The only thing I got out of AECOM is the knowledge to warn job seekers about this company
Pros
Working at AECOM makes it easy to jump (a sinking) ship when a better opportunity arrives.
Cons
Seriously where should I start.......there is just tooooo much to cover here. If you want to be treated with any ounce of respect you are dreaming. When asking some senior staff questions regarding a project they just turn you down straight away. No one really has any time for you as they are too paranoid about hitting utilization targets. Top management talks about refocusing the company from utilization to a more "innovative" way of doing business but that is just a corporate talk. Group leaders are more concerned about reporting revenue figures, share price movements and meeting billable hour figures for workers (to protect themselves of course) than the actual day to day work produced. Time and time again you are expected to meet unrealistic projects budgets project mangers set just to win bids. Morale in the office is low and you often hear the 'workers' complaining about management. AECOM introduced a new management system intended to streamline projects however at the end of the day everyone is expected to become a project manager. AECOM should be, as its name refers to, an engineering company- in reality however its an organisation full of project managers doing sums.