Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Principal Civil Engineer - Water role at Stantec. Following a number of successful frameworks bids across the water industry, and in preparation for the biggest AMP ever, we are expanding our amazing engineering teams across the country. In Leeds, we are excited to have been selected on Yorkshire Water’s Storm Overflow Alliance to deliver their AMP8 capital investment programme. This partnership will deliver both outline and detailed design for projects to reduce spills from Combined Sewer Overflows, and will continue to support Yorkshire Water as their Strategic Planning Partner throughout AMP8.

This opportunity gives you the chance to help deliver cutting-edge designs that address complex water industry challenges, drive innovation, and support carbon reduction, sustainability, and local communities.

We are recruiting a Senior Principal Civil Engineer into our Leeds team in city centre, joining a UK-wide team focused on sustainability, the environment and the communities we serve at the heart of what we do.

Responsibilities

• Work across the entire project lifecycle in asset planning, strategy, concept design, outline design and detailed design.
• Take on leadership and mentoring of engineers within the team, collaborating with project design leads to ensure successful project delivery.
• Access Stantec’s expertise to deliver leading-edge design while supporting and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering; ideally Chartered with a relevant professional body (e.g., ICE or CIWEM).
• Extensive design experience in the UK water industry; experience delivering community-focused projects and working collaboratively with project teams to deliver innovative solutions.
• Growth mindset with opportunities for training and project exposure; prior experience in storm overflows, SUDS, surface water management and sewage treatment is beneficial.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees across 450+ locations on 6 continents. We plan, design, deliver and manage development and infrastructure to support sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide solutions that translate client vision into valued consents, deliverable plans, and efficient designs based on technical excellence and deep market insights.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, 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, training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec complies 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 feel your experience isn’t an exact match, we encourage you to apply. If you need any support or adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and we will discuss how we can support you.