Tetra Tech Coffey
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    57%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.2(47 ratings)
    Career development
    2.9(47 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.8(47 ratings)
    Management
    2.7(47 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.1(47 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.4(47 ratings)
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    3.0
    Environmental Consultant
    Apr 2025
    Melbourne VIC 30004 to 5 years in the role, current employee
    An okay place early on, but lack of quality management, unreasonable deadlines, low moral, high turnover rates, lack of promotion and abysmal yearly wage increases make it impossible to recommend. For those coming out of Unis like Melbourne and RMIT, please avoid this place
    The good thingsVarious different jobs that can be worked on. A decent place to develop some core skills.
    The challengesThe internal teams struggle to work together outside of friendships. A constant push to "be billable" yet there's many moments work can't be provided, mostly to juniors, while seniors have too much and won't pass over. High turnover rate due to lack of promotions and beyond harsh deadlines.
    3.0
    Environmental Scientist
    Sep 2023
    Sydney NSW 20003 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Great place to Start your career or enter in a more senior role
    The good thingsManagement was awesome. Very flexible with work. Good diversity in project's. Excellent seniors to draw knowledge from and learn
    The challengesUnderstaffed in the juniors which means lots and lots of field work. Limited time in office work or to grow and learn. Pay is average. Field work is very repetitive and hard to change to something else
    1.0
    Staff Member
    Aug 2021
    Disappointing
    The good thingsGood people trying to make a difference in a toxic, political environment
    The challengesToxic environment and culture
    1.0
    Consultant
    May 2020
    Extremely toxic environment
    The good thingsSalary is fair. Made some good connections.
    The challengesToxic working environment. Extremely poor management and leadership.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Environmental Scientist
    Mar 2020
    small teams with great culture but no room to move
    The good thingsgood office and co-workers
    The challengeswork/life balance, lack of personal and occupational development supported
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Project Manager
    Nov 2019
    Started off great, but recent high turnover of staff and poor management has made for an unhappy environment.
    The good thingsFlexibility, ownership of your own work load
    The challengesPoor management structure
    5.0
    Environmental Consultant
    Nov 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Absolutely hands down one of the best companies I have ever worked for and would absolutely work for them again in a heartbeat if I was to ever return to consulting.
    The good thingsThe people, the culture and the diversity of projects that I worked on were all memorable parts of my time at Coffey. There was always someone in the organisation who was able to help out and provide advice if you needed assistance in a particular area of expertise. Coffey was also very flexible from a work/life balance perspective and were always very supportive if I needed time off for personal reasons.
    The challengesThe organisation went through some structural changes during my time there which like any restructure did cause some negative flow on effects however as far as I am aware Coffey has been able to maintain the small family culture that its always had.
    3.0
    Work Health Safety Consultant
    Aug 2019
    All Australia
    Great for building experience, not so much for personal life/work balance
    The good thingsThere was a large variety of work, every job was different enabling you to build up experience across different industries.
    The challengesMajority of the time you were working on multiple jobs, and travel/working away was a large portion of the work. Making it hard to balance your personal life. Often not getting paid overtime for spending extra hours on reporting and office work.
    5.0
    Project Manager Assistant
    Dec 2018
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Great work-life balance and leadership
    The good thingsGreat refreshing management leadership which creates perfect work -life balance for those with family. Fantastic development opportunities if you are a driven person
    The challengessame as most big companies - red tape and having to seek approvals from higher management
    5.0
    Project Administrator
    Nov 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role
    I really enjoyed working for this company
    The good thingsBusy but fun environment. Plenty of social events and good perks
    The challengesI can’t really think of any.
    1.0
    Manager
    Nov 2018
    former employee
    A place to end your career
    The good thingsNo one cared what you did in the work place.
    The challengesManagement, HR, lack of support for IT and work place inicatives
    5.0
    Facilities Coordinator & Receptionist
    Aug 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Collaboration & teamwork synonymous with this Geotech company.
    The good thingsExcellent company culture.
    The challengesKeeping updated with processes from head office.
    3.0
    Administration Officer
    Jul 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Left due to culture
    The good thingsDiverse working environment with opportunities within the company to work on different projects
    The challengesAreas of management are not healthy in nsw geotechnics
    1.0
    Principal
    May 2018
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Try somewhere else
    The good thingsPre-TetraTech Good work opportunities until the business collapsed
    The challengesIncompetent management and leadership Misalignment of culture and ethos, ethics and integrity
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Project Manager
    Nov 2017
    Has given me opportunities to work with different cultures across South East Asia and the Pacific
    The good thingsGood local management
    The challengesTerrible management by US owner
    2.0
    HSE Advisor
    Oct 2017
    Toxic, zero direction
    The good thingsPeople. There are some fantastic people at Coffey. Unfortunately most will be seeking to leave.
    The challengesComplete chaos in senior management ranks. Zero decision makers.
    2.0
    Project Assistant
    Oct 2017
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Average
    The good thingsGood people working there and salary was not too bad
    The challengesManagement, communication, salary increase, promotions
    4.0
    Spare Parts Manager
    Sep 2017
    A great place to learn and grow. Lots of opportunity.
    The good thingsGreat bunch of people to work with, awesome FAMILY atmosphere even though we're part of AHG, who likewise have proven to be good to work for. Coming from a family owned background there has been many changes in the last five years, most of them good for the business.
    The challengesPaperwork. AHG are all about reporting, the end of the day it's all about numbers.
    3.0
    Geot Engineer
    Aug 2017
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Started okay, got brought out, went down hill
    The good thingsMostly good colleagues
    The challengesNew management, lack of direction and opportunity to progress
    2.0
    Hazardous Materials
    Aug 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Low morale, cliquey, unfriendly staff, bosses who don't seem to know what they're doing and change their mind constantly about work methods.
    The good thingsGood location. Get to go out into the field, not all desk work.
    The challengesCoffey places more emphasis on cost cutting than performing good work. Staff are expected to finish a high volume of work in incredibly unrealistic time frames. Staff are not remunerated for the extra hours they have to put in to meet these expectations.
    5.0
    Senior GIS Consultant
    Apr 2017
    Excellent company that I would gladly work for again.
    The good thingsGreat supporting staff and management. Professional staff recognised for their value and expertise.
    The challengesSome difficult deadlines against late-changed project scopes.
    5.0
    Project Manager
    Sep 2016
    A good journey, a poor end
    The good thingsCoffey gave me the opportunity to work in many countries on very unique projects.
    The challengesThe company is unstable with an ever changing management structure.
    4.0
    Geotechnian
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    It's dirty work and I feel like a little kid again
    The good thingsThe people, overtime and tasks are amazing and laid back
    The challengesBut of a learning curve and the ability to replicate on site information
    3.0
    Project accountant
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Average
    The good thingsA number of young talented people
    The challengesConservative and backward management. No career progression.
    3.0
    Laboratory Manager/ Business Development Manager
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Has potential, but not hitting the mark.
    The good thingsAustralian owned company. Expert knowledge in house.
    The challengesSerious issues with competition and distinguishing themselves. Very poor middle layer management at Service Line Managment level.
    1.0
    Geo-environmental Engineer
    Feb 2016
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Worst company I have ever worked for!
    The good thingsBenefits such as discounts on flights with Emirates.
    The challengesLack of projects to work on.
    3.0
    Geotechnical Engineer
    Oct 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    lagging behind in a chaning market
    The good thingstechnical expertise and allowance to focus on postgraduate studies.
    The challengescurrently undergoing redundancies, to top heavy, need more even distribution of staff
    4.0
    Principal, Team Leader Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
    Oct 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great people, great company
    The good thingsGreat people, culture and community
    The challengesOrganizationally cumbersome (since corrected)
    3.0
    Draftsperson
    Oct 2015
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Draftsperson, AutoCAD & AutoCAD Civil 3D
    The good thingsJust work
    The challengesBad treatment
    3.0
    Geotechnician
    Oct 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    It was a good 6 month position.
    The good thingsGood benefits and pay.
    The challengesLong hours 60+ hour weeks. No time with Family/friends.
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