Graduate Hydrologist 2026 (Bristol)
1 day ago
Bristol
With every community, Stantec redefines what's possible. Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants. Your role: We are looking for a Graduate Hydrologist to join our Water Environment discipline in our Bristoloffice, as part of the 2026 graduate programme. As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your professional skills and expertise within an exciting and creative inter-disciplinary environment. We offer a supportive environment to further your personal and professional development, through a combination of our graduate programme and comprehensive training opportunities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with leading technical experts throughout the UK and contribute to exciting projects while developing your career. The Opportunity Stantec's market-leading Technical and Environmental services group in the Water sector support our clients in the water industry, including water companies, regulators and research bodies across the UK and occasionally internationally. We also support across other multidisciplinary sectors, including energy and infrastructure. You will join a friendly team of Hydrologists, contributing to high-quality projects and applying digital modelling skills to real-world challenges. These projects include enhancing the resilience of the public water supply, flood risk alleviation and sustainable drainage schemes. You will work on a variety of projects, providing high quality solutions to challenges faced in the water sectors. Some examples of challenges are: • Assessing the flood risk impact of national infrastructure projects., • Designing Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems to mitigate the impacts of infrastructure projects., • Supporting the development of the hydraulic aspects of Nature Based Solutions. You will develop skills in a wide range of core services, including water resources, groundwater, river and coastal modelling, flood risk assessments nature-based solutions, drought analysis, climate change assessments, and catchment management. Take a look at our Water business line here: Water (stantec.com), and review the career journey of some of our early careers professionals here: Career Stories | Stantec About you: At Stantec, we value your potential over experience. Along with your bachelor's degree in an Engineering Discipline, Geology, Geography, Environmental Science or other relevant subject and a keen interest in working in Hydrology, we'd love to receive your application if you are:- • An adapter : you're able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks., • A Perseverer: you stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination., • A Collaborator : you work effectively with lots of different people, considering other's perspectives to shape better outcomes. What we can offer you: • A competitive salary, • Private medical insurance, • A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance, • Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec, • Professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE. Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs ( Graduate Application FAQs ) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application! #NextGen #StantecCareers #UKGraduate About Stantec About Stantec The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 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. With every community, Stantec redefines what's possible - YouTube Stantec Is An Equal Employer Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment, supporting inclusion & diversity . We prohibit discrimination on the grounds of demographic background in any condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations, and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. We want to ensure all our applicants have the same opportunity for success. Please inform us of any support/reasonable adjustment you may need because of a disability, long-term health condition, neurodiversity or other personal circumstances, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process (e.g. extra assessment time, special access request etc). Please contact and a member of our team will be happy to assist. ReqID: 7440