Does Arcadis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arcadis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arcadis. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arcadis?

75% of Arcadis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arcadis 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arcadis?

Project Manager (227) , Engineer (121) , Consultant (104) , Quantity Surveyor (82) , Senior Project Manager (75) , Senior Consultant (66) , Senior Engineer (65) , Graduate Engineer (60) , Project Engineer (54) , Assistant Project Manager (51) , Civil Engineer (50) , Environmental Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Principal Engineer (48) , Intern (46)

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

"I live and work in London and I have only ever met great people at Arcadis!" ((in 296 reviews)); "the ability to work on some of the biggest projects in the world and good work/life balance" ((in 279 reviews)); "Good benefits and a Remote Worker policy that is very good." ((in 217 reviews)); "Great colleagues and always ready to support" ((in 127 reviews)); "Great experience and the team used to be better" ((in 96 reviews))

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

"So no surprise that the salaries are low and there is always a reason why sadly we can't increase your salary at the moment" ((in 249 reviews)); "Low pay and work can be tedious" ((in 163 reviews)); "The merge caused uncertainty and poor management" ((in 132 reviews)); "Growth is slow if you are stuck with a bad manager" ((in 60 reviews)); "No bonuses and hard to progress" ((in 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arcadis layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Arcadis locations?

Paris , Villeurbanne , Strasbourg , Lyon , Coullons , Toulouse , Marseille

Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,555 total reviews)

Heather Polinsky

53% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arcadis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Services de construction, réparation et maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Mar 5, 2014

Arrogant and Belittling

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, compensation is fine. Health benefits were excellent.

Cons

Arcadis management only promotes or appreciates people who are a part of their click. Hard work is not rewarded.

4.0

Feb 7, 2014

Great company in a tough industry

Geologist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ARCADIS is a great large company in the environmental consulting industry. If you have a supportive supervisor and manager, there are almost limitless opportunities for junior staff to gain a variety of field experiences. I've had many opportunities to travel across the country to different sites and other colleagues have had international opportunities as well (rare in the environmental industry). As far as the industry goes, only a few other companies would be a better place to end up than ARCADIS and only with tradeoffs.

Cons

We are underpaid for what we do, but that is the industry norm. You will make more money if you work in another industry. If you want to get rich, become an exploration geologist or petroleum engineer and move to Houston. You will make 3 times as much money becoming an employee for ARCADIS's clients in the oil & gas industry or mining industry. We do not increase client profits, we can only reduce their environmental liabilities. Different clients have different strategies for managing their liabilities. If you work for a client that isn't interested in technical (and more expensive) outcomes to their liabilities, you will not get to do the exciting work. Depending on the client team, you will be pressured to perform impossible feats (i.e. producing a 40 hour product in 8 hours of billable work). As an employee at ARCADIS, you need to act as if you are an independent contractor and market yourself to the better client teams within the company.

3.0

Feb 4, 2014

Left just as the economy tanked and cost cutting was gaining momentum

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, professional and committed

Cons

A shifting emphasis to short term profit and a lower overhead rate (cheaper)

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