Consultant / Senior Consultant – Health & Social Value in Taunton

We’re recruiting for a Consultant / Senior Consultant – Health & Social Value to be based from either our London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Reading, Taunton or Manchester offices. Would you like to help shape developments that deliver real, lasting benefits for communities? At Stantec, we believe great places are designed with people and communities at their heart. We’re looking for a Health & Social Value Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our growing team and help clients deliver development and infrastructure projects that create positive outcomes for the communities they serve.

You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of nationally significant projects, spanning major development, regeneration, energy, transport and water infrastructure. From new communities and garden villages to major regeneration schemes, renewable energy developments and nationally significant transport projects, you’ll help shape projects that have a meaningful impact on people and places. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about creating better outcomes for communities and looking to develop their career within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary consultancy.

About The Role:

As a Consultant or Senior Consultant, you’ll support the delivery and development of a broad range of Health and Social Value services, including Health Impact Assessment, Social Value, Equalities Impact Assessment and Inclusive Design. Working alongside experienced colleagues across our planning, environmental and technical teams, you’ll provide advice that helps clients understand and respond to the social and health impacts of development. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to some of the UK’s most significant development and infrastructure projects, while developing your technical expertise, client skills and commercial experience.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising clients on how development can be designed with communities and their needs in mind.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of major development and infrastructure projects.
• Delivering Health Impact Assessments, Social Value, Equalities Impact Assessments and/or Inclusive Design services.
• Analysing and interpreting a range of social, demographic and health data to inform project outcomes.
• Supporting the development of client relationships and contributing to business development activities.
• Contributing to multidisciplinary proposals, bids and tenders.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across planning, environmental and technical disciplines.
• Helping to develop and evolve our Health and Social Value services and technical approaches.
• Supporting and, where appropriate, mentoring more junior members of the team.
• Taking responsibility for the successful delivery and commercial performance of your work.

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll also have the opportunity to take greater ownership of projects, develop client relationships, support business development and play an active role in developing more junior members of the team.

Your Impact:

You’ll be joining a team working on projects that can make a genuine difference to communities across the UK. Our current portfolio includes major new communities and regeneration projects, employment developments, highways and transport schemes, energy infrastructure and water projects. This includes work supporting projects such as new garden communities and major renewable energy and water infrastructure developments. The breadth of our work means you’ll have the opportunity to work across different sectors and project types, developing a broad understanding of how health, social value, equality and inclusive design can influence the planning and delivery of major developments and infrastructure.

You’ll also benefit from working within a truly multi-disciplinary environment, combining the strength of Stantec’s extensive environmental and technical expertise with one of the UK’s leading planning practices. We’re committed to supporting your development, giving you access to experienced colleagues, varied projects and opportunities to broaden your technical and commercial skills. As our Health and Social Value service continues to grow, there is significant scope to develop your career and take on increasing responsibility.

About You:

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic about improving outcomes for communities and is keen to develop their career within Health and Social Value consultancy. You’ll have:

• Relevant consultancy experience and a BSc, MSc or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
• An understanding of one or more of health, social value, equalities and/or inclusive design.
• A good understanding of the UK planning system and development management processes.
• Experience of working with and interpreting multiple data sources.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence engaging with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

For the Senior Consultant level, we’re also looking for experience of managing elements of projects, developing client relationships and supporting business development or proposals. Most importantly, you’ll be curious, collaborative and motivated by the opportunity to help create places and infrastructure that deliver positive outcomes for people and communities.

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 2025.
• Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 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 for professional subscriptions.
• A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network.
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - 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.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

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. 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.