Graduate River & Coastal Civil Engineer - Birmingham/Cambridge/Manchester - 2027

Stantec; Birmingham; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy/sell

Income protection

Life assurance

Permanent contract

Career progression

ERGs network

Zusammenfassung

Stantec offers a 2027 Graduate Programme for a Graduate River & Coastal Civil Engineer in Birmingham, Cambridge or Manchester. You will join our Infrastructure team to develop flood risk, hydrology, hydraulics and water management skills while contributing to real UK projects.

You will work under a mentor toward professional chartership (CEng, CSci or CEnv), complete the structured graduate training scheme, and spend four days per week in the office to collaborate with your team.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period.

Aufgaben

• Support detailed design of flood alleviation schemes and coastal protection works.
• Deliver river restoration, natural flood management and climate resilience strategies.
• Produce hydrology and hydraulic assessments and technical reports.
• Assist senior staff with programme management and site surveys.

Kenntnisse

Perseverance

Adaptability

Focus

Collaboration

Learner mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

The Opportunity

Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a

With Every Community, Stantec Redefines What’s Possible.

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

The Opportunity

Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate River & Coastal Civil Engineer in our Birmingham, Cambridge or Manchester office, where you will be part of our vibrant Infrastructure team.

About The Role

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.

Your Core Responsibilities Will Include

• Supporting the detailed design of flood alleviation schemes, river and waterways structures, wetland designs, surface water drainage, and coastal protection works.
• Delivering river restoration, natural flood management (NFM), and climate resilience strategies.
• Producing hydrology and hydraulic assessments, optioneering studies, and technical report writing.
• Assisting senior staff with programme and project management as well as carrying out site visits and surveys.

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).

Your Impact

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.

Take a look at our Coastal and Marine service line: Coastal Engineering & Consulting | Stantec , and review the career journey of our Stantec graduates here: Stantec | Career Stories .

About You

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, you will be:

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

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.

Why Join Us?

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 gain professional chartership
• 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 )

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

#StantecNextGen #StantecCareers #UKGraduate

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, 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.

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.

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 experience doesn’t exactly 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 be made, then please contact [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.