A glorified council culture where average is accepted and "drift" is the plan.... - Anonymous employee Stantec Employee Review

2.0
Oct 7, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The individuals within the teams have all the tools to do a great job.....if only they were allowed to.

Cons

Stantec lacks a positive work environment, with low morale across teams. There is a pervasive culture of drift, projects and priorities often feel directionless, and the "really high" levels of leadership rarely provides clear/any guidance. Entrepreneurial spirit is stifled by an excessive level of bureaucracy, making it difficult to innovate or take initiative. Overall, the organisation feels rigid and slow-moving, with little room for proactive, creative work.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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