Not terrible - Civil Designer Stantec Employee Review

2.0
Jul 12, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Steady stream of work - Flexible work hours - Some employees tend to make presentations on some engineering topic on a weekly basis, so it's a nice way to see what else is going on in the company - Employees' knowledge of subjects seems ok - The office frequently has free food in the kitchen - Your existence is acknowledged. An email will be sent out naming everyone that has been with the company for a year and things like that. - IT usually gets back to you within 24 hours - There is an emphasis on safety - Employees are polite to each other

Cons

- Personally, my work is incredibly tedious and dull. There's no sense of growth or accomplishment, just mindless grinding. - Open office seating - High employee turnover. I think the slight majority of the people that I've met have been with the company for less than a year. There are still a lot of people in the office I have not met though. - Poor sense of community. There aren't really that many social events. - It's really difficult to get to know your coworkers... and I mention this as an extrovert. I'll go days without speaking to anyone in the office for more than a minute. It's like working among strangers. - Leadership feels like its absent - There isn't any job training when you start, you just kind of get thrown into your work after doing some orientation videos.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 15, 2026
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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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