Graduate Utilities Consultant - Bristol - 2026

Stantec; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Graduate Utilities Consultant in Bristol. This role offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic team delivering sustainable projects. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and be knowledgeable in CAD or GIS. The position requires adaptability, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset. You'll be supporting project execution while gaining valuable experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy and sell options

Employee Resource Groups for support

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject.
• Knowledge of CAD and/or GIS.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and review asset records to identify development risks.
• Produce drawings showing utility infrastructure.
• Manage numerous projects and ensure milestones are met.
• Review 'heat maps' for electricity network capacity.
• Liaise with utility companies for connections.

Skills

Adaptability

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject

Tools

CAD

GIS

Job description

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12.08.2025

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Job Description:

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.

We're looking for a Graduate Utilities Consultant to join our highly successful Utilities team in Bristol , joining our 2026 Graduate Programme, where you'll be delivering sustainable projects for our communities, planet and society.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment and will benefit from strong support from both office and technical colleagues, as well as significant guidance from senior staff within our open and collaborative culture.

Working within a project team comprising project managers, architects and engineers, we have an important role to play in determining how and where utility services are incorporated into developments and how they will meet the challenges of increasing electrical demand, to suit net-zero strategies and electric vehicle charging, against a backdrop of a constrained national grid.

The role is to undertake duties necessary for project execution within the Utilities Team, working collaboratively with team members across offices and other services within the company, you will deliver technical utilities consultancy through the following work stages:

Master planning

Pre/post Planning

Your role:

Obtaining and reviewing asset records to assist in identifying development risks/constraints that show where utility infrastructure is located in and around a proposed development site

Producing drawings showing utility infrastructure

Supporting senior staff and the wider team in the procurement of quotes for utility providers for new utility connections, diversionary works and disconnection

Simultaneously managing numerous projects and chasing utilities for responses to ensure project milestones are met

Undertaking load calculations (Electricity, Gas, Clean/Foul Water for submission of pre-planning enquiries

Reviewing ‘heat maps’ to find out high level information about where there is available capacity within the electricity networks.

Liaising with utility companies to determine a strategy for how to bring power, gas, water and telecommunications into a development

Assisting in the production of detailed accurate technical reports, drawings and specifications

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, and a knowledge of CAD and/or GIS 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 a minimum of 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.

What we can offer you:

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 attain professional status

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!

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 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 [emailprotected] we will talk to you about how we can support you.