Redefine your personal best.

Stantec’s Environmental Team is working closely with our clients to develop innovative, sustainable and efficient solutions to their needs by applying genuinely new ways of working. We are looking for driven individuals who think differently and love to challenge conventional thinking to join us in a growing, collaborative team of like-minded consultants working to meet the unprecedented industry-wide efficiency and environmental challenges.

Currently, we are seeking a Senior or Principal Environmental Planner to join us with experience in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The location is flexible and could be in any of our nationwide network of offices. We are excited by the potential growth prospects and this is a good opportunity to join an ambitious team that will provide you with plenty of scope for career progression in the coming years.

You will primarily support the delivery of our UK infrastructure and development programmes, within the water, energy, transport and urban development sectors. We have strong demand from our clients to carry out SEA on plans, programmes and policies such as water resource management plans, drought management plans, drainage & wastewater management plans, regional transport strategies and local development plans. We are also involved in EIAs and non statutory environmental assessments for a range of development consent types in the water and other sectors, from permitted development, through Town & Country Planning Act to Development Consent Orders. You will collaborate and work closely with our multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.

We can offer you many benefits including a competitive benefits package, a strong culture of learning and development, and a great environment to work in. As we look to further diversify and grow our wider Stantec UK business you will potentially be presented with future opportunities across our diversified business lines to further your career.

ABOUT YOU

You will hold a Bachelor's or Master’s degree ideally in one of the following areas:- Environmental Management, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Science or Environmental Planning.

You will have experience in environmental assessment including SEA, Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and ideally also in environmental appraisals and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAs) / planning applications. Knowledge of the UK consenting regime for infrastructure projects; experience of working with infrastructure providers, utilities such as water companies, and local authorities; and working within a consulting environment will also be of benefit.

Preferably, you will have an understanding of related discipline areas such as town planning, sustainability, landscape, archaeology, ecology, contaminated land and hydrology. Other advantageous knowledge and experience includes:

• Accomplished in people management, communication and organisational skills, particularly co-ordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and working collaboratively within large client teams.

• Awareness of UK local planning and flood risk management authorities.

• Sound knowledge UK transport agencies and sustainable transport modes.

• An understanding of sustainable development, the circular economy and the challenges, risks and opportunities posed by climate change.

• Good understanding of the environmental impacts associated with transport plans and projects and infrastructure developments such as river and coastal flood defence schemes and coastal strategies.

• Established understanding of relevant stakeholders for SEAs and EIAs.

Chartered status and Full Membership of a recognised relevant professional body (e.g. Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)). Where a candidate does not meet this requirement, they would be expected to achieve this as a priority if appointed.

From our side, we can offer you continuous opportunities to develop and progress your career, a great learning culture and supportive working environment, flexible hours /working pattern and location, a competitive benefits package and much more.

About Stantec

Stantec is a professional services firm. Our team of 28,000 global experts provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and project management services across all phases of the project life cycle.

We’re designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

From large-scale developments to challenging neighbourhood projects, we stretch across our global network to learn from others, offer our support, and gain new experiences along the way. So while we work to help the communities around us thrive, our own people thrive too.

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.

ReqID: 4860