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 (Autumn) Graduate Programme as a Graduate Town Planner in our Edinburgh or Glasgow office, where you'll be part of a market-leading Infrastructure discipline.
As a Stantec Graduate Town Planner, you'll join a collaborative team of 25 professionals and fellow graduates, developing your expertise within a creative and interdisciplinary environment. You'll gain exposure to a wide variety of projects across the residential, commercial and environmental sectors, supporting work from initial research and site appraisals through to planning applications, community engagement, plan promotion and planning appeals.
You'll contribute to the delivery and coordination of projects, working closely with colleagues from a range of disciplines to help ensure successful outcomes. Our Town Planning team specialises in large-scale, complex mixed-use and residential-led developments across the North West, including new communities, garden villages, regeneration projects, environmental initiatives and major infrastructure schemes.
This role offers excellent opportunities to broaden your planning knowledge, build professional skills and gain experience in multidisciplinary project delivery while being supported by experienced colleagues throughout your development.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. The applicable professional qualification for this role is with the The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Day to day, you'll be:
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an RTPI accredited degree, a knowledge of Adobe, Microsoft office plus sketch up and design would be beneficial, and a keen interest in working in the Infrastructure sector, you'll 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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