A confused business strategy. Management preach 'One GHD'. In reality its a confederation of small business units. - Engineer I GHD Employee Review

2.0
11 Aug 2013
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Pros

GHD has some very good technical people. As an engineer or other technical professional, there are opportunities to work with good people that are highly dedicated to their professions.

Cons

One would expect that GHD being a multi-disciplinary organisation would have strengths in delivering multi-disciplinary complex projects globally. In my experience I found this not to be the case. The business operates as scores of separate service groups and business groups. The co-ordination occurs between these business groups and its ability to manage and deliver multi-disciplinary projects is limited. The focus on delivery to clients is budget. If this means delivering a product of lower than expected quality, then delivering to budget remains paramount. GHD's work order book has been declining in the Australia market as competitors are delivering beyond their clients expectations. GHD continue to deliver mediocre products at best. If you are an employee and your utilisation is below 60 per cent. Find another job, as you will be targeted for redundancy. Redundancy can happen anytime, anywhere to anyone at GHD in this current market. Also if you are a business that has been acquired by GHD, don't expect the transition to be a smooth one,

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5.0
28 May 2026
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Pros

Evolving with the times to best serve client needs. Investing in employee learning. Attracting high caliber talent.

Cons

Change can feel disruptive for some, but GHD is on a disciplined journey.

4.0
19 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great starting point as an internship, gives you good experience to the professional and consulting world, pay for an engineering intern is satisfactory. Values of the company and support from coworkers is appreciated. Seems to be a psychologically safe place to work and make mistakes. No noticeable workplace toxicity or politics. Everyone seems to be authentic and chill. Not noticing anyone keeping their heads down and received reports of satisfaction with work environment from coworkers. Exposure to a variety of projects, including field work experiences. Seems to be a solid resume builder.

Cons

Need to be pretty proactive for work. For me who enjoys having work to do, its kind of stressful. You have to take initiative in making your own plan. For someone who thrives in structure and needs a bit of help in planning, this is a struggle. Limited flexibility in doing a hybrid role (even though job description stated it was when I applied) For someone who is 42 mi from the office and with heavy traffic takes 1h 15 min to reach the office, its a struggle. But I understood that my commute time is longer than average when I took the position.

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