Not a good place to work if you are an aspiring engineer - Engineer Stantec Employee Review

2.0
9 Jun 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Friendly colleagues and decent office vibe.

Cons

Very easy to get stuck in a rut, not learn anything new. In my medium length career with stantec the work has been very boring, mostly admin work. Stantec resourcing is run off a costing spreadsheet not your wishes to develop as an engineer. Very much treated as a number and not really valued. Above Line Managers there are no good leaders, senior team hide behind slogans and fake promises for the future.

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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
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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