Associate Civil Engineer - Infrastructure

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associate Civil Engineer to join our established Infrastructure team in London.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and commercially minded professional to play a key role in the continued growth of our civil engineering business. You'll bring together technical expertise, project leadership and strong client relationships to deliver a diverse portfolio of development planning and infrastructure projects across London and nationally.

Working with a talented, multidisciplinary team, you'll help shape solutions for a wide range of clients, from strategic land developers and private sector organisations to public sector bodies. You'll also play an important role in developing our people, winning new work and strengthening our market presence.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Associate Civil Engineer, you'll provide technical and project leadership across a varied portfolio of projects, taking responsibility for delivery, client relationships and supporting the strategic growth of the team.

You'll work across projects of varying scales and complexities, from major strategic land development proposals to smaller development sites, commercial schemes, urban regeneration and public sector infrastructure commissions.

Working closely with colleagues across our wider business, you'll lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, commercially successful solutions. You'll also work alongside the leadership team to identify new opportunities, develop client relationships and contribute to work-winning activities.

YOUR IMPACT

Team & People Leadership

• Lead, mentor and support engineers and technical specialists, encouraging professional development and knowledge sharing.

• Provide line management support, including recruitment, performance management and career development.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.

• Support the continued development and growth of the London Infrastructure team.

Project & Technical Leadership

• Lead civil engineering projects from early concept through to detailed design and delivery.

• Provide technical leadership on complex, multidisciplinary and multi-business line projects.

• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed programmes, budgets, quality standards and client expectations.

• Undertake Project Manager, Technical Lead or Discipline Lead responsibilities as appropriate.

• Oversee technical outputs, project reporting and commercial performance.

Client Relationships & Market Presence

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and industry partners.

• Support Directors in developing and managing key client accounts.

• Represent Stantec at client meetings, project discussions and industry events.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen existing relationships and generate repeat business.

Business Development & Growth

• Play an active role in identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities.

• Contribute to bids, proposals and work-winning strategies.

• Develop fee proposals, budgets and scopes of work.

• Support the continued growth and reputation of our civil engineering and infrastructure services across the region.

Technical & Industry Leadership

• Act as a subject matter expert within your area of civil engineering.

• Champion technical excellence, innovation and best practice.

• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across project teams.

• Maintain high standards of technical delivery in line with Stantec and client requirements.

ABOUT YOU

You'll be an experienced civil engineering professional with a strong technical background and the confidence to lead projects, develop client relationships and support business growth.

You'll ideally bring:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.

• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards chartership.

• Significant experience delivering civil engineering and infrastructure projects, particularly within the development planning sector.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing project delivery.

• Strong commercial awareness, including fee proposals, budgets and project financial management.

• A track record of building client relationships and contributing to successful work-winning activities.

• Experience mentoring and developing engineers and supporting team growth.

• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

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 you to become chartered with ICE.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - 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 lots more.
• 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.