Is Stantec a good company to work for?

Stantec has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,100 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Stantec to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Stantec have been left by employees working as Architectural Designer , Civil Engineering Intern and Intern .

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 (67) , 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 343 reviews)); "good benefit and 401 k and good" ((in 210 reviews)); "Good culture and project experience" ((in 163 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 people and team to work with." ((in 95 reviews))

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

"low pay and projects are not that interesting" ((in 146 reviews)); "the salary is low and becoming uncompetitive" ((in 108 reviews)); "Poor leadership and direction." ((in 63 reviews)); "Can be long hours and often scrambling to get things done last minute" ((in 49 reviews)); "Awful upper management." ((in 37 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.

What Stantec locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Las Vegas , Laurel , New Haven , Nashville , Rochester , Portland , Minneapolis , Cleveland , Bellevue , San Diego

Stantec reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,572 total reviews)

Gord Johnston

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 3,572 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 Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

Oct 4, 2024

Not a good office for a junior employee

Water resources planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High salary, opportunities to work on different kinds of projects all over the U.S., some supportive supervisors, training opportunities

Cons

I believe most of my negative experiences are specific to the office I worked in. Unorganized leadership and structure, you are often independent and working on different projects from your peers in the office so there's no group cohesion and you typically only interact with PMs on projects. You don't have a defined role so they will typically put you on random tasks for projects where they need help. Healthcare benefits were awful. Unhealthy work culture (most people working >40 hours and mid to upper management has their entire calendar blocked off with calls). Most (not all) of management truly doesn't care about junior employee retention, and spends more of their time trying to acquire well-known senior staff than support their junior staff.

3.0

Feb 7, 2023

I would not recommend

Mechanical engineer ii

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.

2.0

Jul 14, 2019

Former Employee

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture Good benefits Good experience Good location Good learning curve

Cons

Lack of guidance Vague explanations Poor judgement of character Poor soft skills Inexperienced management

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