Graduate Civil Engineer - Water 2023

About Stantec

With 25,000 talented professionals internationally, Stantec has a strong reputation for its work with public and private sector clients on a diverse range of high-profile infrastructure and development projects.

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, agile and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects and lots more!

The Opportunity

Redefine your personal best.

Have you ever thought about joining a Graduate Development Programme, where you get to work in a diverse and welcoming environment whilst getting stuck into amazing projects?  With us, you can start your journey to become professionally chartered or qualified.

We are very proud that our last Graduate intake was the largest UK intake to date… and we intend to do it all over again.

We have a super enthusiastic and diverse graduate cohort, with a total global workforce of 25,000 talented individuals.  When you join us, you will be part of our 2 year Graduate programme, tailored to your development. You will learn from and be mentored by some of the best technical minds in the industry. After you finish the programme you will be continue your career journey as you continue to develop your technical and leadership capabilities. 

Stantec along with joint venture partner Ryan Hanley, are excited to have been appointed to the Irish Water Engineering Design Services Framework. The Joint Venture will support Irish Water’s Business Plan objectives up to 2027, which will see a €3.5bn investment in asset delivery across three primary portfolios: Wastewater Capital, Networks and Water Capital.  This exciting portfolio, along with the work done supporting a number of major water frameworks throughout the UK, offers our employees the opportunity to tackle a range of challenging projects.

Day in the life….

In this role you will be working in our Civils team within our Water division in our new Exeter office. We have a hybrid working approach, so there can be a mix of working in the office and from home.

You’ll be involved with supporting Stantec's well-established framework supporting water utility clients such as Bristol, South West and Wessex Water by producing drawings and design calculations from outline to detailed design to help develop a better way of how we obtain, clean, and distribute water for our communities, such as flood alleviation and pollution management schemes. You'll also be involved with using mapping software such as Arc GIS, technical report writing and survey specifications and site visits.  

About you

The skills and experience we look for in our graduates:

We are looking for versatile individuals who love to challenge conventional thinking to join us in a growing, collaborative team of likeminded engineers working to meet the unprecedented industry-wide efficiency and environmental challenges.  You are also a keen problem solver with a desire to learn and develop your skills further. 

• You will have achieved or be on target to achieve a minimum degree in Civil Engineering.  A Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or a Water Engineering related MSc would be an advantage. 
• You will have a keen interest in water engineering including sustainable urban drainage and surface water management, pipeline design, wastewater treatment. This could be evidenced through university projects, dissertation topic or undergraduate placement/internship experience.
• Finally, you must be eligible to live and work in the UK at the time you start employment. 

Benefits

• We offer a number of other leisure and lifestyle benefit options (from buying additional holiday to travel insurance and bikes) to help you tailor your benefits to your personal needs.
• Ensuring you have a pension in place is a very important part of planning for the future. We offer tax efficient ways of saving towards your retirement plan with pension schemes that provide a wide variety of investment options.
• We want all our employees to be happy, healthy and engaged at work. We have a number of campaigns that run throughout the year with the main objective being to improve the health, wellbeing and resilience of our employees. Information on local activities and initiatives is also available and regularly updated.

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