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 Environmental Advisor in our Taunton office, where you will be part of a multidisciplinary Environmental Services team.
As a Graduate Environmental Advisor, you will work alongside our ambitious Environmental team and closely with prestigious clients in the regulated water and energy sectors. You will contribute to developing innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions that meet client needs and support a greener future, working on high-profile projects that provide plenty of scope for long-term career progression.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. We will provide a structured professional progression plan supporting you to achieve professional chartership status with relevant bodies such as the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), or the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
In this role, you will be at the forefront of embedding sustainability and environmental best practice into major UK infrastructure. Supporting high-profile projects across the regulated water and energy sectors, your environmental assessments and management plans will directly contribute to climate resilience and pollution prevention.
Working alongside senior specialists and clients, your daily efforts will help drive net-zero goals, safeguard natural capital, and create sustainable outcomes for communities.
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Science, or Environmental Planning that is accredited by a relevant professional body (CIWEM, IEMA, or RTPI), you will be:
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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