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Have you ever thought about joining a Graduate Development Programme where you get to work in a diverse, welcoming, and fun environment, on amazing projects, whilst starting your journey to becoming professionally qualified?

We have a large and diverse graduate cohort, spread across all our offices in the UK. You will join our existing cohort of Engineers, Scientists, Project Managers, Data specialist, Environmentalist, Talent Acquisition & HR, Health Safety and Business Management to name a few. We have a structured 2 year graduate program that is catered to your specific discipline. You will learn on the job, work on some amazing projects and be mentored by some of our industries leading practitioners.

If this sounds like something that appeals to you, then look no further than Stantec, where we have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate to join our planning team in Reading.

The opportunity

You will work in a truly multi-disciplinary environment, giving access to a broad knowledge base with the support of experts across the business.

You will work closely with a range of clients, including blue-chip organisations, local authorities, property developers and investors.

As part of your graduate opportunity you will get involved in the following

  • Assist with planning policy reviews for medium and large scale and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in the residential, commercial and retail sectors.
  • Input into the preparation of planning applications and supporting documents
  • Provision of development planning support across PBA.
  • Input into the preparation of evidence based studies (e.g. employment and housing needs assessments).

About you

You are a recent graduate (or will be graduating) with a RTPI accredited degree in planning. You will have some awareness of planning law and procedures, including the changing planning system at national, regional and local levels. You are a strong communication skills, both verbal and written with strong Qualitative/ Quantitative reasoning and analytical skills

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans