A place you dread to be the more and more you work there - Environmental Consultant CDMS Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good and helpful co-workers, diverse range of clients

Cons

Very unprofessional at times in multiple aspects, bad upper management, cheap company

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CDMS Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback about your experience at CDMS. We are glad about your positive feedback regarding good and helpful co-workers and a diverse range of Clients. The team at CDMS continues to be collegial and laid back, many of our Clients have been with us for over 10 years and we continue to add to the diversity of the Clients we serve. CDMS is under new management for the past two years. We have implemented open communication channels and respectful behavior at all levels within the company. We have also invested significantly in the infrastructure (hardware, software and proprietary documentation/procedures) as well as implemented business best practices and will continue to do so in the coming years. CDMS is now a company where new employees can build careers over years, get promoted to higher impact roles and get significant increase in pay in the process. We value your input and are committed to making CDMS an exceptional place to work.

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5.0
Jan 19, 2024
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Pros

I worked at CDMS for 4.5 years with no EHS background and it was the best place to start out my career. They trained me to be an expert extremely quickly. It is overwhelming at first but the results came in time and it was worth it. Compared to people who work for companies with an internal EHS team, my knowledge and ability is likely comparable to people with 20 years of experience due to seeing so many projects as a consultant. Pay goes up dramatically once fully trained and exceeds industry standards. In my time at CDMS, I got to see a huge variety of projects, got to see how a lot of different industries operate and met many fantastic people. Once trained, the job is extremely flexible.

Cons

Since pay is based on productivity once a project manager is fully trained, hustle culture is prevalent. This means, that for project managers, the job is best for people with certain personality profiles. Mainly, people who are relatively outgoing to deal with clients, hard working to keep up with productivity, and independent since each project manager is fully in charge of their own projects. If a new project manager has a hard time learning a lot of information or is generally slow, it can be discouraging. Typically the first 3-6 months, me and most other project managers I saw join didn't know if they would be able to learn everything they needed to learn and do everything they needed to do.

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CDMS Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience at CDMS. We appreciate all the contributions you have made throughout these years with the company. We're delighted to hear about your journey from starting without an EHS background to becoming an expert in the field. Your story is a reflection of our commitment to career development for CDMS team members. We understand that in the beginning the process for EHS specialists and project managers could be challenging as we cover a wide range of regulations and we serve hundreds of manufacturing, distribution and other industrial facilities throughout California. We're continually improving our onboarding and training processes to ensure that new team members are not only well-prepared for their responsibilities but also receive ongoing support throughout their careers at CDMS. Automating job operations to streamline processes and reduce manual workload is a priority for us. In addition to working on improving our systems, we are also hiring team members to assist the EHS Project Managers with a lot of the routine work. Your input is greatly appreciated and we are committed to make CDMS an exceptional place to work.
4.0
Jun 6, 2025
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Pros

- Manage your own schedule - Excellent Opportunities to Learn - Excellent Office Facility - Occasional WFH

Cons

- Employee training needs improvement - Sales team will sell projects that the team is ill prepared to execute - Small company means poor insurance options.

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CDMS Response
10mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience at CDMS. We really appreciate your input and we are grateful to have you as a member of our team. We are glad to see your comments on the flexibility we provide with schedule management and work-from-home options, as well as your appreciation for our office facility and the learning opportunities available at CDMS. We appreciate your feedback about employee training and continue to enhance our onboarding and training processes to better prepare our team members for the diverse range of projects we handle. One of our core values is not just to do a task but also reflect on how we could do it better next time and implement that improvement. We understand that the nature of EHS consulting means there will always be new topics and projects to tackle - even experienced professionals regularly encounter unfamiliar areas, and developing the ability to adapt and learn is a core skill in this field. Our senior EHS team members provide guidance and support to ensure successful project execution across all the work we take on. We also continue to strengthen coordination between our sales and operations teams to ensure optimal alignment on project scope and team readiness. Regarding benefits, we are always evaluating our offerings to provide the most competitive package possible for our team members. Currently, CDMS provides Medical & Dental insurance, paid time off (PTO), and a 401(k) plan with both Roth and Non-Roth options, alongside our competitive compensation structure with regular performance and pay reviews. We value your input and are committed to making CDMS an exceptional place to work.
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