Stantec reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,581 total reviews)
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Gord Johnston

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Stantec has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,581 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Stantec employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews
4.0
Sep 19, 2016

Civil Engineer

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Pros

flexible work hours, work from home, excellent projects, fast career progression, local design projects, travel options as desired by individual, minimal overtime, bonuses on occasion

Cons

fast paced job, sink or swim mentality, high performance demand, minimal performance bonuses dependent on manager, projects outside local area must be sought out by individual

1.0
Sep 16, 2016

Employee

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Here, you as an employee and or client can suffer. Increased billing rates and ridiculous legal jargon will fill your daily activities, the company overhead is enormous. Lawyers run the whole company. Stantec will provide you with infior equipment, the slowest internet available, lackadaisical IT, less capable and more expensive "Prefered Providers", and then require much higher utilization for employees OR ELSE...... They will tell you, during aquisition meetings, that everyone has a place and a job. Additionally no one will be let go so don't worry. Just wait, it all changes and so many will be gone before you know it, including the clients and so much work. The Stantec moto is " We Do What is Right and People Come First".... Blaah Blaah Blaah. It is a scam. If you are acquired start looking for a new job, you will need to and WANT to. Within two years you will see why if you are not already gone. With Stantec employees come last, then clients, then the stock holder, and finally the management. Stantec wants and demands your soul and dignety. The Stantec upper management continuously prospers with huge paychecks and bonuses from acquisitions, while employees and clients suffer for these indiscretions.

Cons

All you need to do is read the pros section of this review. There you can see where great, happy, prosperous companies go to die. Stantec buys competition to "KILL" them. They do this because they cannot compete financially with their outrageous hourly rates and enonormous overhead. If you are a "Yes Man/Woman", then Stantec is the place for you to work. However; if, you are educated and respect yourself, go elsewhere and enjoy your life and career -please.

1.0
Sep 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the best reasons to work for Stantec: - The ability to work in a large variety of locations across multiple provinces. - Work with a large variety of customers and clients allowing one to meet a large variety of people and make contacts

Cons

Some of the cons to working for Stantec: - They hire you with the expectation you'll receive training and get to advance in education and within the office. Neither occurs. - Upon being hired they say, we may pay for more education (i.e., Master's Degrees) - You will get laughed at when you bring this up again to management. Many reasons you will receive - no funding, you do not require it, you are not qualified or you are not the one who needs it most - You are expected to have a work / life balance but at the end of the day you say no to working late then you get slapped on the wrist - Raises are non existent - Get laid off for less then 7 working days to then be hired back on and then work 60 hour work weeks to then be laid off again once slow (Reminder - Not a seasonal worker) - Morale of all workers very poor.

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