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The interview process was very smooth. SCS was prompt in getting back to me with interview results. There is a pre-screen phone interview and an in-person site interview. Both did a quality job giving me an accurate idea of the type of work I'd be involved in if hired. Both interviews also made a point of selling the company as a place that you'd want to be, which helped me to decide whether or not it's a fitting environment.

Getting started was slow, especially as this was my first job after graduating from college. More specifically, getting used to commuting and that 9-5:00 were the tougher transitions. In the office, people are friendly, welcoming and encouraging. The process of obtaining work and being busy was slow but sure and really began to pick up after about a month or so. Now I almost wish for those early days!

As a new hire, particularly one right out of school, I found it difficult to gain a solid foothold for work. It was a very gradual process. Although, I don't think other, older new hires have had this same problem.

At SCS Engineers, any one will have the opportunity to solve problems and work with local officials to make our environment safer and healthier. 

I learned to work as a team player to bring the best of my skills to help solving complex environmental issues. I also had the chance to participate in research for project with local cities and government. 

I loved my co-workers and our conversations at lunch time. Our outings and birthday celebrations were always fun and creative. 

The hardest part of my job was to decide which items and solutions were the best to apply for the job commended after researching for a good amount of time. 

The most enjoyable portion of working at SCS were my team and my supervisor. They taught me a lot in the field of environmental science. I will always miss them and continue to grow as an environment advocate.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Competent co-workers and diverse projects and clientele.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Unrealistic expectations from management regarding performance metrics and multiple profit centers resulting in silos across the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment was stressful and demanding.  Culture was uneven across offices and disconnected from those in smaller offices.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Client contacts via email and phone, completing reports for corporate, preparing reports and planning documents, and conducting meetings.

"Don't fix the statistics, nobody looks at them anyway, it costs too much to fix them" is a direct quote from a PNW VP.  If you can deal with micro management, passive aggressive managers and poor office culture, SCS may offers some interesting work.  

Much of the geologic work involves routine field sampling and  rote editing of cumbersome reports that have not significantly changed for decades.

There seems to be little opportunity to think in an original or creative way, especially if it does not conform to the way it was done since the 1990s.

Typical day for the last year and half was unproductive due to lack of work.

In 10 years I learned much about grading and drainage, land surface design, and environmental engineering in many parts of the world.

Management worked hard to be fair to employees but always acted in the companies best interest.

Hardest part was finding things to keep busy.

Most enjoyable part was being busy. Worked Arizona but found engineers that needed my skills all over the country.

I was always looking for more work to do and had to ask for more.  Even after asking, I wasn't provided with any other than trivial and unfruitful task.  I was brought on the team and told that I would be able to work on Green Technology (my incentive for even applying) in the company.  Months passed and no effort was even done to put me in this role.  As someone who wants to constantly learn and gain new skills this kind of environment plus the extremely low compensation for an engineer made it not worthwhile to stay for long.

Mistreatment  and mismanagement from superintendents on the projects they send you to isn't uncommon. When I started 3 years ago they had fairly decent work conditions and it went completely downhill, constant layoffs, good superintendents quitting and replaced with  complete incompetence and saw many hard drinkers as co-workers too. Also they want you to take OSHA classes yet they never practice safety at all.

Company overall is good and great benifits. They strive for improvements with constant meetings and programs. Unfortunely the company does not make it great. It's the people and I found the some of the people pass their stress around. Also a few have let their personal feelings interfere with business. To the point there was a vendetta to get someone fired and did with a strategy to document everything.

SCS is by far the best place that I have ever worked. It's a company of experts in their respective fields, yet it's also a place that takes the time to invest in its employees. When I started, I was mentored by one of the firm's leaders and was encouraged to ask thoughtful questions and get help when needed. 

They've given me a ton of opportunities throughout my career and have done a great job of taking care of me and my family.

It's a place where you can create your own adventure - if you've got a great idea and share it with others, there's a good chance you'll get to implement it.

SCS is a good overall company that has been growing by acquiring other companies over the last several years. This does create a challenge of integrating different philosophy's and office cultures. There are many intelligent and competent professionals there and a healthy employee owned overall corporate culture. I worked out of two offices that had recently been independent businesses and found the culture quite different.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field technician 3 salaries reported	$26.17 per hour
Entry level field technician 3 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Laborer 4 salaries reported	$40,500 per year
Environmental technician 1 salary reported	$75,000 per year
Environmental intern 4 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour

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