Is VHB a good company to work for?

VHB has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 316 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at VHB to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about VHB have been left by employees working as Civil Engineer , Environmental Scientist and Project Manager .

Does VHB pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VHB employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VHB. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VHB?

85% of VHB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VHB 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VHB?

Project Manager (13) , Environmental Scientist (11) , Civil Engineer (10) , Engineer (10) , Civil Designer (7) , Environmental Planner (7) , Transportation Engineer (7) , Transportation Analyst (5) , Transportation Planner (5) , Intern (4) , Planner (4) , Project Engineer (4) , Senior Project Manager (4) , Water Resources Engineer (4) , Civil Designer II (3)

What are the pros of working at VHB according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 11 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great Coworkers" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good company culture, interesting projects" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VHB according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is decent." ((in 11 reviews)); "I felt the salary was low." ((in 11 reviews)); "As mentioned previously, my manager (former owner) was too busy locked in his office for hours doing God knows what, to have a conversation on whatever project I was assigned." ((in 9 reviews)); "Management is the biggest problem in vhb." ((in 9 reviews)); "Which is of course reasonable because you’ll be worked to the bone, given no overtime, and laughably poor bonuses, and told that everyone in the industry should be content to work 55" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about VHB layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about VHB layoffs and their outlook for job security at VHB in 2026.

What VHB locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Washington , Atlanta , Raleigh , Providence , Boston , Virginia Beach , New York , Charlotte , Watertown

VHB reviews

4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(284 total reviews)

Michael Carragher

98% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

VHB has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The VHB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

284 reviews

4.0

Jun 1, 2026

Strong engineering teams, but high living costs impact benefits

Civil design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good groups of Engineers work here

Cons

The cost of living eats away at the benefits

4.0

Mar 25, 2026

Reasonable

Architectural historian, preservation planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ethical, supportive of work-life balance, built diverse portfolio of work in short time; encountered no toxic personalities

Cons

compensation below par; cultural resources poorly integrated and undervalued in overall company structure; billability targets unrealistic when set against lack of templates, SOPs, training, coordination.

4.0

Mar 24, 2026

Solid stable job

Planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job, the people are nice, and benefits are good.

Cons

Lower pay with difficulty to get meaningful increases. Constant stress on billability and budgets. Heavily encouraged to not bill admin for required meetings and tasks.

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