Poor Management/Team leadership - Engineer Stantec Employee Review

1.0
12 Jan 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of social events available A variety of ages employed there Decent grad pay for engineering roles

Cons

Corrupt management filled with nepotism Team leaders aren’t paid extra for there role so many are leading teams just to climb the ladder and just want to make themselves look good Lots of big egos higher up too that will refuse to listen Underbidding on projects and then poor project management can lead to stressful working environment when things go wrong people just get thrown under the bus Big red flags to watch for in interviews is any relationships in the team are very friendly or personal, big egos of higher ups or if the process is too easy and desperate Pay reviews are very stingy for engineers but are ok for grads that are starting out

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5.0
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Pros

Pay time off Flexible Good benefits

Cons

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2.0
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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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