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    Cardno Reviews

    Updated May 18, 2017
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    Cardno CEO & Managing Director Richard Wankmuller
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    Pros

    • Great people, friendly and diverse environment (in 13 reviews)

    • Varied Interesting Projects, Good connection with global Cardno (in 13 reviews)

    Cons

    • The only thing valued by upper management is (in 15 reviews)

    • The work-life balance was also terrible- you were expected to be online 24/7 (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Cardno"

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      Former Employee - Laboratory Manager in Birmingham, AL
      Former Employee - Laboratory Manager in Birmingham, AL
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      interesting projects
      good salary
      opportunity to work internationally
      pleasant working environment

      I enjoyed my time at Cardno. The company has a large presence in the oil and gas sector as a civil design and construction management firm. There are benefits and drawbacks to working for a multi-national firm, and I eventually decided that I would prefer working for a mid-size firm based in the USA that was more focused in my area of expertise. I would still consider returning to Cardno.

      Cons

      large corporate bureaucracy
      poor work/life balance
      huge overhead costs cut into funds available for employee raises
      poor market sector outlook (oil and gas)

      Advice to Management

      I would recommend that management seek to diversify the business more out of the oil and gas sector. I would also recommend cutting through red tape and bureaucracy, which sometimes seemed to occupy more of my time than actually doing my job.

    2. "Churn and Burn"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Analyst in Portland, OR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Cardno full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Cardno works on a wide array of multidisciplinary projects.

      Cons

      Management is focused on growth and acquisition versus producing quality consulting work.

      Advice to Management

      Slow down!

    3. "Too big for them to manage."

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      Former Employee - Aquatic Biologist in Beckley, WV
      Former Employee - Aquatic Biologist in Beckley, WV
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Cardno full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Lots of opportunities at other offices.

      Cons

      Too many employees to properly manage.

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    4. "Review"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      Current Employee - Confidential in Reston, VA
      Current Employee - Confidential in Reston, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Cardno full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Get to work on high profile projects

      Cons

      Transition to cardno from Haynes Whaley has not been good. Excessive working hours, weak/no bonus structure since operating as cardno, poor management.

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Project Manager"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in Los Angeles, CA
      Former Employee - Project Manager in Los Angeles, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Cardno full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great people with opportunity to grow technical skills including assessment and remediation. Diverse technological applications for remediation. Additional opportunities to travel and expand business.

      Cons

      Company needed to diversify beyond primary contract for oil and gas client. High employee turnover after primary contract took effect.

      Advice to Management

      Need to diversify into sectors beyond oil and gas.

    6. "Cardno"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wexford, PA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wexford, PA

      I have been working at Cardno (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great IT staff and IT management.

      Cons

      Market stability is not great and company is going through a lot of reorganization.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Environmental"

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      Current Employee - Associate Scientist in Portland, OR
      Current Employee - Associate Scientist in Portland, OR
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Cardno full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Cardno offers many work opportunities and everyone is constantly busy. We have multiple offices making work in new areas possible.

      Cons

      Cardno does not value their emoloyees and hard working people get use up quickly without good benefits. Cardno is only starting to compensate for insane overtime.

      Advice to Management

      Cardno would benifit from leadership and training for managers and employees in addition to placing value on employees.

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Cardno"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Mountlake Terrace, WA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Mountlake Terrace, WA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Cardno full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      location. other groups are well managed

      Cons

      high firing rate (6 in 24 months).

      Advice to Management

      embrace talented staff who are not clones of other great employees. diversity strengthens everyone, amd insures highest work quality.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "They Keep Gnawing"

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      Current Employee - Senior Project Scientist in Saint Petersburg, FL
      Current Employee - Senior Project Scientist in Saint Petersburg, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Interesting work, good co-workers, good benefits

      Cons

      At risk of being laid off at all times. Do not honor their employment contracts. Persistently getting rid of people who have been profit makers in the past. Tend to put people in tiny boxes making it difficult to use broad skill sets.

      Advice to Management

      Wake up.

    10. "Company Review"

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      Former Employee - Assistant Staff Scientist in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Assistant Staff Scientist in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Cardno (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Coworkers at the company Cardno.

      Cons

      Company rebuilding so there is alot of commotion going on.

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