Graduate Stakeholder Engagement Consultant - Infrastructure - Taunton- 2026

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Application Deadline

Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Your role

We are looking for a Graduate Stakeholder Engagement Consultant for our Infrastructure team to be based in Taunton, joining our 2026 Graduate Programme.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment. No day is the same in our Stakeholder Engagement team. You will be part of a small, successful, and welcoming team in Taunton. As a graduate you would work within all three work streams (Stakeholder & Community Engagement, Consultation Delivery & Social Research) with duties including but not limited to:

• Organising and coordinating meetings with technical specialists & external stakeholders.
• Logging actions and chasing colleagues to close actions.
• Assisting with reporting, including digital platforms and research via social media channels.
• Assisting with the production of consultation and event materials, working alongside our graphics team.
• Attending and organising events (live and digital).
• Assisting with data analysis (qualitative and quantitative).
• Assisting with newsletters, and other marketing and communications outputs.
• Potential to manage digital engagement platforms, such as Commonplace.

About you

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Sciences, Human Geography, Journalism, Economics (or equivalent), and a keen interest in Stakeholder Engagement, you will be:

• A Perseverer – You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• An Adapter – You’re able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Focused Individual – You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
• A Collaborator – You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• An Eager Learner – You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support. Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

What we can offer you

• A competitive salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance.
• Permanent employment contract.
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, 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 laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

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