Unsustainable Workload and Poor Management in the Melbourne Environment Team - Professional Staff Stantec Employee Review

Management within the Melbourne Environment team is extremely poor. Long working hours are the norm, with staff regularly expected to work excessive hours without overtime pay or appropriate compensation. Salaries are low and do not reflect the workload, responsibility, or expectations placed on employees. Managers frequently prioritise their own performance metrics and utilisation targets, with the result that additional workload is routinely pushed onto staff. Decisions appear to be driven by individual KPIs rather than realistic resourcing or sustainable delivery, leading to ongoing overwork and burnout at the team level. Although safety and wellbeing are frequently promoted, they are not prioritised in practice. Commercial targets and utilisation clearly take precedence over employee safety, with insufficient consideration given to whether staff are working in unsafe locations or under unsustainable pressure. Mental health is largely overlooked. The workplace culture is highly problematic, with bullying behaviours commonly observed. Escalating concerns through HR does not result in meaningful action, leaving employees feeling unsupported and discouraged from speaking up.