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 330 reviews)); "good benefit and 401 k and good" ((in 177 reviews)); "Great culture and innovative thinking" ((in 166 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 161 reviews)); "Great team and very experienced PMs." ((in 103 reviews))

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

"low pay and projects are not that interesting" ((in 143 reviews)); "the salary is low and becoming uncompetitive" ((in 112 reviews)); "poor management and leadership at the department level." ((in 60 reviews)); "Quality engineers and managers have been let go along with ability to win projects." ((in 59 reviews)); "Can be long hours and often scrambling to get things done last minute" ((in 46 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

(3,567 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 3,567 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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3.0

Apr 5, 2018

Low morale and deteriorating environment

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Flexible hours Work-from-home option Competent peers and coworkers

Cons

- Top heavy organizational structure. Too many managers to do too little work. - Old CEO laid off huge swaths of employees in 2015-2017 across Canada. Remaining employees had their medical benefits stripped, accompanied with a 2-year wage freeze. Need to pay $3-6k out-of-pocket to maintain those benefits. Effect to morale persists into 2018. - The new CEO's first directive to employees was to take away Christmas vacation benefits from salaried employees across Canada. They must now use their vacation days. - Teams are now very small, and there are few people to work with and learn from. If you are not already experienced enough to perform the work, you will have trouble due to lack of technical support.

5.0

Mar 16, 2018

Great People, Great Work Environment

Transportation planner

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Pros

Stantec has a lighthearted office culture with some amazing people. The employees interact with one another which is great for moral. They offer flexible schedules which provides for a solid work-life balance. There is opportunity for software training and field experience. Since they are a global engineering firm, you can work on projects in other states/countries remotely.

Cons

Pay could be more competitive compared to other top engineering firms. Management can sometimes be out of touch with their lower level employees. Since Stantec is growing so rapidly, decisions may sometimes favor investors rather than employees.

1.0

Feb 1, 2018

Doesn't practice what they preach

Designer

Recommend

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Pros

Nice people to work with

Cons

very long hours. Company puts too much emphasis on covering their own bases than the needs of employees Stantec Logo Does not "Put People First" or "Do What is Right" - company is too large to really focus on actually practicing what they preach no real career growth

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