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      CDM Smith

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      CDM Smith reviews

      4.1

      84% would recommend to a friend

      (931 total reviews)
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      Timothy B. Wall

      93% approve of CEO

      82% positive business outlook

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      CDM Smith has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 931 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CDM Smith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      931 reviews
      2.0
      Jun 18, 2026

      Flexible schedule and high pay, but little trust from seniors

      Structural engineer
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      Pros

      Flexible hybrid schedule is very nice and starting salary is high for early career engineers.

      Cons

      The main people running the company are not engineers and you can tell. They are all focused on utilization with rates often set at 97% or higher. This had led to my supervisor asking/telling me to not charge company required trainings. As an early engineer it really feels like they don't want to invest in me and only care about their bottom line. If you are an early career structural engineer you will also not get any meaningful work until you've been with the company for at least 5 years. The senior engineers do not trust you and will only give you grunt work.

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