Is Environment Agency a good company to work for?

Environment Agency has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 734 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Environment Agency to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Environment Agency have been left by employees working as Project Support Officer , Senior Advisor and Project Manager .

Does Environment Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environment Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environment Agency. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Environment Agency?

82% of Environment Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Environment Agency 4.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environment Agency?

Environment Officer (37) , Advisor (24) , Senior Advisor (18) , Project Manager (17) , Team Leader (17) , Permitting Officer (14) , Project Support Officer (14) , Flood Risk Officer (12) , Officer (12) , Technical Officer (9) , Manager (8) , FCRM Officer (7) , Specialist (7) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Asset Performance Officer (6)

What are the pros of working at Environment Agency according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great and give everything to the jobs they do." ((in 74 reviews)); "Enable a good work life balance" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good pension and commitment to wellbeing" ((in 61 reviews)); "capable and friendly colleagues who are happy to share knowledge" ((in 39 reviews)); "flexible working is really great" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Environment Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay career progress structure not great" ((in 57 reviews)); "Salary is poor even as you go up the bandings" ((in 34 reviews)); "weak management and poor productivity" ((in 22 reviews)); "Managers collude to manipulate staff" ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor rewards No progression Weak leadership" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Environment Agency locations?

London , Bristol , Birmingham , Warrington , Leeds , Sheffield , Nottingham , Exeter , Reading , Newcastle upon Tyne , Manchester , Worthing , Peterborough , Oxford , Welwyn Garden City , York , Preston , Lincoln , Kettering , Lichfield , Hatfield , Blandford Forum , Brampton , Norwich , West Malling , Newcastle , Cambridge , Huntingdon , Penrith , Maidstone

Environment Agency Reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(659 total reviews)

Philip Duffy

91% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Environment Agency has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 659 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Environment Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

659 reviews

4.0

22 Jun 2026

Flexible work but burdened by red tape

Project officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working People moaned about the pay but I thought I was paid adequately based on job responsibilities

Cons

Lots of red tape Hard to affect any type of change Lots of moaning staff saying they are paid terribly which contributed to the culture in a negative way

3.0

1 Jun 2026

Positive work-life balance, but slow and political environment

Senior policy advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Really good work-life balance. A work environment where personal well-being is front and center. - Friendly colleagues. Almost everyone you meet is kind and nice to work with.

Cons

- Slow pace of work and institutional inertia. Majority of colleagues have been with the organisation for 15+ years. This makes it very difficult for new ideas to gain traction and people are very cautious to not change the status quo. - Organisational politics is everything. Teams are very possessive over their perceived areas of work and will not relinquish authority even if its in the interest of the organisation. Very frustrating if you work in teams that are cross-functional.

3.0

15 May 2026

Relaxed culture with limited impact opportunities

Senior economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

relaxed working culture and good work life balance.

Cons

Difficult to make an impact in such a vast organisation.

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