Graduate Water Resources Consultant - Water - 2027

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Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Water Resources Consultant in our Glasgow office, where you will be part of our market‑leading Water Environment discipline.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider Early Careers cohort, developing your professional skills and expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment. We offer a supportive environment to further your personal and professional development through a combination of our graduate programme, structured mentoring and comprehensive training opportunities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with leading technical experts throughout the UK and contribute to exciting projects while developing your career.

Stantec’s market‑leading Technical and Environmental services group in the Water sector supports clients in the water industry, including water companies, regulators and research bodies across the UK and occasionally internationally. We also support other multidisciplinary sectors, including energy and infrastructure.

Water resource requirements now and in the future will be significantly impacted by global trends in population growth, climate change, environmental requirements, energy production and agricultural needs. You will join a UK‑wide team working on a variety of projects, providing high‑quality solutions to the challenges faced by the water sector, including:

• Investigating the sustainability and impacts of water abstractions on the wider environment, such as dependent surface water and terrestrial ecosystems.
• Developing conceptual understanding and modelling of water resource availability in complex hydrological and hydrogeological systems.
• Undertaking water supply option development and appraisals, in addition to other elements of Water Resource Management Plans.
• Undertaking deployable output, yield and drought modelling in different climate and operational scenarios.
• Collaborating on regional water transfer schemes such as Strategic Resource Options.

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In our Water Environment discipline within the Water Resources team, you will learn to provide technical advice and innovative solutions to water resource investigations, including preparing data, reports and other deliverables. You and the wider team will collaborate effectively with water companies, regulators, design engineers, contractors, planners and other stakeholders to ensure project success. Technical work will be complemented with learning fundamental project management principles, working within budget and scope, and liaising with other professionals in the industry.

As part of the role, you will develop in‑depth knowledge of UK and global water resources and drought planning processes. You will complete water resource options assessments, Water Resource Management Plans, drought plans, WINEP investigations, catchment management studies, climate change impact assessments and Water Framework Directive assessments, with opportunities to collect hydrometric data in the field.

• Developing conceptual understanding and modelling water resource availability within complex hydrological and hydrogeological systems.
• Supporting water abstraction sustainability assessments and investigations into environmental impacts on rivers, wetlands and groundwater‑dependent ecosystems.
• Assisting with Water Resource Management Plans, drought planning and water resource option development studies.
• Preparing technical reports, datasets and other project deliverables to support client decision‑making.
• Collaborating with water companies, regulators, engineers, planners and environmental specialists to support successful project delivery.
• Applying project management principles to support delivery within agreed budgets, programmes and scopes.

We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. This role provides…