Senior Principal / Technical Specialist - Environmental Water Quality

Senior technical leader in Stantec’s Environmental Water Quality Team, driving advanced solutions for water quality across UK and Ireland. You will guide multi-disciplinary programmes with clients in water, energy, and infrastructure, identifying pollution sources and pathways to protect rivers, coasts and catchments. You’ll mentor teams, liaise with regulators, and shape high-impact, sustainable outcomes. This is a chance to influence environmental change at scale and grow technical leadership.

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• life assurance
• gym membership

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary programmes delivering water quality solutions
• Identify pollution sources, pathways and receptors across natural and urban catchments
• Develop and implement solutions spanning the full water cycle
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with project managers for successful delivery
• Engage with clients, regulators and industry colleagues to ensure outcomes
• Contribute to projects such as WINEP studies, marine/inland water quality modelling, storm overflow investigations, and catchment risk assessments

• Degree in an appropriate discipline
• ≥10 years' experience across the water industry
• Proven track record delivering challenging projects mitigating environmental impacts of wastewater assets
• Familiar with UK environmental quality legislation
• Confident communicator with clients, regulators and colleagues
• Clear, collaborative leadership and adaptability; outcomes-driven

• confident communicator
• collaborative
• adaptable
• water quality modelling
• pollution source identification
• catchment risk assessment