Associate Civil Engineer Buildings

You’re an Associate Civil Engineer ready to take a leading role—across projects, people, and client relationships. At Stantec, you’ll join our Cardiff office as part of our Buildings team, working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. This is a role where you’ll move beyond delivery into leadership, helping shape how projects are run, how teams develop, and how the business grows.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will help lead the delivery of civil engineering projects, maintaining oversight across technical quality, programme, and commercial performance. You’ll guide engineers and technicians, ensuring designs are coordinated, compliant, and delivered in line with quality assurance and health and safety standards.

You’ll take responsibility for team and project management, including resource planning, workload allocation, and supporting team development. This includes addressing team challenges, identifying areas for improvement, and contributing to a high-performing, collaborative environment.

Alongside delivery, you’ll play a key role in client engagement and business development. You’ll build and maintain relationships, support bids and tender submissions, and contribute to securing a sustainable pipeline of work. You’ll also be involved in financial and commercial aspects, including change control, fee management, and project performance.

You will contribute to wider business initiatives, including innovation, technical standards, and divisional task groups, helping to strengthen how the team operates and delivers.

YOUR IMPACT

You’ll influence how projects are delivered across the region—ensuring they are technically robust, commercially sound, and aligned with client expectations. Your work will support developments that are practical, sustainable, and responsive to regulatory requirements.

Internally, your impact will be seen in the capability and direction of the team. By developing engineers, improving processes, and contributing to business growth, you’ll help build a strong, resilient team positioned for continued success.

ABOUT YOU

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (BEng/MEng or equivalent)
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with ICE, or working toward chartership
• Strong experience delivering civil engineering design for building developments
• Experience within the local market, with an understanding of clients and stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of SAB legislation and experience managing projects through the SAB process
• Experience leading teams and managing project delivery
• Proficient in, or able to guide others in, AutoCAD, InfoDrainage, Civil 3D and related tools
• Confident communicator, able to build and maintain client relationships
• Experience contributing to business development, bids, and financial management
• Interested in driving innovation, team development, and continuous improvement

WHY JOIN US

• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan supporting your continued development.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment with access to multidisciplinary expertise across the business.
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and more.
• Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. 

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 

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.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected]  and we will talk to you about how we can support you.