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Industrial Placement Civil Engineer (Water) - 2025/26 - Belfast

Stantec UK
On-site
Belfast, United Kingdom
Civil & Structural Engineering

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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 an Industrial Placement Civil Engineer for our Water team to be based in Dublin, from Autumn 2025 - Autumn 2026.

Stantec is entering an exciting period of growth in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. With offices in both Dublin and Belfast and plans for further expansion, we look forward to delivering a range of projects on both the Uisce Eireann and the Northern Ireland water frameworks in the coming years.

To support future growth across our Early Careers Team, we have an exciting opportunity for an Industrial Placement Student to join our Water team based in Belfast. This will be an office based placement for a period of up to 12 months. We are ideally seeking a student working towards a degree in Civil Engineering. 

As an Industrial Placement student working with Stantec you will be assisting our Water team in the design and delivery of key projects across public sector frameworks and your duties will include the following:

  • Supporting the production of technical reports, cost estimates, contract documentation and contract management for a variety of water and wastewater projects
  • Work closely with the technician resource in the delivery of outputs to agreed deadlines
  • Liaise with the design teams on active projects and to manage and procure deliverables on time
  • Support the preparation of technical reports
  • Accompany Senior Engineers on site visits and inspections
Stantec have recently appointed with Joint Venture partner Ryan Hanley to the Irish Water Engineering Design Services Framework. The Joint Venture will support Irish Water’s Business Plan objectives up to 2027, which will see a €3.5bn investment in asset delivery across three primary portfolios: Wastewater Capital, Networks and Water Capital.  This exciting portfolio, along with the work done supporting a number of major water frameworks throughout the UK, offers our employees the opportunity to tackle a range of challenging projects.
 
You will join a supportive and successful team with exciting career opportunities, gain great client exposure and professional development and work in an innovative and collaborative environment.

Take a look at our Dublin office here:- Dublin, Ireland (stantec.com), and review the career journey of our Stantec graduates here:- Stantec | Career Stories

About you:
 
To join us for a placement year, you will ideally be enrolled on an MEng or BEng course in Civil Engineering or a related subject and have an interest in the Water sector. You will also be:
  • A collaborator: You’ll love to work effectively with lots of different people at different levels, all inputting their part towards a shared goal.

  • An adapter: Able to remain calm in new situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.

  • A planner: Organizing and managing your own activities, dealing effectively with multiple priorities with a structured approach.

  • A striver: Exhibiting ownership, consistently delivering on tasks and objectives. You’ll be motivated and proactive in your tasks, having the desire to make a real difference.

  • A multi-tasker: Thinking about more than one task at a time, while still having an eye for detail.

  • A problem-solver: You’ll love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.
 

Please note, the successful candidate would need to come into the office 4 days per week to ensure that they receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 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 Careers.UK&[email protected]  and we will talk to you about how we can support you. 

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