Graduate Civil Engineer

1 month ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Stantec Full time

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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 for our Infrastructure team to be based in Edinburgh , joining our 2025 Graduate Programme.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your civil engineering expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment.

The Opportunity

You will be based in our Edinburgh office, where you will have opportunity to support the delivery of major infrastructure projects across the country and local projects in the Scotland region. This civils team is part of a larger, nationwide transport team, bringing together multi-disciplinary capability across the business.

You will be involved in all phases of project life cycles, from feasibility all the way through to construction. The team are predominately involved in the design of major highway schemes and infrastructure projects including highway alignment, pavement design and drainage design.

Assisting with technical input into a variety of projects, your duties could include:

  • Getting involved in the development of concept, preliminary and detailed scheme designs.
  • Preparing design reports, specifications and technical notes.
  • Completing engineering design work and calculations, this could include preparing 3D design models of our projects.
  • Researching the latest technologies and construction techniques and playing a key role in minimising the environmental impact of our projects.
  • Assisting in the management of Health and Safety risks and taking steps to proactively manage and mitigate potential issues.
  • Preparing cost estimates and assisting our clients to value engineer the best solutions within given time, cost and environmental constraints.
  • Developing an understanding of the various stakeholders involved in infrastructure design and management by collaborating with professionals from other organisations and disciplines.
  • Supporting project management processes to monitor programme, cost and risk.

You will benefit from the structured graduate training scheme and be assigned a Delegated Engineer and Supervising Civil Engineer to support you in your route to Chartership.

You will join a supportive and successful team with exciting career opportunities, gain great client exposure and professional development and work in an innovative and collaborative environment.

Take a look at our Civil Engineering service line:- Civil Engineering ), and review the career journey of our Stantec graduates here:- Stantec | Career Stories

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and a keen interest in the Infrastructure sector, you will be:-

  • A collaborator: You'll love to work effectively with lots of different people at different levels, all inputting their part towards a shared goal.
  • An adapter: Able to remain calm in new situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
  • A planner: Organizing and managing your own activities, dealing effectively with multiple priorities with a structured approach.
  • A striver: Exhibiting ownership, consistently delivering on tasks and objectives. You'll be motivated and proactive in your tasks, having the desire to make a real difference.
  • A multi-tasker: Thinking about more than one task at a time, while still having an eye for detail.
  • A problem-solver: You'll love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.

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 and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs ( Graduate Application FAQs ) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application

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About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 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.

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.

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Stantec Is An Equal Employer

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment, supporting inclusion & diversity . We prohibit discrimination on the grounds of demographic background in any condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations, and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

We want to ensure all our applicants have the same opportunity for success. Please inform us of any support/reasonable adjustment you may need as a result of a disability, long-term health condition, neurodiversity or other personal circumstances, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process (e.g. extra assessment time, special access request etc). Please contact Careers.UK& and a member of our team will be happy to assist.

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