The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.
Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.
The UK energy market is undergoing a period of rapid and fundamental change. Increasing demand, tighter regulation, and ambitious net zero targets are driving major investment and innovation across the industry. This presents a unique opportunity to join our expanding Energy team in Birmingham, as part of our 2027 Graduate Programme.
You will join a forward-thinking business with ambitious growth plans, offering excellent long-term career development and progression. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in shaping the UK’s energy transition from the very start of your career.
As a Graduate Civil Engineer, you will join a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team delivering civil engineering design across a diverse portfolio of energy projects nationwide, with a primary focus on transmission and distribution infrastructure.
Working closely with project managers, team leaders, and other engineering disciplines, you will support both FEED and detailed design stages to provide practical, robust, and innovative civil engineering solutions. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
In this role, you will play a vital part in shaping the critical infrastructure that underpins the UK’s energy transition. Your civil engineering contributions will directly support the delivery of sustainable, resilient energy projects, helping clients navigate complex technical, environmental, and regulatory challenges.
Working collaboratively across disciplines, you will help develop innovative design solutions that improve network efficiency, enable rapid decarbonisation, and strengthen national energy security. Your work will influence nationally significant power networks and grid infrastructure, making a lasting, positive difference to communities and the environment.
At Stantec, we value your potential over experience. Along with a degree in Civil Engineering (or a closely related discipline) and an active interest in the energy transition and power sectors, you will bring:
Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that colleagues are able to provide the appropriate level of support.
Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.
We offer multiple start dates throughout next summer in June, July, August and September.
Please note: we recruit on an ongoing basis and therefore may close this role before the stated closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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