Career Opportunities in the Water Sector - South East | Expression of Interest

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The Opportunity

Join Stantec's Growing South East Water Sector Team!

At Stantec, our South East water team is expanding, and we are looking for experienced professionals who want to help shape the future of water across Brighton, Southampton, and the wider region.

We are proud to work with major clients on some of the South East’s most exciting and technically challenging programmes - from improving water quality and system resilience to delivering sustainable infrastructure that supports growing communities. With thriving offices in both Brighton and Southampton, you will enjoy a friendly, collaborative culture paired with the opportunity to work on nationally significant projects.

Our Teams Support The Full Project Lifecycle, From Strategy And Concept Through To Detailed Design And Delivery. We Are Especially Keen To Speak With People Who Want To Make An Impact Locally While Developing Their Careers With a Global Leader In Water Infrastructure. We Are Hiring Across All Levels In The Following Fields

  • Ecology & Environment
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Design Management
  • Process Engineering
  • Urban Drainage Modelling

Why Join Stantec’s Water Team

We’re building on a highly successful period of growth across our UK & Ireland Water business. As AMP8 ramps up, we’re expanding our teams and creating new opportunities for experienced professionals ready to take their next step.

We take pride in our diverse expertise - from designing nature-based solutions and improving water quality and tackling storm overflows, boosting biodiversity, and leading in hydraulic modelling, water reuse and recycling, and digital innovation. Our people are making a real impact on every facet of the water sector.

Joining Stantec means being part of award-winning teams, collaborating with industry-renowned colleagues, and helping deliver projects that make a difference in local communities.

If improving water quality, mitigating climate change, and ensuring a resilient water supply matter to you, Stantec is the perfect place to grow your career.

Learn more about our culture and projects at H2O+U.

Why Join Us in Brighton & Southampton?

Join our thriving South East water team and work on projects that matter to the region. We are delivering schemes of national and regional significance - from concept through to completion - with a pipeline of local work that offers genuine long-term career stability.

You will be working on projects that create real impact: improving water quality, enhancing environmental outcomes, strengthening resilience, and supporting sustainable growth across the South East .

In our Brighton and Southampton offices, you will find supportive teams, varied project opportunities, and the chance to work across different aspects of the project lifecycle.

If you are looking for meaningful work in a team environment that values collaboration, this could be the right fit.

For more on what its like to work in our South-East Water teams, please see My Stantec Stories - Aoife

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 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.

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.