Leave if they buy your company - VP Marketing and Business Development Stantec Employee Review

2.0
19 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very dedicated staff at the mid and lower levels. They do some amazing work and there are people who really care.

Cons

It's a public company and the bottom line is that it is all about profit and returns for the shareholders, no matter how hard they try to dress it as something else. You get put in a box with a company of this size and silos are hard to break down. Marketing leadership struggles to be anything more than yes people to operations and the C-Suite. Not a lot of women at the senior levels supporting other women in the company.

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5.0
7 Feb 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent for growth and career advancement

Cons

No bonuses and efficient management of work

2.0
15 May 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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