Graduate Hydrogeologist 2026 (Shrewsbury)

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm in Shrewsbury is seeking a Graduate Hydrogeologist to join their Water team. This role is part of their 2026 graduate program, focusing on climate change assessments and water resource management. Candidates should have a relevant degree and skills in adaptability, perseverance, and collaboration. Generous benefits and opportunities for professional progression are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy and sell

Group income protection

Life assurance

Professional progression plan

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to remain calm in new and changing situations.
• Confidently approaches challenges.
• Focuses on what matters amidst distractions.
• Learns from experiences to anticipate future situations.
• Works effectively with diverse individuals.

Responsibilities

• Join the Water team to address climate change impacts on the water environment.
• Support multiple clients across environmental, geotechnical, and water disciplines.
• Perform technical fieldwork and data analysis.

Skills

Adaptability

Perseverance

Focus

Eagerness to learn

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geography, Environmental Science, or relevant discipline

Job description

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Application Deadline:Recruitment is ongoing.Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Your role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Hydrogeologist to join our Water team in our Shrewsbury office, as part of the 2026 graduate programme.

As a Graduate Hydrogeologist, you will join one of the largest Hydrogeology teams in the UK, working within Stantec’s market-leading Environmental Services group.

The team you will be joining provides services in water resources, groundwater modelling, river and coastal modelling, flood risk assessment, drought analysis, climate change assessments, hydrogeological impact assessment and catchment management. You will be supporting multiple clients across environmental, geotechnical and water disciplines, working with industry, regulators and water companies across the UK, and occasionally overseas.

You will work on a variety of projects, providing high quality solutions to challenges faced in the water and mineral sectors. Some examples of challenges are:

• Assessing the impacts of climate change on the water environment and on water supplies, at both extremes of droughts and flooding.
• Investigating the sustainability and impacts of water abstractions on the wider environment such as dependent surface water and terrestrial ecosystems.
• Developing conceptual understanding of regional aquifers and how groundwater interacts with surface water, developing numerical models to enable the regulation of groundwater abstraction.
• Determining the potential risk of national infrastructure projects on the groundwater environment.
• Designing new groundwater abstractions and monitoring boreholes infrastructure.

You will be given the opportunity 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 hydrological systems and processes.

Examples of work carried out by graduates in our team include groundwater modelling, collecting field hydrometric data, processing data in GIS, water framework directive assessments, hydrogeological impact assessments, water quality modelling and much more.

Take a look at our Water business line here:-Water (stantec.com), and review the career journey of some of our early careers professionals here:-Career Stories | Stantec

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over experience.Along with your bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geography, Environmental Science, or other relevant discipline, we’d love to receive your application if you are:-

• An adapter: you’re able to remain calm in new andchanging situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic andexciting tasks.
• A Perseverer: you stay composed in the face ofsetbacks, 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 andthe world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations mayunfold.
• A Collaborator: you work effectively with lots ofdifferent 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 colleagues are able to provide the appropriate level of support.

What we can offer you:

• 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 become chartered with ICE.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here:Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
  

Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs (Graduate Application FAQs) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!

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