Graduate Civil Engineer - 2024 (Manchester)

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The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our water sector team based in Manchester.

Water is one of our most precious natural assets, and our work is key to helping provide innovative sustainable solutions that balance our environmental impact. You will be instrumental in helping to improve the water environment through our projects. Sustainability is key to our purpose, promise, and values and this role is a great fit for someone who is passionate about this and to responding to the impact of the climate emergency.

In your day-to-day work you will solve engineering problems, use design software and tools to carry out engineering calculations, develop designs, and produce drawings, reports, and presentations. You’ll be doing all this is as part of a friendly and collaborative project team along with the support and guidance of our highly skilled Senior and Principal Civil Engineers. You’ll also be given dedicated mentors to support you in your journey to Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with the Institution of Civil Engineers.

As part of our Manchester water team, you can expect to be part of project teams working on:

• Managing water resources and reservoirs
• Producing high-quality drinking water for public supply
• Distributing water for our communities
• Protecting the natural environment from pollution
• Alleviating flooding for local communities

Our team in Manchester work closely with our well-established Warrington and Leeds teams who support our United Utilities frameworks and Yorkshire Water Strategic Planning Partnership (SPP) framework. There are opportunities to work across all project stages in asset planning / strategy, concept design, outline design, and detailed design. Our office is in the centre of Manchester, located close to Oxford Road train station and other public transport hubs so is easily commutable. You’ll be part of our local multi-sector Developing Professionals Group (DPG). They hold regular meetings in the office, providing peer support, mentoring, and guidance, and a supportive environment in which to learn, develop, and grow as a Graduate Civil Engineer.

About you:

As an individual, you’ll have a keen interest in the water industry as well as:

• A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or associated subject)
• A problem solver and not afraid to challenge conventional thinking
• Eligible to live and work in the UK at the time you start employment

Desirable, but not essential:

• A master’s degree in Civil Engineering (or associated subject)
• Previous experience via a summer placement or internship

Why join us?

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of, and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, agile and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects, and lots more!

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Reasonable Adjustments

We are an inclusive employer and want to ensure all our applicants have the same opportunity for success. Please inform us of any support or reasonable adjustment you may need as a result of a disability, long-term health condition, neurodiversity or other personal circumstances, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process (for example extra assessment time, visual adjustment, special access request).

Please contact a member of our talent team if reasonable adjustments are required. Our email is Careers.UK&I@stantec.com and a member of our team will be happy to assist.

About Stantec

Stantec is a top tier global consultancy, the Stantec community unites approximately 26,000 employees working in over 400 locations across 6 continents.

We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. With around 3,000 people working in integrated regional teams across the UK & Ireland. 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 client’s vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insight.

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

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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.

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Land Aid

Stantec has partnered with property sector charity LandAid as one of its corporate partners to join its mission to end youth homelessness.

In 2019/20, an estimated 120,000 young people asked for help from their local council because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness.

It’s a problem that LandAid are here to help tackle.

As the Property Industry Charity, LandAid unite over 200 organisations from across the sector, working together to bring an end to youth homelessness.

As a Charitable Trust, they distribute funding to frontline charities supporting the young and homeless – and primarily fund capital projects, such as renovating homes and building bedspaces.

We have seen the incredible impact that can happen when the industry unites and so Stantec are proud to be working alongside LandAid this year.

Together, we can end youth homelessness.

To find out more about LandAid and the amazing work they’re doing please visit www.landaid.org

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