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 River & Coastal Civil Engineer in our Bristol office, where you will be part of our vibrant Infrastructure team.
As a Graduate River & Coastal Civil Engineer, you will join a large and diverse team working on a wide variety of impactful projects across the UK. You will support the delivery of innovative solutions for the water environment while furthering your technical understanding of flood risk, hydrology, hydraulics, and water management.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. You will benefit from our structured graduate training scheme and be assigned a dedicated mentor to support your route toward professional Chartership status (CEng, CSci, or CEnv) with relevant bodies such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
In this role, your work will directly help protect communities and ecosystems from the impacts of climate change and flooding. Working alongside senior specialists, your input on river restoration, coastal protection, and sustainable flood risk management will contribute directly to climate resilience, natural capital enhancement, and net-zero goals.
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, 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.
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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