Stantec Australia Reviews

Stantec has a well structured career level progression pathway. Because Stantec is multi-national engineering firm, it also has excellent opportunities for horizontal career development and moving into new fields, and locations.

Strong sense of CSR with 'designing with communities in mind' as part of the company purpose. Each year the company runs a volunteering week where employees get paid up to 3 hours to do volunteering.

Good company culture, easy to communicate & socialize with everyone including employees in higher positions. Very helpful colleagues, plenty of events to learn and relax at the office and outside of office (particularly DPG)

Stantec is a very inclusive and diverse company, and they do a great job of promoting this or making their employees feel included.

I have been through a two year graduate program and have been exposed to a variety of work which has been satisfying. I am a civil engineer, but the role of civil can vary depending on the lines of work. There is no fixed day - to - day, in design it may be doing calculations, marking up drawings, having discussions with other disciplines. Sometimes it can be modelling, and sometime project admin tasks land and site visits are needed to understand site conditions.

Overall, the managers I have had have been excellent. Generally, they have been very accessible and have the necessary skills for mentoring, managing and fostering a good team.

The office spaces, locations and facilities are generally good. Dress code is generally flexible but noting that a more professional dress code is preferred in the office for external meetings which is generally fine.

I applied online with resume / CV and had a fairly standard in-person interview and discussion. Equal amounts of technical and non-technical questions relevant to field of application. Be yourself, be present, and show that you are interested and keen to learn. As a graduate/undergrad the company doesn't expect you to know everything, and they will invest in you to become a better engineer. So, the main thing the employers are looking for is that you are interested and willing to learn and try new things.

The salary program is well suited for a graduate engineer. I like the social events (DPG). Just a few weeks ago, we had a painting session and we got to take home the painting. There's also an annual outing. Things like that are fun.

"Stantec has a formal grad program with competencies for progression to the next career level. They also have a 'Grad lab' - a couple of days of training for your first two years - soft skills and high level business training. Stantec also has regular 'lunch and learn' training seminars both online and in person, on a variety of topics that you can attend as you choose"

My hours in office changes week to week depending on site visit commitments. It is flexible on work from home requirements here which is helpful.

Environmental impact and suitability factors considered in office selections. Sustainability is part of our line of design work. Small office initiatives like coffee bean and newspaper for composting and recycling in place.