Senior / Principal Hydraulics Engineer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior/Principal Hydraulic Engineer to provide technical leadership across water and energy portfolios. Candidates should have a degree in engineering, expertise in hydraulic engineering, and familiarity with analysis software such as Hades, Varism, and Flow 3D. This position offers the chance to work on significant capital projects while committing to sustainability and professional development.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Flexible working

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Proficient in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics.
• Demonstrable expertise within the UK water industry.
• Experience in mentoring junior engineers.
• Hands-on experience with relevant analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Assume technical leadership in water, energy, and infrastructure portfolios.
• Execute detailed hydraulic studies and provide technical authority.
• Utilize advanced analysis software to engineer solutions.
• Drive the Stantec fluid mechanics community.

Skills

Hydraulic engineering

Fluid mechanics

Mentoring junior staff

Advanced analysis software

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

Hades

Varism

Flow 3D

Job description

Are you a Senior/Principal Hydraulic Engineer driven by complex fluid mechanics and the delivery of sustainable infrastructure solutions?

Join Stantec, a globally recognized engineering consultancy, and embed yourself within our specialist team delivering on major regulated water frameworks across the UK (including United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian Water, and more).

This is a mandate for technical excellence and direct impact on the UK's most challenging capital investment programmes.

Challenge & Scope

You will assume technical leadership across water &, energy, and infrastructure portfolios. The core focus involves executing detailed steady-state, rapid, and long-term transient hydraulic studies and providing the technical authority for hydraulic structures and systems.

This comprehensive scope includes the full project lifecycle: from analysis and design through to reporting, monitoring, and complex troubleshooting. You will be expected to utilise advanced analysis software (e.g., Hades, Varism, Flow 3D) to engineer robust client solutions, mentor junior engineers, and ensure technical rigour in all deliverables. Furthermore, you will drive the Stantec fluid mechanics community and foster key industry relationships.

About You

You will possess a degree in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent experience) and demonstrable expertise within the UK water industry. You will also be proficient in hydraulic engineering/fluid mechanics and have hands-on experience with relevant analysis software.

You will ideally have experience of mentoring more junior staff and be ready to step into a leadership role focused on technical output.

Why Stantec

• Specialist Team: Work directly with expert professionals within a close-knit, highly collaborative environment.
• Tier 1 Frameworks: Direct access to major, career-defining capital programmes across the UK.
• Commitment to Sustainability: Consistently recognized in the Top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Professional Development: Industry-leading training, paid professional subscriptions, and support for Chartered Engineer status.
• Benefits: Competitive package including private medical insurance and flexible working.

If you thrive on solving complex hydraulic equations for real-world impact, we want to hear from you.

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