Graduate scheme
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Application Deadline
Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.
Your Role
We are looking for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our 2026 Graduate Programme, based in Cardiff. As a graduate, you will collaborate with your team and the wider Stantec community to deliver innovative solutions to high-profile clients, while developing your engineering expertise in a truly multidisciplinary and creative environment.
You will have the opportunity to work with some of the largest water clients in the industry and make a real difference in the communities we live in from the very beginning.
What You’ll Do
- Solve engineering problems and carry out engineering calculations using design software and tools such as ArcGIS.
- Develop designs and produce drawings, reports, and presentations.
- Undertake site visits to collect and collate data.
- Work as part of a friendly and collaborative project team, with support and guidance from Senior and Principal Civil Engineers.
- Receive dedicated mentorship to support your journey to Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
About You
We value your potential over past experience. Along with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, we’re keen to hear from candidates who are:
- An Adapter: Able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
- A Perseverer: Composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- A Collaborator: Effective at working with diverse teams, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- A Problem-Solver: Ready to share insights based on evidence and unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.
Work Arrangements
Graduates are expected to be in the office four days per week to ensure the right level of support and collaboration.
What We Can Offer You
- A competitive salary.
- Private medical insurance.
- A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection, and life assurance.
- Permanent employment contract, demonstrating our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec.
- Professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment, an Early Careers peer group, and a wider Employee Resource Group (ERG) network.
About Stantec
The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We have been partnering with clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering, and managing the infrastructure needed to support sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities.
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 address today’s challenges while keeping a fairer, better tomorrow in sight—delivering clean growth, supporting radical changes in our economy, and meeting the needs of future communities.
Equal Opportunity and Accessibility
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants and prohibits 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 ensure equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, and terminations.
We are committed to building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent. If you are excited by this role but feel your experience does not exactly align, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all; if you require reasonable adjustments during the process, please inform our Talent Acquisition team.
We look forward to receiving your application.
More Details
Locations
Cardiff
