CH2M HILL Employer Reviews

CH2M HILL is a corporate Engineering firm that is worldwide. It has over 28,000 employees. The head office is in Englewood, CO. It is the best coprorate office I have ever seen. It is literally a campus.

CH2M HILL is new in SAGD EPCM work and it will still take this company few years to get a solid understanding of the EPCM for SAGD process.

lots of opportunities to grow and learn

you need strong computer skills

11 hour work days . I met and worked with people from many different countries.

• Administered and inspected construction of Tullamore Transmission Main, Contract No. 2 including installation of 2290m of 1050mm diameter Concrete Pressure Pipe (C.P.P.) transmission and associated chambers and appurtenances on Airport Road and Mayfield Road, and 44m installation of transmission main in tunnel under Mayfield Rd and site clearance – more... and restoration – less

Large American company, good for those who would like to go international-lots of opportunity for growth. Very fast paced. Great people in Calgary office. Hard if you like having supervisor in the same country as you, as many are scattered in NA. Great place for engineers-lots of work available.

The work environment is very routine and consistent. A very steading work load. Management is very hands off. You work at your own pace without any interference from your manager. Co-workers work well together providing support when needed. There is constant communication between team for support or coverage. The hardest part of this job is remembering – more... all of the different rules and procedures for all of the companies handle in our department. The enjoyable part of job is the variety given daily. – less

Started out with the company in a lower position to get my foot into the door in a supposed "Good company to work for". The management staff in the southern region will reward you and help you to progress in your career path. The management in the Chicago area will give you NO training, have high expectations....yet never explain them to you prior to – more... your delivery date, and if you are not part of the "in" crowd they will out right lie to you. I had concerns about other employees and their motives and was told not to worry about it. Management LIED to me about this, and there was some back door dealings that transpired while I was there.....ETHICAL my behind. I do not believe that when a manager tells you to "shut up" and yells at you, that gives them the reason to dicipline you later for speaking up about it. Terrible, I hated going into work because I always had to be looking over my shoulder, instead of doing my job! Left the company, and immediately was making $15K more....they pay you poorly and expect your left leg and right arm. – less

Out to the trucks at 630 with full gear ready to work. Change out with your day crew call your lead to know what your doing and where it is. Tackle obstacles in a safe and efficient way. Wrap up/ clean up let your day shift counterparts know where and what you did.
There are three main jobs in my department scaffolding, insulating, insulation removal/ – more... asbestos abatement. I am familiar with all of these and there safety precautions.
The management system is simple it starts with hands who do the work, leads who are responsible for the work being done and the safety of the hands that work for him, foremen who delegate work to the leads and take care of issues that are above the leads control, and supervisors who manage medical issues and serious problems between workers(rare but it happens) they keep things moving.
The workers there are literally from all over the world and almost avery age. A lot of former military and skilled laborers. Very few unlikeable guys.
The hardest part of the job is the ridicules cold. it regularly stayed at -20 to -30 iv personally worked in -75 (with wind) however it just causes a lot of problems from leaks and tools breaking to your body just hurting from the cold.
However there are enjoyable parts to the job. My favorite was building scaffolding. I really enjoyed the amount of thought and carful planing that went into the design and the accomplishment when the job was done. It was also fun to climb around where people haven't been in thirty years. – less

That's about it. Poor management skills, you will never be paid your worth because it is contract work. Advancement opportunities are non existent unless you're ready to move. Managers are more about sucking up to clients then caring about employees under them. I don't have any good things to say about this company. Get in, acquire some skills, and – more... get out. – less

A typical day starts with short discussions with co-workers on outstanding workload and deliverables. Work would be re-organized among co-worker to keep up with timeline of deliverables, if needed.

This follows with reviewing emails to address important client concerns and expectation before administrative matters are looked into. Some routine tasks – more... generally will be delegated to junior or senior co-workers, if needed.

Most client related issues are resolved via telephone calls or by conference calls. Some critical decisions would require discussions with the senior management or technical leadership to get their buy-in before the decisions are communicated to clients or stakeholders.

Discussions with the senior management and the technical leadership really gives an opportunity to learn the negotiation and convincing skills. This ensures quality decisions are made in the interest of clients before they are communicated to them.

Work becomes hard when we are faced with projects that are pressing, requires long working hours or faced with challenges from other stakeholders. It becomes a totally enjoyable experience when the clients and management appreciates our input and accepts the solutions we propose in managing or mitigate project related challenges. – less

It's ok

Big, slow moving, inefficient, top-heavy corporation

The company has a very phony facade. The processes were for the most part were great as far as planning and idea’s however not very realistic, it was like you were being set up to fail. My supervisor could have used a Supervisor training course as well as learning how to keep confidential information confidential. All in all this was a position of moving – more... targets, what I was told to do today was no longer OK tomorrow. I am glad to be gone from this jeckel and hide management team… – less

CH2M Hill is a great company but the sight I was on in Fort Nelson had very Poor on sight management. Most everyone that worked there was very professional but its hard to accomplish much when the entire job changes every day.

Good company, not much opportunity in legal department when I worked their as contract paralegal.

I have learned time management, communication, and team work.

I was a receptionist for an office of 200 employees, I also got to work one on one with engineers to help them with any computer work and data entry projects as requested. I gained alot of administrative experience.

Great organization. Team oriented. Interesting and challenging.

Different scenario, challenging
Engineering
Team management
Multi cultural
Mananging co workers
NA

Day to Day progress monitoring , preparation of all MIS reports,

Generation of S Curves using Primavera and MS Project