Stantec
Civil Engineer (Rivers & Coastal) - Expression of interest
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The Opportunity
Join Our Civil Engineering – Rivers & Coastal Talent Network
Are you a Civil Engineer, River Engineer or Flood Risk Consultant ready for your next challenge?
We’re building our Rivers & Coastal Talent Network and would love to hear from professionals at all career stages across the UK.
Do you want to help tackle some of the UK’s biggest environmental challenges, protect communities from flooding, restore natural habitats and contribute to a more resilient future? If so, Stantec wants to hear from you.
Our Rivers & Coastal team works on some of the UK’s most significant and impactful projects, helping to protect people, property and critical infrastructure while delivering environmental enhancements and long-term sustainability benefits. You’ll collaborate with specialists from across our multidisciplinary business to deliver innovative solutions from concept through to construction and beyond.
Join us and contribute to a diverse portfolio of river, coastal and flood risk management projects, including:
Nature-based Solutions (NBS). Flood risk management and resilience schemes. River restoration and river engineering projects. Coastal management and shoreline improvement initiatives. Lowland drainage and water management schemes. Strategic infrastructure and development projects.
About You
We’re looking for passionate engineers and consultants who are motivated by solving complex challenges and making a positive impact. Ideally, you’ll have:
A degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography or a related discipline. Experience within flood risk management, river engineering, coastal engineering or a related field. An understanding of project delivery across design, assessment or construction stages. Chartered status or a desire to work towards professional accreditation. A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for delivering high-quality outcomes for clients and communities. If your experience doesn’t tick every box, we still encourage you to apply we hire people, not checklists.
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Great talent doesn’t always wait for the perfect vacancy and neither do we. If you’re excited about working with us, we’d love to hear from you. While there may not be an immediate opportunity available, we’re always looking to connect with talented engineers and consultants and build our pipeline for future roles.
Why Join us?
People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed Award winning workplace: 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. 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 Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions
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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.
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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.
Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.
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 [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
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