Deltares Reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Annemieke Nijhof

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Deltares has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deltares employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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33 reviews
1.0
19 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation is good compared to similar consulting jobs. There are some very good specialists working there.

Cons

There are groups within Deltares where non Dutch speakers are not welcome. In some groups you are not invited to group meetings, or you are invited and they suggest you not to attend. They can decide to not renew your contract with absolutely no reason based on that you are not native Dutch speaker. I had very good annual reviews for the 3 years I worked there. Even after punting effort to follow Dutch lessons (at my own costs and time) and having an intermediate level. Not all groups are like this, but be aware than this has happened.

2.0
29 May 2023

High burn out rate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Gain international experience Work with top experts in the field of hydrological modelling Relative freedom and possibility to work from home

Cons

Little clarity about roles and mandate which makes the realisation of your work and professional goals very challenging, additionally hard if it does not fall within the focus of the institute, e.g. hydrological modelling and it requires across units cooperation Working environment experience depends highly on your department head and his capacity and willingness to position your work, and this varies greatly between departments and units Politics could be particularly strong and difficult to deal with if you are foreign or have a different cultural background. According to some everything is possible there, the question is then, in a place where there are so many exceptions to the rules, who is receiving the benefits of these exceptions? How do you achieve this? Too much focus on visibility and declarability combined with a performance evaluation system that considers individual achievements only, and combined with limited management steering on cooperation creates a feeling of constant competition between consultants Burn out rates in some units especially in the age rate 20 to 30 were identified as high already in 2018- not clear measures or plans were implemented in the following 3 years even after feedback from personnel about the need to strengthen team work practices and environment

4.0
23 Jul 2021

Good Place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Paid Good working environment Friendly colleagues Polite supervisor Easy to learn Flexible

Cons

Dutch sometimes needed but English is enough

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