Mechanical Engineer - Transition to Water | Expression of Interest

Your Mechanical Engineering Expertise Could Shape the Future of Water

If you understand pumps, process systems, fluid handling, or complex mechanical infrastructure, your next career move could have a bigger impact than you think.

Stantec is expanding its UK Water teams and looking for Mechanical Engineers who want to apply their skills to some of the country's most important infrastructure challenges.

The UK water sector is entering an unprecedented period of investment, with billions committed and a strong pipeline of projects extending well into the next decade. That means long-term career security, exciting technical challenges, and the opportunity to help deliver infrastructure that millions of people rely on every day.

Because the challenges are real, complex, and genuinely meaningful.

• Critical pumping stations and transfer systems
• Resilient water and wastewater treatment facilities
• Sustainable infrastructure that supports growing communities
• Solutions that improve environmental outcomes and water security

You’ll join a respected, multidisciplinary team delivering some of the UK's most significant water projects. Whether your ambition is to deepen your technical expertise, lead major programmes, or progress into management, you’ll find the support, variety, and opportunity to build a career that matters.

• A secure, long-term pipeline of work across multiple AMP investment cycles
• Record levels of investment across the UK water sector
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• A strong commitment to work-life balance
• Clear opportunities for professional development and career progression
• The chance to work on projects with tangible social and environmental impact

You’ll be degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering and ideally Chartered, or working towards professional accreditation.

Most importantly, you’ll bring experience in areas such as:

• Pumps and pumping systems
• Pressure systems
• Fluid handling and process infrastructure
• Mechanical design for complex industrial environments

Your experience may come from water, but it could just as easily come from sectors such as:

• Food and beverage
• Pharmaceuticals
• Utilities
• Oil and gas
• Building services
• Manufacturing or process industries

Water industry experience isn’t essential. We’re interested in engineers with strong technical foundations, a collaborative approach, and the ability to take projects from concept through to detailed design and delivery.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.