Graduate Mechanical Engineer - Water - 2027 (Brighton)

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Brighton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy/sell

Income protection & life assurance

Permanent contract

Career progression

ERGs network

Job summary

Stantec invites you to join its 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Mechanical Engineer in Brighton, supporting the design and delivery of mechanical solutions for water and wastewater projects. You will be part of the regional MEICA team with access to mentoring from chartered engineers.

This role offers hands-on technical development, exposure to CMDP+ schemes with Southern Water, site visits, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or related field.
• Unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period.
• Willing to commute to Brighton and work four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Support mechanical engineering design and delivery for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Produce engineering calculations, drawings, specifications and reports.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated solutions.
• Assist with site visits, inspections and surveys for asset assessments.
• Engage with suppliers, contractors and clients to review technical submissions.
• Contribute to sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Adapter

Perseverer

Collaborator

Problem-Solver

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics

Engineering Design

Job description

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.

The Opportunity

Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Mechanical Engineer in our Brighton office, where you will support the design and delivery of mechanical engineering solutions across water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

A briefing form has been completed for this role. The successful candidate will join our integrated regional MEICA team of 20 engineers across Brighton, Southampton, London and High Wycombe. You will be part of the Brighton team, which includes Principal and Senior Engineers as well as graduate engineers, providing a strong local support network.

You will support CMDP+ schemes with Southern Water, working on sites such as Faversham WWTW, Canterbury WWTW, Ashford WWTW, Westbere WWTW and other water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This will give you exposure to a challenging and varied technical environment where reliability, resilience, constructability, affordability and sustainability are key to successful project delivery.

Our project portfolio spans across the UK, with opportunities to support major water-sector frameworks and work with multidisciplinary colleagues across mechanical, electrical, civil, process and environmental disciplines.

Take a look at our Water business line here: Water (stantec.com), and review some of the projects you could be working on: Greater Manchester - Integrated Water Management Plan (stantec.com).

About The Role

As part of our Water and MEICA team, you will support mechanical engineering design and delivery across water and wastewater projects, developing your technical capability while learning from experienced engineers and subject matter experts. Your core responsibilities include:

• Supporting the design and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, helping to develop mechanical engineering solutions that ensure reliable, efficient and resilient services for communities.

• Producing engineering calculations, technical drawings, specifications and reports, contributing to the safe and compliant design of treatment processes, pumping stations and associated mechanical equipment.

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including civil, process, electrical and environmental engineers, to develop integrated solutions that improve water quality, protect the environment and meet client objectives.

• Assisting with site visits, inspections and surveys, gathering information and supporting the assessment of existing assets to inform upgrades, refurbishment projects and future investment strategies.

• Engaging with equipment suppliers, contractors and clients, helping to review technical submissions, resolve engineering challenges and ensure projects are delivered to required standards of quality, safety, cost and programme.

• Contributing to sustainability and innovation initiatives, supporting projects that improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, enhance asset performance and strengthen the long‑term resilience of public water and wastewater services.

We know our continuing success and development depends on yours, so we go all the way when it comes to giving you the support you need to be the very best. Each graduate will be allocated a chartered engineer to act as their mentor and support their professional development towards chartered status.

Your Impact

This role will help deliver better outcomes for communities and the environment by supporting mechanical engineering solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure. Your work will contribute to reliable treatment processes, resilient pumping stations, improved water quality, reduced carbon emissions and sustainable engineering solutions for clients across Brighton, the South region and nationally.

About you

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Engineering Design or other relevant degree, we’d love to receive your application if you are:-

• 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 Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.

• A Problem‑Solver - You love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.

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.

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 )

About Stantec

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,deliverand manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable,healthyand 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 oureconomyand meet the needs of future communities.

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, genderidentityor gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training,terminationsor any other condition of employment. Stantecis in compliance withlaws and regulations and ensuresequitableopportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world‑class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experiencedoesn’texactly align, we encourage you to apply.

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 bemadethen please [e-mail] andwe will talk to you about how we can support you.