Career Opportunities in the Water Sector - Southampton | Expression of Interest

Shape the Future of Water in the South

2026 is shaping up to be a significant year for Stantec's Water business across the UK. A strong AMP8 pipeline and newly secured frameworks mean we're growing our teams - and our Southampton office, alongside Brighton, Kings Hill and Ashford, is expanding.

We're looking for water professionals who want to work on complex, high-profile programmes that make a genuine difference. Water quality, environmental performance, resilience, sustainable infrastructure - this is the work our South East teams deliver every day.

Some of what we're working on right now:

• Water Re-use & Recycling - sustainable closed-loop systems for long-term water security
• Major Transfer Pipelines - critical infrastructure at scale
• Storm Overflow Programme - large-scale environmental protection with a focus on nature-based solutions
• Bio-Resources - turning waste into value through recovery and renewable energy
• Desalination - large-scale treatment projects for climate-resilient water sources

We're keen to hear from experienced professionals across:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Design Management
• Process Engineering
• Urban Drainage Modelling
• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Ecology & Environmental Advisory / Planning

No live role that fits right now? Get in touch anyway. We’ll keep in contact and reach out when the right opportunity comes up.

Why Stantec?
Stantec has been recognised as a Top 50 Company to Work for by Glassdoor (2025), one of Corporate Knights' Top 10 Most Sustainable Companies, and Delivery Partner of the Year at the Utility Week Awards 2025. The NCE Awards named us Best Place to Work and International Consulting Firm of the Year in 2024.

We offer flexible working, competitive salary, private medical insurance, a strong pension, and genuine investment in professional development.

If improving water quality and tackling climate change matter to you, we'd like to talk.

Find out more about our team culture and water projects at H2O+U.

Why Southampton and the South East?

Our South East teams are delivering projects of regional and national significance, backed by a pipeline that offers genuine long-term stability. You'll work across multiple stages of the project lifecycle, with the support of a collaborative local team and the resource of a global consultancy behind you.

If you're looking for meaningful work, local impact, and the scale of a global consultancy, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.