Find your focus, grow with us, and be a part of the solution to the water challenges we face in the future. How will you make a difference?
Do you recognise water's vital role in human health, the environment and the economy? Are you aware of the significant challenges we face providing water in a world of changing climate, improving standards of sustainability and population growth? If you want to be part of a team that is at the forefront of building a resilient and sustainable water supply for both the UK and our international clients, then we would be interested to hear from you!
Stantec is a top-tier global consultancy that was named the 'Best Place to Work' at the 2024 New Civil Engineer (NCE) Awards. We have a reputation for providing innovative water supply solutions, as well as environmental and regulatory services, for a range of public and private sector clients in the UK. We have ambitious growth targets in the water resources planning market and are seeking enthusiastic people with extensive experience in the water industry to play central roles in delivering our workload.
We have opportunities to join our water resources planning team at numerous locations across the UK (including Birmingham, Redditch, High Wycombe, Reading and Shrewsbury - other office locations could be considered) along with opportunities to join collaborative projects with global Stantec teams.
About this opportunity
It's an exciting time to be involved in water resources in the UK. In recognition of the considerable future challenges, the industry regulator Ofwat has set out the most significant investment in infrastructure since privatisation, with £4 billion to boost water supply and £2 billion for nature-based solutions in the recently published draft determination for the period 2025-30. This includes funding for significant solutions to ensure long-term national resilience, security of supply for the future and lowering demand through unprecedented leakage reduction and smart meter installation programmes.
Stantec's engagement with water resources planning initiatives across the UK and Ireland has grown significantly since 2020. This has included working on several Strategic Resource Option (SRO) investigations in England and Wales, Water Resource Management Plans (WRMPs), Drought Plans, and WINEP investigations. Stantec will continue to focus on this in 2024 and beyond, helping water companies deliver their AMP8 schemes and plan for the future.
Our water resources planning team works with water companies, regulators (such as the Environment Agency and Ofwat), design engineers, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders to help projects achieve positive outcomes.
As a member of our multidisciplinary and collaborative team, you will:
- Be involved in the planning and implementation of water resource projects, ensuring they adhere to scope, budget, timescale, quality and regulatory requirements.
- Be expected to bring experience to the team in technical areas such as development of WRMPs, Regional plans, Drought Plans, water resource models, demand management, option development, optmisation, regulatory environmental assessment (HRA, SEA, WFD etc) and development of SROs through the RAPID led gated process.
- Have client-facing experience within the water industry and a willingness to grow your internal and external networks to achieve positive outcomes for your projects.
- Have experience running commercial projects, bids and proposals within budget.
- Be willing to support the wider water resources team when required, complementing the other specialisms within the team and working flexibly on a variety of projects.
About you
We welcome people from varied backgrounds (regulatory, water company or consultancy) who have recent experience applying their water resources knowledge in policy and technical areas. We are looking for people who are used to working in fast-paced multidisciplinary teams and working closely with their clients, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders. Ideally you have had previous involvement in the assessment and development of WRMPs, regional plans, SROs or Drought Plans.
We are looking for:
- Experience in water resources focussed projects undertaking: Assessment and development of WRMPs, drought plans and regional plans, development of components of the supply-demand balance, hydrological, hydrogeological and/or water resources assessment, demand forecasting, options appraisal or development of risk and uncertainty.
- Experience in WINEP investigations, Environmental Destination, Water Framework Directive assessments, Permitting and Abstraction licencing, wider catchment management, climate change impact assessments and options appraisals.
- Extensive water industry experience.
- A degree in a relevant subject, such as geography, geological sciences, environmental science, civil or environmental engineering and preferably hold a postgraduate degree in hydrology, hydrogeology and/or water resources management.
- Actively involved with relevant institutions such as CIWEM, Institute of Civil Engineers or the Institute of Water and either chartered or working towards your professional chartership.
Feel free to get in touch even if you only fulfill part of the set of requirements, we have a very versatile workload within the team that requires diverse backgrounds and skillsets.
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