Pros
* Drinking from the fire hose results in you learning everything MUCH faster than you would anywhere else -- from data analysis, project management, the inner workings of consulting, client-facing interaction, etc. Literally everything
* The best projects -- Kimley-Horn works on a lot of the most high-profile projects in the nation
* Excellent coworkers -- In a sink-or-swim environment you'll be surrounded by high-caliber people you can learn a lot from and look up to
* Retirement, healthcare, and stock -- rumor has it Kimley-Horn's privately held stocks appreciate at ~20% per year which is CRAZY high. On top of that, they match your salary + bonus at 18% (ish, it's funny math). You won't find better anywhere else (read caveats below)
* Bonuses -- bonuses here are a lot higher than other companies, but you'll also work like 20% more than at any other company and the bonuses won't be 20% of your salary until you're a level 5 or higher usually
Cons
* The Usual -- everyone says it. 96% client-billable goal for the year but that's out of 40hrs/wk*52wks/yr; once you take all your PTO and holidays your goal is actually ~106% of each 40-hour week you're at work. Crazy high goals, but you likely know that already.
* Analysts are expendable -- if you are anything less than a level 5 or above, you cannot become remotely "unfireable" no matter how much they actually need you (which is crazy). And if someone whose been at the firm a long time or is a level 5 or above wants you gone there's really nothing you can do. Even if you're the only one in the region or at the firm who knows how to do something, doesn't matter a bit.
* No Rules -- or rather the rules are whatever your team's management decide. They have an employee handbook which details a lot of things, including the WFH policy (4 days per month) and how your timesheets should look if you work while on PTO (you take less PTO) but if your managers don't like that, their say goes.
* HR serves practice builders -- usually HR serves the company, but at Kimley-Horn they serve your team's leaders. This goes along with the "no rules" point, but if you tell HR you'd like to follow the rules and your team leaders disagree you'll probably just get fired.
* Good luck getting your 18% retirement contribution -- that 18% is nice but they have a looooong vesting schedule, if you stay less than 2 years (could mean 1 year 364 days) you keep 0% instead of 18%. Each year after that you keep 20% more of their contribution. Also they don't start contributing until your second year.
* Good luck becoming a shareholder -- the shareholders at Kimley-Horn are an elite group of people (think your level 6-7 or above people) who have been at the firm a minimum of like 10-15 years. It's extremely difficult to become one, so unless you plan on staying a long time just imagine shareholders don't exist.