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 Civil Engineer in our Cambridge office, where you will support the delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes across the East of England and the UK.
As a Graduate Civil Engineer, you will join a growing Civil Engineering team in Cambridge that is supporting the delivery of major water infrastructure programmes. The local team includes engineers ranging from graduates to senior technical specialists and forms part of Stantec’s wider South Central Civil Engineering business, which includes specialists across water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, urban drainage, geotechnics, structures, pipe technology, dams and reservoirs, water treatment and wastewater treatment.
Through Stantec’s appointment to major AMP8 frameworks, including Anglian Water’s Strategic Partnership Programme, our Cambridge office is entering an exciting period of expansion. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced technical specialists, Project Technical Leads and chartered engineers while contributing to projects that address some of the region’s biggest challenges, including water resilience, population growth, environmental protection and climate change adaptation.
The role will primarily support the delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK water sector, with a particular focus on AMP8 investment programmes. You may contribute to projects across water transmission pipelines, trunk mains, clean water networks, wastewater infrastructure, pumping stations, service reservoirs and treatment-related infrastructure, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design and construction support.
Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver sustainable solutions that directly benefit communities and the environment. Your core responsibilities include:
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, we’d love to receive your application if you are:-
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.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.
At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK@stantec.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
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