Stantec reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,575 total reviews)
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Gord Johnston

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Stantec has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,575 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
1.0
Sep 8, 2015

Acquisitions are an Exit Strategy!

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Pros

Nice location. Close to many stores and restaurants. Free coffee. Able to keep First Aid and CPR up to date at cost to company.

Cons

No leaders, only bosses. Very hostile and stressful work environment. Morale very low. Nothing but junior staff with no opportunity for training which makes it near impossible to pick up projects it once did to carry a staff. People who are responsible for training staff are sick and tired of putting any effort forward because; "they all leave anyway. Why should I waste my time?" Finger always pointed at people designated to do the work who are unclear of budgets and scope of work. During group meetings where the opportunity to motivate and inspire groups, meaningless numbers only shareholders would appreciate are used to waste everyone's time.

4.0
Sep 8, 2015

It is what you make of it

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Pros

Lots of different projects to learn from and projects are often unique. As an EIT I did not find that I was plateauing or getting stuck in a repetitive position. The office atmosphere was fantastic, the vast majority of my coworkers are positive. Hours are flexible (to an extent) depending on position/senority, which is almost a requirement these days.

Cons

I began working at Stantec after graduation and found that the project managers often worry about their budgets more than training new staff - many times I wouldn't be able to work on a project because of budget issues. Workload can be highly variable. Some days are very fast paced, and others very slow. Some tasks (field inspection in particular) are largely trial-by-fire. As with most large companies, upper management is extremely disconnected from the actual work and often impose bizarre and/or unattainable restrictions.

2.0
Sep 3, 2015
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Pros

Location is good, close to my home, company paid parkade. Flexible working hours, annual bonus for salary staff.

Cons

Extremely low pay and expect too much from senior engineers low quality of design work handled by unexperienced people.

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