Graduate Civil Engineer - Water - 2027 (Manchester)

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.

Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Civil Engineer in our Manchester office, where you will be involved in significant projects across our water division from day one, supporting both local and national work.

As a Graduate Civil Engineer, you will join the Manchester Civils team, which forms part of a wider Civil and Structural team in the Manchester office and an integrated multidisciplinary Buildings team across the region. You will work on a wide variety of projects in the North West, with close links to teams in other offices supporting national schemes.

The team covers the full scope of civil design and construction supervision across a range of projects, from site acquisition, pre-planning and concept design through to planning, tender, construction and the first year of operation. Project sectors include industrial, residential and municipal work, including logistics and distribution, manufacturing, data centres, masterplanning, education and healthcare.

About The Role

Working as part of a friendly and collaborative project team, with support and guidance from Senior and Principal Civil Engineers, you will help solve engineering problems and support civil engineering design across all stages of project delivery. Your work will include producing calculations, drawings and technical documents, attending meetings and taking opportunities to visit construction sites. Your core responsibilities include:

• Supporting the civil engineering team across a wide range of project stages and sectors.
• Producing engineering calculations, drawings and technical documentation.
• Contributing to civil design work from concept and planning through to tender, construction and early operation.
• Attending project and design meetings, contributing ideas and learning from experienced colleagues.
• Taking opportunities to visit construction sites and build practical understanding of design delivery.
• Developing your technical capability by learning a variety of civil engineering software and design approaches.

We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. The professional progression plan for this role will support you towards ICE chartership.

Your Impact

This role will help deliver better outcomes for communities by supporting civil engineering projects that shape the built environment across the North West and nationally. Your work will contribute to practical, sustainable and well-coordinated infrastructure solutions across sectors including industrial, residential, education and healthcare.

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, 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.

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.

Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

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.

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.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success.

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 careers.UK@stantec.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.