Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
It’s an exciting time to be involved in water resources in the UK. The industry regulator Ofwat has announced the biggest investment in infrastructure since privatisation, with £4 billion to boost water supply and £2 billion for Nature Based Solutions in the draft determination for 2025-30. This funding supports long-term national resilience, security of supply, and demand reduction through leakage reduction and smart meter programmes. Since 2020, Stantec’s engagement with water resources planning initiatives across the UK and Ireland has grown significantly, including work on Strategic Resource Option (SRO) investigations, Water Resource Management Plans (WRMPs), Drought Plans, and WINEP Water Resources schemes. Our water resources team collaborates with water companies, regulators, design engineers, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders to deliver positive project outcomes.

As a Senior Principal Water Resource Consultant, you will lead the planning, delivery, and implementation of water resource projects, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, timescale, quality, and regulatory requirements. You will bring your experience to support early career team members in areas such as WRMP development, regional water resource plans, drought plans, water resource modelling, demand management, options development, optimisation, regulatory environmental assessments (HRA, SEA, WFD), and SRO development through the RAPID gated process. This role involves client-facing responsibilities and growing internal and external networks to achieve successful project outcomes. You will also manage commercial projects, bids, and proposals within budget and support the wider Water and Environment department by working flexibly across various projects.

Experience
- Strong experience in water resources projects including WRMPs, drought plans, regional plans, supply-demand balance components, hydrological/hydrogeological assessments, demand forecasting, options appraisal, and risk/uncertainty development
- Experience with WINEP investigations, Environmental Destination, Water Framework Directive assessments, permitting and abstraction licensing, catchment management, climate change impact assessments, and options appraisals
- Extensive experience in the water industry
- Experience working in fast-paced multidisciplinary teams and engaging with clients, statutory authorities, and stakeholders

About you
We welcome candidates from regulatory, water company, academia, or consultancy backgrounds who have recent experience applying water resource knowledge in policy and technical areas. You should be comfortable working collaboratively and have a client-focused approach. Previous involvement in WRMPs, regional plans, SROs, and drought plans is desirable. You are motivated to support and develop early career professionals and contribute to a versatile and fast-growing workload.

Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant subject such as geography, geological sciences, environmental science, civil or environmental engineering
- Preferably a postgraduate degree in hydrology, hydrogeology, or water resources management
- Active involvement with relevant institutions such as CIWEM, the Institution of Civil Engineers, or the Institute of Water
- Chartered status or working towards professional chartered status is preferred