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Mechanical Engineer - Transition to Water | Expression of Interest
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The Opportunity
Your Mechanical Engineering Expertise Could Shape the Future of Water
If you understand pumps, process systems, fluid handling, or complex mechanical infrastructure, your next career move could have a bigger impact than you think.
At Stantec, we're expanding our UK Water teams and looking for Mechanical Engineers who want to apply their skills to some of the country's most important infrastructure challenges.
The UK water sector is entering an unprecedented period of investment, with billions committed and a strong pipeline of projects extending well into the next decade. That means long-term career security, exciting technical challenges, and the opportunity to help deliver infrastructure that millions of people rely on every day.
Why Water?
Because the challenges are real, complex, and genuinely meaningful.
You'll Help Design And Improve:
- Critical pumping stations and transfer systems
- Resilient water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Sustainable infrastructure that supports growing communities
- Solutions that improve environmental outcomes and water security
This is engineering with lasting impact—where the work you do today will benefit communities for generations.
Why Stantec?
You'll join a respected, multidisciplinary team delivering some of the UK's most significant water projects. Whether your ambition is to deepen your technical expertise, lead major programmes, or progress into management, you'll find the support, variety, and opportunity to build a career that matters.
What You'll Benefit From
- A secure, long-term pipeline of work across multiple AMP investment cycles
- Record levels of investment across the UK water sector
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- A strong commitment to work-life balance
- Clear opportunities for professional development and career progression
- The chance to work on projects with tangible social and environmental impact
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About You
You'll be degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering and ideally Chartered, or working towards professional accreditation.
Most Importantly, You'll Bring Experience In Areas Such As:
- Pumps and pumping systems
- Pressure systems
- Fluid handling and process infrastructure
- Mechanical design for complex industrial environments
Your experience may come from water, but it could just as easily come from sectors such as:
- Food and beverage
- Pharmaceuticals
- Utilities
- Oil and gas
- Building services
- Manufacturing or process industries
Water industry experience isn't essential. We're interested in engineers with strong technical foundations, a collaborative approach, and the ability to take projects from concept through to detailed design and delivery.
Ready to Apply Your Skills to Something Bigger?
Discover how your experience could translate into a rewarding career in water and learn more about our projects and people at Stantec Water Jobs
Join us and help shape the future of water infrastructure across the UK.
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.
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