URS Salaries, Bonuses and Benefits.

What are the average starting salaries, bonuses, benefits and travel requirements like at URS?

What do you like best about working at URS? Are there any great perks or special treats for employees?

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Host said: What are the average starting salaries, bonuses, benefits and travel requirements like at URS?

What do you like best about working at URS? Are there any great perks or special treats for employees?

Does anyone know the starting salaries for GIS Techs?

Rooker in Birmingham, Alabama said: Does anyone know the starting salaries for GIS Techs?

No, I have applied in Milwaukee and heard nothing.

Salaries are can be competitive depending on your office manager. Don't be suprised to find out that the URS office down the road is paying $15,000 to $20,000 more per year than your office. URS doesn't offer any bonuses. If fact, the 401k plan is horrible! They match %50 of your 4% max contribution but the match doesn't take effect until January of the following year. So if you leave before January of the following year, URS won't contribute their match. URS is run by accountants and their primary concern is profits.

What else can you tell me about URS benefits? We just got purchased. How long ago did you work for them?

ndbeasle in Mesa, Arizona said: What else can you tell me about URS benefits? We just got purchased. How long ago did you work for them?

Just recently left! You might want to start looking elsewhere! Medical/Dental benefits are well below average for such a large corporation. They have a stock option plan but since they bought your company they have acquired 37% debt, so stock prices will probably start to drop. Value was climbing because of low debt ratio. Your raise, regardless of performance, will be just above the rate of inflation and goes into effect in January, performance reviews in September. With URS, you are nothing more than the clock number on your timesheet.

What else can you tell about URS? Is there any positive about URS?

About the only positives that I experienced were that they provide lots of training! I probably sent two-three months total per year involved in some type of training.

Another positive is the ability to network special skills from within the organization. There are quite a few highly skilled individuals that wouldn't survive smaller companies.

Every office is unique so I can't speak for each one. Although URS is a corporation there is nothing within that prevents offices from competing against each other. Don't be suprised to compete against other offices for the same work.

Personally, I think the negatives outweigh the positives which is why I left.

Great. I came here two months ago for the benefits and now URS is going to take all of that away. I should have taken the extra money CH2M HILL offered.

don't be lead astray by one disgruntled employee. i hear it is a great place to work - world wide company with excellent benefits and room to grow.

Far from the truth. Yes, it is world-wide but those opportunities are very limited. But there is little room for growth because of bottle-necking caused by middle management and about 750 "vice presidents".

Those are the actual benefits that URS will offer you. Take it or leave it, but there are far better benefits from smaller companies.

Don't waste your time applying at the Miami office. They only hire their friends and relatives, and the salaries are the worst I've ever seen -- except for a small group of people who get everything (nepotism).

I had a phone interview for management position in Texas, the recruiter told me it would take the hiring manager 3 weeks to contact me. I asked the recruiter the salary range for the position, it was almost 20k less than my salary. So, I told them to take my name out of consideration...

I think people need a better understanding of the consulting industry.

Generally, benefits aren't great in the consulting industry. Our stock purchase program isn't worth it, the 401k match is low, we get few holidays and sick days. Welcome to the real world of consulting. You'll find it to be similar at other consulting companies. Just walk into a law office and ask them.

Yes, offices compete. But they also work together pretty often. Even the culture of an office can vary from office to office. Our Oakland office (which I've spent a fair amount of time at), has a culture much like a previous company I worked for, some aspects of which I didn't like, and those are not present here at the Sacramento office, which I appreciate. It doesn't surprise me that there are offices out there that have a culture that clashes with certain people, but don't think that one office is representative of the entire company.

So why in the world would someone want to work in the consulting industry?

Pay for one.

Consulting companies look to hire people at about 1/3 of what they can bill them out for on contracts. If you convince them to bill you out at $90.00 an hour, welcome to a quick $30.00 / hr job. Easy negotiation. Personally, I am pretty specialized, but have a lot of work, so I have negotiated a farly large salary. Last year I asked for a 10% raise and got it. The consulting business has a lot of money, and if you are worth it, and you ask for it, they will give you some. Remember, the people in this industry tend to be good negotiators. You have to be good and aggressive to get paid well. KLM above me there? You're response was poor negotiation. They probably have the money to pay you as long as you provide the value.

Flexible Schedule

If you are billing your hours to projects and keeping clients happy, nobody really cares when you are working. I tend to work from home about 1/4 of the time, take any days off I please. (If I don't have vacation or sick time left, I am welcome to take time off without pay).

Variety of work

Working in the consulting industry provides you with an opportunity to invlve yourself in a number of different projects, where you can learn all kinds of interesting things. With other industries you are often pigeon holed.

Growth Opportunities

Each of the offices work like their own small company, but with top leaders in the industry. We have a marketing department, proposals, management heirarchy, HR, etc. Each of these departments will take you in for some time, and you can learn what they do and how they do it. You just have to ask. Do well there, and you may likely move. Are they going to just hand you more money if you are doing a job that is worth more than your last one? NO!!! You have to ask for it.

I would be willing to bet that the previous commentor is a "golden boy" in URS...
Dont belive a word....this company is bad news.

URS offices are like small companies and ran that way. The office manager has the ability to offer bonuses and adjust your salary at any time. The only time you will get more money is by asking for it, or treaten to leave. But that will only work if your really great at your job. The politics at each office is totally crazy. If your not in, your OUT