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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 91 URS Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
3.8
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"Working in Iraq for four years has been a life-changing experience, and one that I will always treasure. URS/LSI treated me like a professional and allowed me to contribute to a fantastic group of people in a harsh and dangerous (yet fun and invigorating) environment."
Posted 10 years ago in Germantown, MD
Programmer Analyst

What do you like about working at URS?

"Very professional, excellent customer service, high standards and high expectations."

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

"The job is winding down and will soon be complete at the Stockton, UT site, so you should look elswere for work."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"The site is remote so the commute is long. (48 miles one way.)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to produce quality produce and services and continue to expect good work from your employees."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Manager

What do you like about working at URS?

"I like the coaching opportunities. I want to help employees develop."

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

"It is a good company for experienced agents that do not mind low pay."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"I want to feel secure in my employment and unfortunately I do not feel that way."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To hire a consultant. Sometimes a third party may help."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Engineer

What do you like about working at URS?

"Great peers to work with and a great salary with good benifits."

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

"If you are knowledgable of the environmental regulations and cannot wiaver from ethical values such as acting with honesty and integrity and following standard operating procedures, look elsewhere for meaningful employment."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"The structure of senior management with little face time with the managers that do not work at the site interacting directly with operations managers. The need to be precieved as politically correct versus technically correct."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time with the hands on presonel working in direct interaction with plant operations personnel."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager

"Focus on doing the best in class."

What do you like about working at URS?

"URS focuses on safety and people. It has a safety topic in each meeting."

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

"Individual should be prepared for interview and dress of business success."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"It has many layers of management. There are many bosses per project."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keeping the best people around by giving them the right training or other opportunities."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Electrical Design Engineer

What do you like about working at URS?

"They treat you great and great selection of people! The recurters are awesome too."

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

"yes, when interviewing be sure to have all your experience covered when asked."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"vacation time and sick time. otherwise great great great great."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"nothing, I think the management is doing a great job."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Executive Assistant

"It was a busy office which I prefer. Friendly atmosphere with helpful people."

What do you like about working at URS?

"The best part was the people. Everyone respected each other."

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

"Have a Can Do attitude. Be confident. Be an independent thinker."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"Hand me down equipment. Our office chairs were really awful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan more team building events and employee get togethers offsite."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Web Developer

"Pretty good. Limit upward movement, but very stable."

What do you like about working at URS?

"URS is a very large and very stable company. Many people I work with have been there for 10, 15, 20 years."

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

"This is a good company, but they struggle the same as any large company. They are worth the time to work there and see if you are a good fit. Most people have been there for 10+ years."

What don't you like about working at URS?

"They seem to hire anyone to fill a position and then complain that they do not have the experience needed. They are focused more on filling a spot them finding the right people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to management, not micro-manage. Lean to encourage people not discourage them."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Construction Manager

"I've worked for URS in their Caterpillar Division for 2 years. I'm out in the field by myself so not much interaction with the company. Salary & benefits are good."

Person You Work For 3.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5
Engineer

"Goood benefits, good work experience good position."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
URS Employee

"When I worked for URS they gave me the opportunity to work on to quality projects."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
URS Employee

"I have worked for URS twice in my career and found it to be a great company to work for. They are very ethic oriented and like to promote from within."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Systems Analyst

"During my time at URS I really enjoyed the work environment. Despite being in a highly regulated environment working with sensitive information I was given the opportunity to use the most appropriate tools to deliver great solutions in a timely and efficient manner."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Operator

"URS was a good company to work for. I would still be working for URS but the job being performed in the area I live was finished."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Property Specialist

"Working in Iraq for four years has been a life-changing experience, and one that I will always treasure. URS/LSI treated me like a professional and allowed me to contribute to a fantastic group of people in a harsh and dangerous (yet fun and invigorating) environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Property Specialist

"The experience that I gained by working in Iraq for four years was life-changing. Living and working in Iraq was at times very hard and the tools sparse, but the camaraderie that came from the shared experience made it all worth it. URS/LSI did a great job of taking care of everyone and I am very thankful for the opportunity."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

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Is URS a good company to work for?

URS has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 91 URS Review Ratings left anonymously by URS employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at URS.

Does URS pay their employees well?

URS employees earn $70,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour, which is 6% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 29 URS employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find URS Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at URS?

96% of employees would recommend working at URS with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated URS 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at URS?

According to our data, the highest paying job at URS is a Principal at $326,000 annually. Browse URS Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at URS?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at URS is a Psychiatric Aide at $16,000 annually. Browse URS Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at URS?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at URS to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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