The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 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.
Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Geotechnical or Geoenvironmental Engineer in our Leeds office, where you will contribute to ground assessment, geotechnical and geoenvironmental work across a range of infrastructure, water and community-focused projects.
You will join a friendly and collaborative ground assessment team, applying your skills to real-world challenges and helping deliver high-quality outputs for clients. The team provides geotechnical and geoenvironmental expertise, working within multidisciplinary teams from early design stages through to construction.
Your work will support a varied mix of projects, including water company projects, infrastructure development, site characterisation and environmental risk assessment. You may contribute to work across water, energy and resources, transmission and distribution, waste and generation, minerals and resources, hydropower, nuclear and community development projects, depending on project needs.
By joining our experienced ground assessment team, you will analyse geotechnical and geoenvironmental properties of the ground and help deliver client reports, including desk studies, ground investigation specifications, ground investigation reports, interpretative reports and recommendations. Your core responsibilities include:
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. This role will support professional progression with relevant bodies such as ICE, GSL and/or IES, depending on your chosen pathway and technical focus.
This role will help deliver better outcomes for communities and the environment by supporting the safe, sustainable and informed development of infrastructure and water-sector projects. Your work will help clients understand ground conditions, manage geotechnical and environmental risks, support sustainable material reuse and develop practical solutions for complex sites.
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Sciences or Chemistry, with a keen interest in working in the water sector, you will be:-
Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive 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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