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    61%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.5(41 ratings)
    Career development
    3.2(41 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.2(41 ratings)
    Management
    2.7(41 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.4(41 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.6(40 ratings)
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    2.0
    ENGINEER
    Jul 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    poor management and untrue to company values
    The good thingsOpportunities for involvement
    The challengesPoor management Company not true to their values Has the tendency to let go of good staff
    5.0
    Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineer
    Mar 2020
    Great experience
    The good thingsGood organisation framing
    The challengesSoft skills are significant
    4.0
    Draftsperson
    Nov 2019
    enjoyed my time, would go back
    The good thingsTeam and company supportive of career and life events
    The challengeswork hours and lack of flexibility with them
    1.0
    Business Support
    Sep 2019
    Traumatising.
    The good thingsRegular social events.
    The challengesBeyond terrible, inconsiderate, disrespectful, disorganised management, and poor culture.
    3.0
    Anonymous
    Jun 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Dissapointing, some good people but others seemed deflated. Sterile working environments. The only people that appeared to be happy were those who recently commenced with the company. Rebranding the company is not going to assist poor morale.
    The good thingsCoffee, biscuits and fruit. Some people in other office localities were good to deal with, others were not.
    The challengesObtaining feedback was very slow, practices and processes took far too long, fellow team members whilst helpful where under extreme pressure. Team did not seem cohesive and were unhappy. Turnover appeared high once the market improved and people left seeking better salaries and conditions. Managers appeared to be time poor as they chase the work in a competitive market.
    3.0
    Engineer
    Feb 2018
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Great for very experienced professionals, not for junior to intermediate levels
    The good thingsWork/life balance, promotion opportunities
    The challengesWages on the Q25 of the salary curve, lack of clear management, unreal targets and chargeability expectations.
    2.0
    Business Support Officer
    Feb 2018
    Better places to work.
    The good thingsGreat people. Good team environment.
    The challengesPoor management. Lack of financial stability.
    5.0
    Sydney
    Nov 2017
    Sydney NSW 20003 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Amazing people
    The good thingsAmazing group of people, excellent job security, always ready to try new things
    The challengesTechnical challenges can be limited due to the specialised work
    4.0
    Environmental Scientist
    Sep 2017
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    At Golder you tend to get out as much as you put in.
    The good thingsDiverse projects, many disciplines, good knowledge network.
    The challengesConsultancy in general is hardwork for average pay
    5.0
    Admin
    Apr 2017
    Good colleagues and interesting work.
    The good thingsThe friendly atmosphere, the fact that even high-ranking engineers and scientists answer my questions and, yes, the extra paid day off for birthdays.
    The challengesThe pace of proposals and tenders. With the challenges our sector faces we are applying for a lot of work. The last-second-itis that strikes mid-afternoon on a Friday.
    2.0
    Regional Leadership
    Jun 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role
    Mixed experience
    The good thingsGreat people to work with internally
    The challengesTerrible management and directionless
    2.0
    Environmental Scientist
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    ups and downs , spend there 2 worst years of my career but also 1 best year.
    The good thingssome good people and managers, but depending which team you are in
    The challengescurrent economy and lack of projects causing low morale and people fighting for projects
    4.0
    Civil design drafter
    Feb 2016
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Civil drafting and hydraulic
    The good thingsSalary which is better than others
    The challengesLearning support in Auto CAD
    3.0
    Geologist
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good enoigh experience to enter workforce as Graduate and to gain broad spectrumOf know
    The good thingsDiverse & challenging projects Good reputation
    The challengesPoor mentoring and growth potential
    5.0
    Senior Resource Geologist
    Feb 2016
    Best place for career progression and enjoyable working environment
    The good thingsgreat people, fantastic mentors, good career opportunities
    The challengesConsulting, clients, deadlines
    5.0
    Project accountant
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great home life balance and career progression, great work atmosphere
    The good thingsExcellent professional development opportunities
    The challengesChallenges within the current market industry.
    5.0
    Business Support Manager
    Feb 2016
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    A wonderful value based organisation
    The good thingsValues based and caring
    The challengesStressful work and long hours
    1.0
    Environmental Scientist
    Feb 2016
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Workers are referred to by management as \"production units\", which pretty much sums up the management style from the top down.
    The good thingsWorking with great clients
    The challengesManagement team focuses on working people to the ground
    4.0
    Graduate Engineer
    Nov 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Short but riddled with many lessons in working professionally
    The good thingsThe support provided by senior staff is endless
    The challengesSeeing through the sugar coating to understand what is really expected of you
    4.0
    Senior Environmental Scientist
    Sep 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    I have had other job offers but I wouldn't trade Gilder for any other consultancy.
    The good thingsReally friendly collegiate atmosphere. Great projects - the best projects.
    The challengesDisappointing approach to management and few opportunities for non-technical career development.
    5.0
    Senior Hydrogeologist
    Sep 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    A good company to work for.
    The good thingsCompany encourages a good approach to treating people with respect and making sure they are OK with work and personal issues. Senior staff are typically highly experienced and knowledgeable people. Lots of effort put into training.
    The challengesAlways a challenge to balance client requirements with budgets and practical considerations.
    2.0
    Senior Geotechnical Engineer
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Used to be a good place to work, now doomed.
    The good thingsskilled people used to be there, now less and less of them.
    The challengesThe company did not adapt well to the changing market.
    4.0
    Ex superintendent construction
    Sep 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good so long as you say yes
    The good thingsGood employee package which takes into account life style
    The challengesHonesty in upper management needs to improve. Borrow mindedness between departments. Very polictical running arrangements
    4.0
    Hydrogeologist
    Sep 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great experiences and wealth of knowledge gained
    The good thingsGood intra-group spirit and the overall office vibe was friendly. Good mix of office and fieldwork for my position and some great senior people to learn from.
    The challengesReacting to client demands that made fieldwork unpredictable and put pressure on the employees to skew the work/life balance promoted by Golder
    4.0
    Administration, Accounts, Events
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Overalll pretty good company to work for
    The good thingsGreat people and work culture
    The challengesManagement and career advancement, pay rises
    5.0
    Project Supervisor
    Sep 2015
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Golder Associates changed my life forever and I will always be great full for the opportunity to be apart of something extrodinary
    The good thingsPeople Environment Money Management Equal Progression Projects
    The challengesComplex project Fifo jobs
    1.0
    drafysperson
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    too much time focused on the job at hand and no assistance on career development.
    The good thingsBeing responsible for your own contribution and time management of the project and being treated with respect, politeness and consideration
    The challengesdiverse projects, unplanned deadlines, developing strategies, intense and unrelenting pressure for chargeable hours. Never peaks and troughs between projects, just unrelenting pressurefor chargeable hours. No downtime or catch up time. Research in your own time, work at least 2 hours each day for nothing and made to feel as if you're the one at fault because you haven't worked it out instantly or you have poor organisation skills. No bonuses or incentives
    3.0
    OHS Advisor, Geotechnical Laboritories, Australia.
    Sep 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    It was challenging to work on a project when many of the stakeholders had their own way of doing things and were not wiling to change
    The good thingsGenerally personnel at all levels were cooperative and supportive
    The challengesVery little planning and goals and objectives changed frequently. Department heads had there own agendas so it was often difficult to develop processes/systems
    5.0
    Engineer
    Sep 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Great place to learn and develop.
    The good thingsKnowledgeable individuals ready to share their knowledge.
    The challengesNone to think of.
    1.0
    Marketing Coordinator
    Sep 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Disappointing..
    The good thingsThe benefits were good..
    The challengesPoor management, horrible and cold work environment, very negative and unfriendly company..
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