Junior GenAI Developer

At Stantec, our Functional Services Teams play a critical role in enabling the success of our people, projects, and clients. From digital transformation and technology innovation to finance, HR, legal, and operational excellence, we bring together diverse expertise to create a stronger, more resilient business. As part of our continued digital evolution, we are looking for a Junior GenAI Developer to join our Digital Centre of Excellence (DCoE). This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of enterprise AI at Stantec, driving the design, development, and deployment of cutting-edge Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions that create real business value across the organisation. Working alongside data scientists, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders, you will help establish the foundations for scalable, secure, and responsible AI adoption while contributing to innovative solutions that enhance productivity, decision-making, and operational efficiency. About the Role As a Junior GenAI Developer, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-grade Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions, supporting a growing portfolio of AI initiatives across Stantec. You will work across the full solution lifecycle, helping to build and operationalise technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, AI agents, multi-agent systems, and intelligent automation solutions. A significant focus of the role will be ensuring that AI capabilities are delivered in a scalable, secure, and well-governed manner that aligns with enterprise architecture standards and responsible AI principles. Working closely with AI specialists, product owners, engineering teams, and business stakeholders, you will help define technical standards, establish architectural patterns, and guide implementation approaches. You will also support the integration of AI solutions with enterprise systems, data platforms, APIs, and knowledge repositories while ensuring robust security, compliance, and governance controls are embedded throughout. In addition, you will play a key role in evaluating emerging technologies, continuously exploring new opportunities to enhance Stantec’s AI capabilities and drive innovation across the business. Your Impact In this role, you will help shape how artificial intelligence is adopted and scaled across Stantec, enabling teams to work more efficiently, make better-informed decisions, and unlock new opportunities through innovative technology solutions. By designing and implementing enterprise AI architectures, you will ensure that generative and agentic AI capabilities are both technically robust and aligned to business objectives. Your work will help establish trusted frameworks for AI governance, safety, security, and compliance, creating solutions that can be confidently deployed at scale. Through your collaboration with technical and business teams, you will help bridge the gap between emerging AI technologies and practical business applications, turning innovative concepts into measurable outcomes. From developing intelligent agents and automation capabilities to enhancing knowledge management and decision support systems, your contribution will directly influence the future of digital transformation within the organisation. Ultimately, you will play a pivotal role in building Stantec’s AI capability, helping to create innovative, responsible, and scalable solutions that drive long-term value across the business. About You You are a technically strong AI professional with a passion for emerging technologies and a proven track record of delivering innovative digital solutions. You enjoy solving complex problems, working across multidisciplinary teams, and translating cutting-edge AI concepts into practical business outcomes. You will bring:

• Experience designing and delivering AI, machine learning, or Generative AI solutions within enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based architectures, APIs, and modern data and AI platforms
• Hands-on experience developing custom AI agents and AI-powered solutions
• Experience working with platforms such as Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Knowledge of enterprise AI governance, security, privacy, and responsible AI practices
• Experience integrating AI capabilities with enterprise applications, data platforms, and APIs
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams
• An understanding of application deployment, hosting, and scaling within Azure environments

Desirable:

• Experience designing and deploying multi-agent systems, RAG architectures, and intelligent automation solutions
• Experience developing and deploying Microsoft Copilot Studio agents, including topics, actions, integrations, and orchestration logic
• Knowledge of AI model lifecycle management, evaluation, monitoring, and operational governance

Education & Experience:

• Master's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience delivering AI/ML solutions, including recent hands-on experience with Generative AI technologies
• Experience deploying AI solutions within Microsoft Azure environments
• Experience developing AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio is highly desirable

Most importantly, you are curious, innovative, and passionate about the transformative potential of AI, with a desire to help shape the future of digital innovation at Stantec. Why Join Us?

• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

About 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: 8989