Unlucky at leadership roulette - GIS Analyst Stantec Employee Review

3.0
26 Nov 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Coming from a smaller consulting firm, I was blown away just by the scope of everything: the breadth of services, the number of employees, the types of projects, the size/location of the office, the focus on technology and innovation, stuff we were only dreaming of at my former company. I really enjoyed my fellow team members and worked on some truly interesting projects. They were very flexible with remote work and had a decent benefits package.

Cons

There were some slaps in the face, most of which I noticed in the first few days: very high billable work requirements, RED TAPE, wasn't allowed to be an administrator in the GIS system like my former employer, the type of projects was different than what I understood during the hiring process. The Vitality program was supposed to make medical insurance cheaper but it sucked, everyone else seemed to love it. But I would have been fine with all of that but Iost out at leadership roulette. Very demanding manager, great at many things, but not at being a manager. Seemed to cherish pointing out flaws. Never satisfied. High expectations.

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5.0
25 Feb 2026
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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
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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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