I would not recommend - Mechanical Engineer II Stantec Employee Review

3.0
Feb 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart coworkers, potentially interesting innovative projects, decent pay. Diversity and office culture is encouraged.

Cons

VERY corporate. Too large, and continues to be diluted by further acquisitions of smaller companies. Many are siloed in projects, and there is little opportunity for job mobility within the company. Each business line is treated as a separate company, and company policies may differ between departments. Don't get sold on the morality of their environmental work, as they are just as involved in building major pipelines and supporting mining and extraction operations. Some of the practices are legally questionable, and they love spreading corporate positivity, but there is no substance to back it up. To succeed here you need to keep your head down and fit into a mold.

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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
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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