Pros
Association with a potential world class Consulting Engineer. There are many offices having excellent resources. There is no engineering that could not be performed by the talents of Stantec staff. Stantec Engineering Standards are high and considerable energy has been invested in providing drawing and report templates to preserve those standards.
Cons
Many small offices operating independently, making no effort at integration or devloping synergy. There is an overwhelming tendency for each office to work independent of other offices. This is partly the result of a suite of "URS-style" acqusitions, but more motivated and sustained by an accounting and management system that is too focussed on the smallest units of operation. The amount of Company sponsored or sanctioned internal and external training is the least this reviewer has experienced with two other comparable organizations. It is virtually is non-existant. There is no cohesive company wide management training other than canned, generic Webinars completed individually. Many offices have no, on-site HR personnel.