Does Stantec pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Stantec employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Stantec. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Stantec?

69% of Stantec employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Stantec 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Stantec?

Engineer (128) , Project Manager (125) , Civil Engineer (122) , Environmental Scientist (66) , Project Engineer (52) , Architect (46) , Structural Engineer (46) , Mechanical Engineer (44) , Designer (42) , Intern (39) , Civil Designer (34) , Consultant (33) , Senior Project Manager (32) , Project Accountant (29) , Administrative Assistant (27)

What are the pros of working at Stantec according to real employee reviews?

"It has a lot of busy times and some lulls but the people you work with are great and I definitely enjoyed my time here." ((in 351 reviews)); "good benefit and 401 k and good" ((in 199 reviews)); "Good culture and project experience" ((in 169 reviews)); "Work Life balance can be good if you can turn off your desires to execute good work and resign yourself to disorganization and mediocrity." ((in 158 reviews)); "Great team and very experienced PMs." ((in 100 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Stantec according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and projects are not that interesting" ((in 147 reviews)); "the salary is low and becoming uncompetitive" ((in 110 reviews)); "poor management and leadership at the department level." ((in 63 reviews)); "Quality engineers and managers have been let go along with ability to win projects." ((in 57 reviews)); "Can be long hours and often scrambling to get things done last minute" ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about Stantec layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Stantec layoffs and their outlook for job security at Stantec in 2026.

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,568 total reviews)

Gord Johnston

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Stantec has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,568 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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2.0

Dec 17, 2016

Not a good environment

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Pros

-The office is nice -Some good coworkers -Employee Share Purchase Plan and RRSP matching

Cons

-Overall Benefits and pay below average -Zero wage increase in years despite additional workload (they are cutting a lot of salaries, so it could be worse) -Zero professional development assistance from the company. You pay out of your own pocket to keep your skills up to date so the company can make more money. -Few career opportunities -Less people all the time (layoffs) to do the work -Poor work life balance if you want to get the work done and not be the next one cut -It is a large company run like a makeshift network of hundreds of small companies. There is very little consistency to be found from one Business Center to the next.

1.0

Feb 10, 2016

Going nowhere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Average pay and benefits. Opportunities to transfer anywhere in North America. Great loyal employees at the lower levels.

Cons

Worst management structure possible. Very top heavy with no sense of direction and/or leadership. Billable, billable, billable. At the expense of the unwitting client.

3.0

Aug 13, 2015

"We Put People First" -- until they lay them off.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with. No more typical bureaucracy and delays to get things done than any other large publicly-traded company. Very tight security controls. Have staff solely dedicated to acquisitions, so growth is a constant mode of change. Nepotism is not allowed so at least it's not one of "those" companies.

Cons

Typical bureaucracy and delays to get things done, so less nimble than a smaller privately-owned company. Very tight security controls, best plan to keep your personal Internet use to your own devices and Internet connection. Use this company to grow your resume if you need to, but keep looking for something else; I personally saw several people with well over 10-15 years get handed layoffs with very short notice.

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