Graduate Economist

**With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.**

**Your role**:
We are looking for a **Graduate Economist** to be based in **Manchester**, joining our 2026 Graduate Programme.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort. The Development Economics Team is a dynamic mix of graduates and professionals. You will be part of this supportive and experienced team based in our new Manchester office, as part of the national Development Economics offer, where you will work on a broad range of projects. There is so much opportunity to grow and develop as a graduate Economist as you will be joining a well-established team of qualified economists from economics, regeneration, and economic development backgrounds.

You will join a supportive team with exciting career opportunities, have great client exposure and professional development and work in an innovative and exciting multi-disciplinary environment.

**About you**:

- **A Perseverer** - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- **An Adapter** - You’re able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
- **A Focused Individual** - You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
- **A Collaborator** - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- **An Eager Learner** - You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.

**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)

Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

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**About Stantec**

The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 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.

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.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

**ReqID**: 7696