Senior Principal Water Resource Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead water resources planning and delivery within a multidisciplinary team, helping UK water utilities and regulators secure resilient supply. You will shape strategies across WRMPs, drought plans and regional plans, translating complex technical work into practical solutions. You’ll manage outcomes within scope, budget and regulatory requirements while developing early-career colleagues. The role is client-facing and involves bids, proposals, and cross-team collaboration to grow the Water & Environment practice. This is an opportunity to influence national resilience and environmental protection at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• annual leave with buy/sell option
• private medical insurance
• hybrid / flexible working

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, delivery and implementation of water resource projects to meet scope, budget, timescale, quality and regulatory requirements
• Bring expertise to develop WRMPs, Regional Water Resource Plans, Drought Plans, water resource modelling, demand management and options development
• Oversee environmental assessments (HRA, SEA, WFD) and the RAPID-led gated process for SROs
• Maintain strong client relationships; work across multidisciplinary teams and with regulators, water companies, contractors and planners
• Drive commercial project delivery, bids and proposals and support the wider Water & Environment department across a varied portfolio
• Support the development of early career colleagues and share expertise to grow the team
• Contribute to national resilience strategies and environmental protection initiatives
• Work flexibly across a fast-growing portfolio and align with Stantec’s growth ambitions

Key requirements

• Degree in Geography, Geological Sciences, Environmental Science or Civil Engineering
• Postgraduate qualification in Hydrology, Hydrogeology or Water Resources Management (ideally)
• Chartered or working towards chartership with CIWEM, ICE or Institute of Water
• Extensive experience in WRMPs, Drought Plans, regional plans and supply-demand balance assessments
• Experience across hydrological, hydrogeological and environmental assessment work (HRA, SEA, WFD)
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams and manage complex programmes with commercial awareness
• Strong client/stakeholder relationship skills and comfortable with business development

• Client-facing excellence
• Relationship-building
• Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams
• WRMPs
• Drought Plans
• Regional Water Resource Plans

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