Graduate Structural Engineer - Buildings - 2026 (Cardiff)

Overview

Graduate Structural Engineer delivering sustainable building designs and project support.

Key Responsibilities

• reporting
• client advice
• team liaison
• site inspections
• design modelling
• proposal prep

Tasks

-Preparation of reports, providing advice and guidance to clients and project teams -Liaising with internal and external team members, developing relationships and people skills -Arranging and attending meetings, taking minutes and distributing actions -Attending site to undertake inspections and walkovers -Attending and contributing to project team meetings -Engaging with the wider C&S division, the Technical leadership Team and Carbon Task Force to exchange best practice and processes and support on-going initiatives -Managing your own workload to meet project deadlines -Developing commercial awareness by assisting with preparation of proposals/tenders for new work -Undertaking STEM engagement activities -Project work at concept and scheme design, modelling, detailed design and specification and drawing

Requirements

• adaptability
• collaboration

What You Bring

-An Adapter - You're able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks. -A Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.

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Benefits

-A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance -Private medical insurance -A competitive salary -Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec -Professional progression plan, supporting you to attain professional status. -A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups )

About Stantec

-Began as a one-person environmental engineering practice and has grown through strategic geographic and service expansion. -Publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX, Stantec has completed major acquisitions to bolster expertise and strengthen global infrastructure portfolio. -Headquartered in the iconic Stantec Tower in Edmonton, the company has delivered landmark projects like the Panama Canal Expansion and high-profile community developments. -Leverages interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers. -Typical projects span urban planning, civil infrastructure, water management, environmental assessment, energy delivery, and architectural design, serving public and private sectors. -Blends technical prowess with visionary design in bold ventures such as designing its own mixed-use tower and leading multi-nation infrastructure projects.

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