Works for a certain personality type, otherwise... - Civil Engineer Stantec Employee Review

3.0
12 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- One of the top engineering firms in the US, so (depending on your position) you get to work on some of the biggest projects with some of the smartest people around. If you are a type-A personality you will likely like it. - Decent amount of women in leadership roles, at least regionally. Same with DEI efforts, they do seem to genuinely try - Decent benefits package

Cons

- Work/life balance was an issue when I started and hadn't improved when I left. Principal and senior engineers in the office regularly worked 50-60+ hr weeks, and it was clear that was what was required to move up the career ladder (particularly once you got to mid-level and above). Numerous staff left the company while I was there for exactly this reason, management just does not get it. - Senior/principal level engineers consistently not acting on complaints from mid/lower level staff. Meetings after meetings soliciting input on work or office issues from mid/lower staff then right back to business as usual. - C-suite is basically all old white guys - Salary was generally okay to meh. Decent raises/bonuses when hitting different career levels or milestones (e.g., licensure) but between those steps it did not seem like the financial performance of the company correlated to compensation.

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5.0
25 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Seems caring of its individual employees

Cons

Very large and spread out company so communication can be difficult

2.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Hybrid Work and access to useful engineering tools

Cons

Projects are inconsistent in organization and structure (some good some bad). High (and strict) utilization requirements of >93% for entry level and mid level engineers results in overtime with overlapping work loads to avoid any downtime between projects. No development or mentorship strategy around work assignments, the main goal is to keep utilization up. Stantec has been very focused on cutting costs by offshoring, limiting conference attendance, reducing volunteer hours, no tuition reimbursement, multiple layers of approvals to attend in-office CPR training, etc. Very corporate environment and top heavy management with over 240+ “Vice Presidents” currently at the company. Difficult to get raises/promotions besides annual raise. Typical raise is ~3-5% with a good review depending on where your current salary is in relation to the pay range for your career level.

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