Great starting place for EHS careers - Environmental Specialist Veolia Employee Review

4.0
13 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Great coworkers, I loved being with those guys. * Work was predictable and gets easier pretty quickly which makes it somewhat useful if you want to do some night classes at a college while you work there. * Career opportunities. You get to work with major clients such as Stony Brook University, NYU Health, Colombia University, and many more. If you showcase a hard work ethic and competence you can get good connections for better opportunities. * Overtime, you can make a lot of money. * Learning opportunities are good and they will pay for your CDL license if your interested.

Cons

* Overtime is nice but the amount you can do is exhausting. Work/life balance doesn't exist sometimes. It depends on the time of the year. Fall is best for easier time, summer is exhausting. Thankfully the seasonal work load makes it better to pursue a degree while working at Veolia. * While the company is great to start at it isn't to stay at generally. You can make a life for yourself there but its not great. * Body damage, I had to leave as the heavy chemical storage containers everyone had to lift did a number to my body. Ultimately if you have a fragile body type this work is not good for you. * The benefits could be better, they're not bad but not good either. * Upper management showers love on sales team but not on the grunt workers who keep the companies wheels turning.

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Veolia Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to write about your experiences. We appreciate your commitment and the contributions you made to our team. We are continually striving to provide the best environment for our employees to thrive in.

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5.0
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Pros

Work life balance and great co workers

Cons

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Veolia Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We're glad to hear you sound pleased overall in your role! It's a hard job and we appreciate people like you who contribute to our mission of resourcing the world.
3.0
17 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good exposure to a large, complex organization with cross-functional collaboration. Opportunities to take on responsibility and learn quickly if you are proactive. Some strong internal frameworks and experienced individuals to learn from. Visibility across different teams and business units.

Cons

Lack of standardized processes creates unnecessary inefficiencies and rework. Too much reliance on individual knowledge instead of scalable systems. Cross-team communication is often reactive rather than coordinated, which slows execution. Roles and ownership are frequently unclear, leading to misalignment and finger-pointing. Tools exist but are not fully implemented or consistently used, resulting in avoidable manual work.

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Veolia Response
3w
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback from our employees. We continually strive to ensure that our management is providing the best leadership to our teams and creating an environment where employees can succeed.
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