Principal Urban Drainage Modeller

Join Stantec's nationally recognised Urban Drainage Modelling team and play a leading role in shaping the future of wastewater infrastructure across the UK & Ireland. As investment across the water sector continues to grow, you'll have the opportunity to lead complex, high-profile projects while influencing technical excellence, digital innovation, and strategic project delivery.

Working alongside industry-leading specialists within a multidisciplinary team of over 175 professionals, you'll provide technical leadership on nationally significant programmes that improve water quality, reduce flood risk, and deliver sustainable outcomes for clients and communities.

As a Principal Urban Drainage Modeller, you'll provide technical leadership across a portfolio of complex modelling projects, supporting project teams, developing client relationships, and driving innovation across the discipline.

You will lead multidisciplinary project delivery, oversee technical quality, provide strategic modelling advice, and champion best practice across the business. Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders, you'll help shape project solutions, support business growth, and mentor engineers to strengthen our technical capability.

This is an opportunity to influence the future of urban drainage modelling. Through your leadership, you'll help clients solve increasingly complex environmental and infrastructure challenges while developing innovative approaches that improve resilience, sustainability, and network performance. You'll play a key role in growing technical capability within Stantec, strengthening client partnerships, and delivering solutions that have a lasting positive impact on communities and the environment.

You will have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience delivering complex urban drainage modelling projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Info Works ICM and associated GIS software.
• Experience providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience reviewing technical outputs and maintaining quality standards.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and leadership capabilities.

Desirable:

• Chartered status with ICE, CIWEM, or another relevant professional institution.
• Experience leading major wastewater, flood risk, catchment planning, or strategic modelling programmes.
• Experience supporting business development and technical innovation.

At Stantec, we put people first by empowering our technical leaders with opportunities to shape strategy, mentor future talent, and continue their own professional development.

We are better together, bringing together world-class expertise across engineering, environmental services, and digital delivery to solve the industry's most complex challenges.

We do what is right by helping clients create more sustainable, resilient, and environmentally responsible water infrastructure that benefits communities for generations to come.

We are driven by excellence, providing the opportunity to lead nationally significant projects, influence the direction of our growing urban drainage business, and work alongside recognised industry leaders within an award-winning consultancy.

Alongside a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, you'll enjoy flexible working, clear career progression, and the opportunity to help shape the future of urban drainage modelling at Stantec.