Graduate Environmental Water Quality Consultant - Water - 2026 (High Wycombe)

Stantec; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services firm in the UK is seeking a graduate for their Environmental Water Quality team. You will work on assessing challenges in the water sector, develop skills in environmental chemistry, and support project management. The role emphasizes the potential for growth and learning in a collaborative setting, requiring a minimum Bachelor's degree and adaptability. Office presence is required for 4 days a week, fostering teamwork and support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy and sell

Group income protection

Life assurance

Professional progression plan

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in environmental-related discipline.
• A Level or equivalent in Mathematics required.
• Ability to work under changing situations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in assessing the impact of water company discharges.
• Develop robust assessments of pressures on the water environment.
• Learn project management principles and liaise with professionals.

Skills

Environmental awareness

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Numerical analysis

Field data collection

Education

Bachelor's degree in an environmental-related field

A Level qualification in Maths

Job description

You will join a large UK-wide Environmental Water Quality team, contributing to high-quality projects and applying your knowledge and initiative to real-world environmental challenges. You will work on a variety of projects, providing high-quality solutions to challenges faced in the water sectors. Some examples of challenges are:

• Assessing the impact of water company discharges (continuous and intermittent) and the investment needed to improve the status of river and seas and the condition of sensitive habitats.
• Following a source-pathway-receptor approach develop robust evidence-led assessments of pressures and impacts on the water environment to inform an integrated approach to catchment management
• Promoting the use of nature-based solutions as a sustainable and resilient alternative to traditional engineering solutions

You'll learn to conceptualise, quantitatively describe and report on environmental water quality systems and processes. You will also develop skills in a wide range of core services, including environmental chemistry, wastewater collection and treatment, nature-based solutions, river and coastal modelling, climate change assessments and catchment management, all whilst leveraging your digital skills and numerical analysis abilities. Technical work will be complemented with learning fundamental project management principles, working within budget and scope, and liaising with other professionals in the industry.

There will be opportunities to carry out technical field work as well as office-based work, developing your ability to collect and analyse data and to conceptualise and quantitatively describe catchment systems and processes.

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in an environmental-related degree, you will also have a minimum A Level qualification (or equivalent) in Maths and will be:

• An adapter: you're able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Perseverer: you stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• A focussed individual: you focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
• An Eager Learner: you learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.
• A Collaborator: you work effectively with lots of different people, considering other's perspectives to shape better outcomes.

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.

Stantec's market-leading Technical and Environmental services group in the Water sector support our clients in the water industry, including water companies, regulators and research bodies across the UK and occasionally internationally. We also support across other multidisciplinary sectors, including energy and infrastructure.

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 offer a range of benefits, including:

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network