Graduate Infrastructure Planner - Community Development 2027

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.

Final date to receive applications:
Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Join our 2027 (Autumn) Graduate Programme as a Graduate Infrastructure Planner in our London or Cambridge office, where you'll be part of a market-leading Community Development discipline.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and fellow graduates, developing your town planning expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment. You will be working alongside your fellow graduates and collaborating with other Stantec teams. This role will equip you with technical knowledge in infrastructure planning, while also giving you an understanding of the broader services offered by Stantec.

You’ll be involved in various tasks with the potential to work on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) as well as ‘local planning’ projects, undertaking work including planning assessments, managing pre-application processes and helping to promote development proposals. You'll also gain experience assisting with project coordination, research, site appraisals, and planning documents. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to policy representations, planning appeals, and network building within and outside the company.

Clients include a broad range of finance-backed promoters and developers, utility companies and national operators, for which you'll be involved in renewable energy, battery storage, water storage and transfer, carbon capture and storage and low-carbon high tech food production (i.e. vertical farms).

You will join a supportive team with exciting career opportunities, have great client exposure and professional development and work in an innovative and exciting multi-disciplinary environment.

Take a look at our Infrastructure business line here:
Infrastructure Planning | Stantec, and review the career journey of some of our early careers professionals here:
Career Stories | Stantec

Day to day, you'll be:

• Undertaking planning research and site appraisals to support project development.
• Assisting with the preparation and submission of planning applications.
• Supporting community engagement and stakeholder consultation activities.
• Contributing to the promotion of local plans and planning policy responses.
• Assisting with planning appeals and the preparation of supporting documentation.
• Working on a diverse range of residential, commercial and environmental projects.

We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation.
The applicable professional qualification for this role is with the The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

This role will help deliver sustainable, resilient infrastructure and community developments that create lasting benefits for people, places and the environment. Working across a range of projects, you will support the planning, design and delivery of infrastructure solutions that enhance communities, promote sustainable growth and improve quality of life. Your work will contribute to addressing key challenges such as climate resilience, resource efficiency and environmental stewardship, helping clients deliver innovative, future-ready solutions that meet the needs of both local communities and wider society.

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Town Planning or Geography, we’d love to receive your application if you are:

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• A Perseverer - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• An Adapter - You’re able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Focused Individual - You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
• A Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• An Eager Learner - You learn from…