Associate Civil Engineer - Infrastructure in London

We’re looking for an experienced Associate Civil Engineer to join our established London team and play a leading role in our continued growth. This is a great opportunity to guide a talented group of engineers and specialists and shape strategy across a wide range of development and infrastructure projects. You will win new work and lead project delivery from early concept through to completion, build strong client relationships, and mentor junior colleagues. You’ll work closely with our multi-disciplinary teams to produce high-quality design outputs, develop solutions and manage delivery to our private and public sector clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to help grow an established and reputable business, leading a diverse portfolio of civil engineering across the region and to be involved in projects nationwide. Locally our multi-disciplinary infrastructure team in London has a long history of delivering development planning projects to a diverse range of clients, including strategic land sites, as well as delivering to public sector clients. Our team have a wealth of experience and will offer support development opportunities and excellent advice. Working collaboratively amongst multidisciplinary teams, you will deliver a wide variety of project work and practice with a broad range of clients.

About The Role: An Associate is a technical and delivery leader, responsible for leading projects of a variety of scales and complexities or being discipline lead on large multi-disciplinary/multi-business line projects, managing key client relationships, and supporting in business growth and team development. As an Associate you will work across a wide range of projects from large and complex strategic land development proposals through to smaller sites, alongside strategic infrastructure and public sector commissions. You will work across residential, strategic land, commercial and urban regeneration projects. You will communicate and work collaboratively with project teams to provide high-quality deliverables to Stantec’s clients and ensure that all documentation adheres to client and company standards and expectations. You will also work with the leadership team to support business development - work winning will be a core part of this role.

Your Impact:

• Team & People Leadership
  • Provide line management, mentoring and support to team members
  • Lead teams to deliver high-quality outputs across projects
  • Support recruitment, development and performance management
  • Contributes to a collaborative, high-performing team culture
• Project & Technical Leadership
  • Lead projects or provides technical input to multi-disciplinary projects from concept through to delivery
  • Ensure delivery to programme, budget and quality standards
  • Support commercial management and project reporting
  • Act as Project Manager, Technical Lead or discipline lead as required
• Clients & Market Presence
  • Build strong working relationships with clients and stakeholders
  • Support Directors in managing key client accounts
  • Represent Stantec in meetings and project discussions
• Business Development & Growth
  • Support work winning and opportunity identification
  • Contribute to client engagement and repeat work generation
  • Contribute to bids and pursuits
  • Develop fee budgets for proposals
• Technical & Industry Leadership
  • Act as a subject matter expert within discipline
  • Ensure high-quality technical outputs across projects
  • Support innovation, best practice and knowledge sharing

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.

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 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.