Principal Hydrogeologist

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension

Annual leave buy/sell

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

Gym discount

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior or Principal Hydrogeologist to join the UK water team with flexible base from offices across the UK, including Reading, High Wycombe, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Glasgow or Edinburgh.

You will lead hydrogeological work, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and help clients across the UK while developing your chartership journey with full support.

Qualifications

• You will hold a Hydrogeology MSc, a relevant PhD, or bring considerable post-graduate experience delivering hydrogeology projects in practice.
• Comfortable navigating regulatory, business and policy environments and communicating with clients confidently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver hydrogeological work across varied project types for UK clients.
• Communicate findings clearly to clients and contribute to decision making.
• Mentor junior hydrogeologists and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Engage in field work, pumping test design and data analysis as needed.

Skills

Hydrogeology

Regulatory understanding

Client communication

Education

MSc in Hydrogeology

PhD in Hydrogeology

Job description

Groundwater sits at the heart of some of the most complex and consequential environmental challenges of our time. At Stantec, our hydrogeology team is growing because the work demands it. From groundwater resources to contamination and remediation, we are delivering projects that genuinely matter, and we are looking for an experienced hydrogeologist who wants to be part of that story.

If you have built a solid career in hydrogeology and you are ready for a role where your expertise shapes real outcomes, this could be the move you have been waiting for.

About The Role

We are recruiting a Senior or Principal Hydrogeologist to join our UK water team, with flexibility to be based from any of our offices, including Reading, High Wycombe, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Glasgow or Edinburgh.

You will work across a varied portfolio of hydrogeological and environmental projects, contributing your skills to multidisciplinary teams serving clients across the UK. No two projects are the same here, and that variety is something our team genuinely values.

If you are not yet chartered, we will fully support your journey towards it. A commitment to achieving chartership is something we take seriously, and we will back you every step of the way.

Your Impact

This is a role where your knowledge translates directly into outcomes that matter. You will lead and deliver hydrogeological work across a range of project types, communicating findings clearly to clients who rely on your judgement. You will also play an important part in developing the next generation of hydrogeologists, sharing what you know with junior colleagues and learning in turn from some of the most experienced practitioners in the business.

Your work may span field-based monitoring and sampling, drilling supervision, pumping test design and analysis, data analytics and numerical groundwater modelling, or geochemical and hydrochemical analysis. Whichever of these areas is your strength, there is room to deepen them and plenty of opportunity to broaden them.

About You

You will hold a Hydrogeology MSc, a relevant PhD, or bring considerable post‑graduate experience delivering hydrogeology projects in practice. You are comfortable navigating the regulatory, business and policy environment that shapes your clients’ world, and you communicate with them confidently and clearly.

Beyond the technical, you bring professionalism, strong time management, and a flexible attitude that suit a busy, collaborative team. You produce high‑quality written and oral work, manage data carefully and approach quantitative analysis with rigour. Most importantly, you care about doing the work well, and you are looking for an environment that shares that commitment.

Why Join Us

• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor in 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies in 2025. Named 'Best Place to Work' and 'International Consulting Firm of the Year' at the NCE Awards 2024.
• We do what is right: Industry‑leading training and development, as well as paid professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan to support you in becoming chartered with ICE.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment, an Early Careers peer group, and a wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Hybrid/Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work‑life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible work.

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 prohibits 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.