Civil Engineer - Water Sector

Stantec UK Careers; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Belfast seeks civil engineers to deliver vital water resilience projects across Northern Ireland and the wider UK.

You will drive technical excellence from feasibility through detailed design, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Chartered status or working toward chartership with ICE, IEI, or CIWEM.
• Experience in regulated water/wastewater infrastructure or trunk mains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust civil engineering solutions for water projects.
• Lead feasibility through detailed design and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers within multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Civil design

Mentorship

Stakeholder comms

Water sector

Education

BSc / BEng Civil Engineering

Job description

Shape the Future of Water Resilience in Northern Ireland and Beyond

Are you driven to solve the climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges facing our water infrastructure today?

At Stantec, we’re growing our team in Northern Ireland. Based in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, our office offers a vibrant, collaborative, and well-connected environment to build your career.

We are a key partner on Northern Ireland Water’s IF182 Professional Services Framework. Our Belfast team also directly supports Uisce Éireann Frameworks, Scottish Water Enterprise-where Stantec was appointed as a primary designer and a wide range of AMP8 frameworks across the UK.

To support this ongoing growth, we are looking for Civil Engineers at all levels to join our Belfast team and help us deliver transformative, future-proof water infrastructure.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will drive technical excellence by developing robust civil engineering solutions and providing strategic technical advice to major water sector clients. You will direct and support projects from feasibility through detailed design, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Working alongside multidisciplinary experts, you will have opportunities to mentor, guide, and develop junior engineers and technical specialists while advancing your own career through industry-leading professional development tailored to your trajectory.

YOUR IMACT

Joining our Belfast team means delivering vital resilience and environmental schemes across Northern Ireland, Ireland, and the wider UK. You will lead and support projects that:

• Pioneer Nature-Based Solutions: Enhance water quality, significantly reduce storm overflows, and boost local biodiversity.
• Drive Digital Innovation: Advance hydraulic modelling, water recycling, and smart infrastructure engineering.
• Deliver Complex Assets: Support major capital projects across clean water, wastewater treatment, trunk mains, and large-diameter pipelines.

ABOUT YOU

• Qualification: Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional Alignment: Chartered or actively working toward chartership with ICE, Engineers Ireland (IEI), or CIWEM.
• Sector Experience: Ideally you will have a background in regulated water/wastewater infrastructure, network design, drainage or treatment assets. Experience in large-diameter pipeline design or trunk mains is a distinct advantage while we will also consider transferrable skills from the infrastructure or energy sector.
• Consultancy Skills: Strong communication, stakeholder collaboration, and a track record of supporting or mentoring team members.
• Purpose-Driven Mindset: A true passion for sustainable engineering, innovation, and client service excellence.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey in Ireland and Northern Ireland - we want you to be part of it!
• Awards: Stantecwere awarded International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects: We have secured positions on both the Uisce Eireann and NI Water Frameworks and are delivering a wide variety of projects that will make a real difference to our communities
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

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