AECOM Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"This was a horrible experience"

What do you like about working at AECOM?

"I didn't this was a just a job for me"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you don't come with new ideas they may not be heard here"

What don't you like about working at AECOM?

"I didn't like that the company didn;t honor certain holidays and not open to changes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that management take a diversity course to expand their horizons"

"AECOM is not a positive or inspiring place to work. It is filled with internal backstabbing at middle / senior management levels. The acquisition by AECOM ruined a good company like URS. AECOM focuses on who is at fault and CYA. They engage in business development practices that are questionable and designed to win work at a low price by cutting salaries and benefits of hourly workers. The CEO has a good vision but that doesn't find its way down to middle management and employees that do the work. The result is a negative and lifeless place to work."

"Good staff, but middle management is in chaos and upper management is clueless."

What do you like about working at AECOM?

"Good pay and benefits with flexible hours and paternity leave options"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great place to start but don't plan to retire from here (nobody does except those forced out from companies AECOM buys). Show ambition and drive to get in, build your skills, and move on to a place you want to finish your career."

What don't you like about working at AECOM?

"AECOM treats employees like just another number and does not value individuals as people. We all know we will be cut on a whimsy of upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value people. Invest in the company instead of the quick 30 day return; think strategy over a year. Empower employees and quit micromanaging. Replacing all the North American leadership would be a good start."

"I worked for a company that was acquired by AECOM a few years ago. They (AECOM) said the opportunities would improve, but I haven't seen that yet. A number of long-time employees, and friends, left soon after the merger. The project management and reporting systems are not user friendly. I don't feel like I have much in common with my co-workers, and I am sometimes without work because I "make too much" for some projects, but trying to get away from my manager has been tough. I am treated like I am "on call", and my manager doesn't want to let me do anything else. I had to go over his head to get on the project I am on now. Once this ends, I really fear for my future due to possible lack of billability. At least in my home office, teleworking is allowed. This company doesn't seem to be too fond of transferring existing employees to other projects where there is a good skill fit. The pay is so-so, although I have heard of some low-ball offers. AECOM stripped away one of our holidays and capped how much paid time off is allowed to be accumulated and refuses to pay out hours as the old company would. The 401(k) is better than what we had before in terms of fees and selection of investments."

"AECOM has many different contracts so this may not be applicable to the entire company. But this particular contract is not the best. Compensation along with holiday time etc. is far from great. The coworkers are great to talk to, but there is a common sentiment of dissatisfaction among everyone."

"A large organization, I can only comment on the Power & Energy group. When senior management admits to throwing you to the wolves and not providing the needed support then blames you for why the client is unhappy it should be no surprise why AECOM's top talent are leaving this organization."

"I worked for AECOM for over 8 years in the headquarters in Los Angeles. The day-to-day workings of the company are so thoroughly driven by corporate politics that my job became miserable. So much of our work was wasted in ill-conceived and inefficient endeavors that job satisfaction was universally low. As the pressure grew and we were asked to falsify time reporting it became morally unfeasible for me to continue my career there."

"I've worked with AECOM for 2 years. The company is large where the overall organization is difficult to understand. Focused industry organizations within the company work well to perform goals."

"Project controls in the Englewood office is terrible. The director is so unfair and he doesn't do anything to earn his money. No one respects him. He has his favorites who will never get laid off. Others he will lay off, bring back, and lay off again while his favorites sit around with no real work."

"Not a good company to work for."

"Great pay, terrible hours."

"My experience with AECOM made me lose faith in fairness and equality in corporate America. Growing up in a foreign company, I was taught that a job is extremely important and you give your all. This I did. My job came to define me. I took great pleasure in thinking that I was adding value and helping my employer succeed. This dedication sadly was seemingly not appreciated by all, and soon there was little to no feedback between my supervisor and me. My health suffered, relationships failed and my home life was neglected. I continued to work to deliver because I was afraid to fail, make mistakes or be laid off. But despite it all, on October 10, 2018, I was laid off under the claim that the position had been eliminated for lack of enough work. This story changed later to poor performance, which to this day I will never agree with. My wish for AECOM is to change its approach to recognizing issues when reported. Do not immediately favor management because management is not always right. Take the extra steps to truly understand issues brought up, and diverse personalities. This company prides itself on embracing diversity, but I did not see that practiced in my case. For those thinking of interviewing with AECOM, set firm boundaries that protect work-life balance. I am thankful for the opportunity to exercise my right to freedom of expression/speech by sharing my experience at AECOM. My story, while a painful one, is hopeful because I've grown to develop a new appreciation for life, regained a sense of self-worth and a desire for a healthy work dynamic/environment. My experience with a new company has begun to re-instill in me the belief that not all of corporate America is unfair. There are companies out there that truly embody what fairness and equality are while embracing and appreciating diversity. I'm hoping that my experience and my story will be a learning opportunity for AECOM and its employees."

"Abusive environment at AECOM"

What do you like about working at AECOM?

"Some colleagues were OK. Building was well presented and centrally located."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't work for AECOM under any circumstances unless you like feeling abused, unappreciated undervalued, undermined, threatened and insecure. Don't believe anything they say about it being a great place to work. It isn't. It's a taste of hell. There are plenty of alternatives."

What don't you like about working at AECOM?

"Backstabbing, evil, thieving, abusive, lying people who take credit for the work of others. Corrupt and incompetent management. Constant harrassment about utilization. Promotion of bullies and dishonest managers. Pack of wolves."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take complaints about bullying seriously and don't promote such people. Value technical expertise instead of utilization."