Graduate scheme
With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.
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 seeking a Graduate Electrical Engineer to join our Energy team in Birmingham as part of our 2026 Graduate Programme. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a transmission and distribution team that plays a key role in the UK energy transition. You will support our clients in delivering electricity safely, reliably, and efficiently to communities across the UK, while driving toward a clean energy future.
Working within a multi-disciplinary design group, you will support the electrical engineering elements of solutions and produce associated outline and detailed designs to enable successful project delivery. Typical projects include:
- Substation refurbishment and extensions
- New-build substations
- Other electrical infrastructure within transmission and distribution
You will join a supportive, collaborative, and successful team with strong client exposure, professional development opportunities, and an innovative working environment. Learn more about our Energy discipline and Electrical Engineering service line, and explore the career journey of our Transmission and Distribution discipline lead, Sophie Lee.
About You
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. You will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a keen interest in the Energy sector.
Core Attributes
- An Adapter: You remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
- A Perseverer: You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- A Collaborator: You work effectively with diverse teams, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- A Problem-Solver: You enjoy sharing your insights and are unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.
Working Pattern
To ensure appropriate support and development, graduates are asked to attend the office four days per week.
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 to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
- Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
- A supportive and collaborative team environment, Early Careers peer group, and a wider Employee Resource Group (ERG) network
About Stantec
The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 employees in over 450 locations across six continents. We have served clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering, and managing the infrastructure needed to create sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities.
Our teams provide effective, relevant solutions based on technical excellence and deep market insights—from securing valued consents and delivering plans for projects and programmes, to efficient designs for delivery. We address today’s challenges while keeping a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, delivering clean growth, supporting economic transformation, and meeting the needs of future communities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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 prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, termination, or any other condition of employment. Stantec complies with applicable laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities across all aspects of employment. If you are excited by this role but feel your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.
More Details
Locations
Birmingham
