Graduate Civil Engineer - Infrastructure - Reading - 2026

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 Civil Engineer for our Infrastructure team to be based in Reading, joining our 2026 Graduate Programme.

The Opportunity

As a Stantec graduate, from the beginning of your career, you will be developing design solutions to support the development of new communities across the entire Midlands and East of England. You will also collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your civil engineering expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment.

Your work will be diverse, encompassing anything from designing a new junction on the national strategic road network to designing sustainable drainage systems for a 5,000-home residential development. Your duties could include:

• Finding the optimum and sustainable design solution for residential infrastructure, including drainage and highways.
• Varied design works for residential and commercial schemes using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and other industry software.
• Supporting engineering activities from feasibility through to construction, including detailed calculations, analysis, and inspections.
• Assessing risks on projects and undertaking risk management to mitigate them.
• Assisting in the preparation of reports, presentations, bids, and proposals.
• Providing technical guidance on civil engineering matters to the wider project team.
• Attending meetings and workshops with clients and members of other disciplines.

Our portfolio includes major regional residential projects like the re-development of Alconbury Airfield and a new development at Little Barford, Bedfordshire, including interaction with East-West Rail, design support for the continued re-development of Paradise, Birmingham, and nationally significant energy projects like the Agratas giga battery plant.

You will benefit from the structured graduate training scheme and be assigned a Delegated Engineer and Supervising Civil Engineer to support you in your route to Chartership.

You will join a supportive and successful team with exciting career opportunities, gain great client exposure, professional development, and work in an innovative and collaborative environment.

Take a look at our Civil Engineering service line: Civil Engineering () , and review the career journey of our Stantec graduates here: Stantec Career Stories

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and a keen interest in the Infrastructure sector, you will be:

• 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 others' perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• A Problem-Solver - You love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and appropriate support.

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 gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network ( Stantec Employee Resource Groups )

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs ( Graduate Application FAQs ) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!