuity and consistency are serious challenges lately, and it is trickling down into every department. It can be very difficult to find out proper chains of leadership/management to know who to go to for direction. Human resource, IT, and payroll issues are routed through online or 1-800 type call centers, making it impersonal and challenging to get urgent needs taken care of. There is an expectation that, if your project manager is 24/7/365, you should be, too. Work/life balances are achieved in some offices and not others. There is no consistency from office to office in perks, benefits, communications, expectations, etc. Some of the issues described here are long-standing, and I do believe the current CEO may be working to change them.