Graduate PMO Consultant (Energy) - Edinburgh/Glasgow - 2027

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.The Opportunity

Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a

Graduate PMO Consultant in one of our vibrantScottish offices, where you will become part of a market-leading Energy & Resources Advisory Services discipline.About The Role

As a graduate consultant, you will balance technical learning with practical project delivery to support major infrastructure programmes across the UK. You will sit within our local Programme & Commercial Management team of specialists in either Edinburgh or Glasgow, fully supported by a wider national Energy Advisory Services team. We operate as a fully integrated multidisciplinary business, bringing together programme management, commercial management, business transformation, digital advisory, engineering, and asset management expertise to deliver complex infrastructure programmes.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• PMO Governance & Reporting: Assisting with governance, risk management, action tracking, performance monitoring, and compiling reporting metrics.
• Project Controls & Coordination: Supporting core programme and project management activities, including planning, scheduling, and project coordination.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Analysing project data, identifying trends, and preparing clear reports, presentations, and client-facing documentation.
• Meeting & Stakeholder Support: Attending client and project meetings, documenting key decisions, tracking actions, and communicating technical info to varied stakeholders.
• Business Transformation: Supporting business transformation, process improvement, and organisational change initiatives for our clients.
• Digital & Information Management: Assisting with information management, digital delivery, and data-driven decision-making activities.

We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. The applicable professional qualification for this role is

Chartered Consultant status with theAssociation for Project Management (APM) or relevant professional bodies, backed by discipline-specific training pathways via theHouse of PMO and internal Programme Management routes.Your Impact

In this role, you will help shape the UK’s energy transition and major infrastructure resilience. Supporting high-profile programmes across electricity transmission, distribution, and nuclear sectors—for key clients like National Grid and SSEN Transmission—you will go beyond simple data analysis. Working alongside multidisciplinary experts, your contribution to PMO governance, digital transformation, and asset management will directly enable clean growth, modernised networks, and lasting, sustainable legacies for the communities we serve.

Take a look at our Energy business line here: Energy Consulting Services | Stantec, and review the career journey of some of our early careers’ professionals here: Career Stories | Stantec

About You

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (all disciplines), Project Management, Business Management, Geography, or a related field with transferable skills, and a keen interest in the energy transition, you will also be:

• An Adapter - You’re able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Perseverer - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• An Eager Learner - You have a keen interest in major infrastructure and data-driven decision-making, using new knowledge to anticipate how situations unfold.
• A Collaborator - You work effectively with diverse engineering, digital, and asset management specialists, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• A Problem-Solver - You possess strong analytical skills, love to give your thoughts based on what you see and are unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.

_Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the London 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._Why Join Us?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 to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• 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)

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs ( Graduate Application FAQs ) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!\#StantecNextGen #StantecCareers #UKGraduateAbout Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit 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.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made, then please contact careers.UK@stantec.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

ReqID: 8943 Other Locations: Glasgow