Key Takeaways
- Support the delivery of hydraulic design and pipeline systems for water and wastewater treatment works.
- Develop hydraulic models using advanced techniques like computational fluid dynamics and surge analysis.
- Gain support towards professional development and chartered status with ICE.
- Work in a hybrid model, 4 days per week in the Edinburgh office.
About the Role
Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Hydraulic Engineer in our Edinburgh office. You will support the delivery of hydraulic design and pipeline systems for water and wastewater treatment works.
As part of our multidisciplinary Water team, you will help process data, undertake hydraulic calculations and develop models that support the design and assessment of pipeline systems and treatment works. Your core responsibilities include:
- Supporting hydraulic design and pipeline systems for water and wastewater treatment works.
- Processing data and carrying out hydraulic calculations to inform design decisions.
- Developing hydraulic models to support the delivery of innovative client solutions.
- Using techniques such as computational fluid dynamics and surge analysis to assess hydraulic performance.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues and subject matter experts across the water sector.
- Developing your technical capability through project work, mentoring, training and structured graduate development.
Each graduate will be allocated a chartered engineer to act as their mentor and support their professional development towards chartered status.
Your Impact
This role will help deliver better outcomes for communities and the environment by supporting hydraulic design and modelling for water and wastewater infrastructure. Your work will contribute to resilient treatment works, effective pipeline systems and innovative engineering solutions for clients across Leeds, the wider region and nationally.
About you:
We value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and a keen interest in the water industry, we’d love to receive your application if you are:
- An adapter: you’re able to 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 lots of different people, considering other’s perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- A Problem-Solver: you love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.
Please note: Graduates are expected to come into the office 4 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 become chartered with ICE.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network.
About Stantec
Stantec plans, designs, delivers and manages 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.