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We are looking for talented Principal Civil Engineers to join us in our new Manchester office, who want to work on exciting water projects and make a big impact.

Across Stantec we are building on what’s already been a highly successful period of growth. Our strategy within the Water division for 2024 and beyond is creating exciting new opportunities in the business. We partner with the top water clients across the UK and Ireland, work on some of the largest, most iconic water projects in the industry and we promise to design with community in mind by reducing environmental impacts and improving social impacts. We enable the delivery of sustainable development and infrastructure projects that adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Principal Civil Engineer to join our water sector team based in Manchester. The role would suit someone who wants to develop their career within an industry leading consultancy and wants to lead the civil engineering design of our projects. There is also the opportunity to lead multi-discipline teams and set the technical direction of projects overall as Principal Civil Engineer with Stantec.

Our focus area right now in the Manchester team is developing solutions to Storm Overflows through sustainable drainage and large-scale civil engineering infrastructure. If you have skills outside of this area, please still get in touch with us as we have teams working in all areas of the water industry.

In your role you will have access to Stantec’s world-class expertise to help you deliver leading edge solutions for our clients. You’ll also be able to mentor and develop our graduates and apprentices, supporting them in progressing their careers and professional qualifications. You’ll also be developing and guiding our mid-level Civil Engineers and Senior Civil Engineers on their projects and supporting their career progression.

Our team in Manchester work closely with our 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.

About you

We are seeking people from a range of civil engineering backgrounds in the water industry - whether that is upfront design and feasibility studies or working in the design and build space.

Ideally you will be an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer, but if you’re not yet and have the right level of experience we will give you the support you need in gaining IEng or CEng.

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! For more info on what it's like to work at Stantec, please click on the link: My Stantec Stories

About Stantec

Stantec is a professional services firm. Our team of 26,000 global experts provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and project management services across all phases of the project life cycle. We’re designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

From large-scale developments to challenging neighbourhood projects, we stretch across our global network to learn from others, offer our support, and gain new experiences along the way. So while we work to help the communities around us thrive, our own people thrive too.

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 are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

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