Graduate Arboriculturist - Water - 2026 (Reading)

Stantec


Date: 23 hours ago
City: Reading
Contract type: Full time
The Opportunity

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.

Your Role

We are looking fo r a Graduate Arboriculturist to be based in our Reading office, j oining the 2026 Graduate Programme.

As part of a growing team within the water sector, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to significant projects both locally and nationally, from day one. We provide clear career progression along with development opportunities to help you succeed in the industry.

This is a field-based position with opportunities for office-based work as needed. You will undertake client site visits, planning and undertaking survey tasks, visual tree inspection and tree condition surveys, collating and analysing field survey data and producing high quality environmental reports/statements.

Take a look at our Water business line here:- Water (stantec.com) , and check out some of the projects you could be contributing to: Homes England appoints Stantec to deliver new homes at Lighthorne Heath

About You

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your bachelor’s degree in Arboriculture or qualification in Forestry, Countryside Management, Forest Management and Woodland Ecology, we’d love to receive your application if you are:-

  • 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.
  • A focussed individual: you focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
  • An Eager Learner: you learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.
  • A Collaborator: you work effectively with lots of different people, considering other’s perspectives to shape better outcomes.

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.

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.

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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 [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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