Senior Electrical Engineer (Water)

Redefine your personal best.

Across the entire business we’re building on top of what’s already been a highly successful 2 years. With us being in the middle of AMP 7, our growth strategy within our Water division for the rest of 2023 and beyond is exciting – certainly, a great time to join.

We’re open to hearing from all levels of Electrical Engineers. In this role you will be involved in the whole project life cycle from Front-End Engineering Design through to detailed design and installation and construction support; and consultancy work including areas where specialist input is required for internal projects for Clients and partners.

• Assistant Engineers: Continue your career at Stantec by joining a growing graduate community with opportunities to support projects locally and across the UK


• Engineers: Develop your career by working on industry leading projects, playing an important role in multidisciplinary teams delivering for our clients.


• Senior/Principal Engineers: Take on a key position as we continue the growth of our teams, with opportunities to take on leadership roles and developing relationships with our stakeholders

There are opportunities to work on a wide variety of projects including in water, wastewater, energy, infrastructure and environmental sectors. See below some current projects.

• Thames Water – Stantec have managed all HS2 design assurance for Thames Water, London Infrastructure design & build contract, and multiple engineering studies and assessments for Thames Water across both Infrastructure & non-Infrastructure deliver streams (Thames Water London Plan 2100 (stantec.com)


• High Speed Rail Phase 2B (HS2) - Our team is partnering with Bechtel in their role as delivery partner for the HS2 Phase 2B Hybrid Bill, under an 8-year contract. Our job? Supporting the management of a team of over 100 professional staff, located at HS2’s Snow Hill office in Birmingham (Delivering High Speed Rail Phase 2B (stantec.com)


• Southern Water – Stantec is a Strategic Solutions Partner to Southern Water and are working together on an iconic water project – Water for Life Hampshire (Water for Life – Hampshire (southernwater.co.uk)


• Severn Trent Water – Stantec have a well-established framework supporting Severn Trent with their AMP7 major schemes and supporting with PR24.


• Wessex Water & South West Water– Stantec has been appointed on several AMP7 frameworks.

We know our continuing success and development depends on yours, so we go all the way when it comes to giving you the support you need to be the very best. All of our Electrical Engineers will have support to gain chartership (if needed) and/or any other career developments you wish to partake in.  

In addition, we work on a hybrid model – having a balance of working from home and working in one of our many offices across the UK - Offices (stantec.com). The MEICA Team is supportive, friendly, and professional – you will feel welcomed from the moment you step foot in the door.

About You.

You will be degree qualified in a relevant field and, for senior roles, ideally be a Chartered member of an Institution or equivalent with significant practical experience. For senior roles, you will have experience working within a regulated utility market, e.g. water, energy, infrastructure.

Stantec is a professional services firm. Our team of 28,000 global experts provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and project management services across all phases of the project life cycle. We’re designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

From large-scale developments to challenging neighbourhood projects, we stretch across our global network to learn from others, offer our support, and gain new experiences along the way. So while we work to help the communities around us thrive, our own people thrive too.

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.

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