Redefine your personal best. Do you have a passion for water and the vital part it plays to sustain life, habitats, ecology and as an essential human resource? Would you like to be part of a team that contributes to the intricate balance between a sustainable water environment and a future resilient water supply for the UK and across the globe? If so, we are interested to hear from you. Stantec is seeking enthusiastic experienced people with 5 to 10 years of work experience to play central roles in delivering an expanding workload and 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 opportunities to join our water resources planning team at numerous locations across the UK (including Leeds, Birmingham, Redditch, High Wycombe and Reading - other office locations could be considered ) along with opportunities to join collaborative projects with global Stantec teams. About this opportunity "Stantec has ambitious growth targets in the water resources planning market, building on our position as the leading provider of professional, technical services to the UK water companies. We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced professionals to support our strategy and tackle the challenges to ensuring the nation has a resilient water supply whilst meeting the needs of the environment. Would you like to be part of this?" It's an exciting time to be involved with the challenges faced by water resources in the UK. With recent hot summers contributing to drought restrictions for many water companies, impacts of climate change on the water environment, developing solutions to ensure the long-term national resilience, finding new resource solutions and seeking ways to lower demand through leakage management, and smart metering are just a few of the issues faced. Stantec's engagement with water resources planning initiatives across the UK and Ireland has grown significantly since 2020. This has included working across several Strategic Resource Option (SRO) investigations in England and Wales, Water Resource Management Plans, Drought Plans and WINEP investigations. This continues to be a growing focus for Stantec in 2023 and beyond, helping water companies deliver their AMP8 schemes. Our water resources planning team works with water companies, regulators (such as the Environment Agency, Ofwat and RAPID), design engineers, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders to help achieve positive outcomes for projects. As a member of our multidisciplinary and collaborative teams, you will be expected to provide high-quality work within agreed timescales, budget and quality frameworks and ensure technical and quality aspects are well managed, to deliver innovative solutions whilst ensuring client satisfaction. You will support engagement with clients as well as build and maintain effective relationships within and outside the company. Client-facing experience, as well as commercial awareness and understanding, will be an advantage. You will have a broad understanding of the water environment and will be able to support the wider water resources team when required, adding to our flexibility and maintaining consistent utilisation. About you We welcome people from varied backgrounds (regulatory, water company or consultancy, covering policy as well as technical areas) who have been directly