Senior Civil Engineer - Water
Stantec
Our ambitious growth strategy across the Water division is creating real energy across our UK and Ireland teams. By partnering with leading water companies to transform how communities harvest, treat, and distribute clean water, we are offering senior civil engineers an exceptional environment to take ownership of major AMP8 design portfolios. Whether you are based in Scotland, England, or Ireland, you will join a highly collaborative, one-team culture that operates across regional boundaries, pairing local flexibility with national expertise and access to some of the sector’s most iconic water projects.
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Senior Civil Engineer, you will lead civil design delivery across the full project lifecycle—guiding schemes from initial needs identification and feasibility right through to outline and detailed design. Steering multi-disciplinary project teams, you will oversee complete design deliverables, manage project timescales, and ensure design budgets are met. You will also take a proactive role in team leadership, developing innovative technical solutions in close partnership with other disciplines while guiding, supporting, and mentoring graduates and junior engineers as they build their careers.
YOUR IMPACTIn this role, you will be at the forefront of vital environmental stewardship, leading infrastructure designs that directly rejuvenate rivers, streams, and water bodies for communities across the UK and Ireland. By bridging conceptual planning with deliverable design, your work will tackle critical water resilience challenges, modernise vital utility assets, and establish new standards for sustainable water management. As a rising lead within the business, your leadership will shape both the built environment and the technical growth of the next generation of engineers.
ABOUT YOU-
Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering.
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Chartered engineer status with a relevant institution (e.g., ICE or CIWEM), or actively working towards professional chartership.
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Civil engineering design experience within the water industry, with a track record of delivering technical design packages to time and budget.
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Proven ability to work collaboratively across disciplines, with experience in supporting and mentoring junior technical staff.
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Ambition to step into project design leadership and expand your technical and managerial capabilities.
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We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
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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.
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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.
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We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network.
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Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
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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
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Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.