Multidisciplinary engineering, planning and environmental consultancy
Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture and environmental consulting, with around 4,000 people working in integrated regional teams across the UK & Ireland. A genuinely multidisciplinary practice, Stantec brings together planners, engineers, environmental specialists, designers and sustainability consultants to deliver every stage of the development and infrastructure lifecycle. Technical excellence and deep market insight drive everything we do — translating client vision into viable consents, deliverable schemes and efficient designs that create sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.
Stantec's multidisciplinary capability spans the full development lifecycle — from early site appraisal and planning strategy through detailed engineering design to construction delivery and long-term asset management. With integrated regional teams working collaboratively across disciplines, clients benefit from a single point of accountability, joined-up thinking and access to specialist expertise at every stage of a project.
· Town planning · Land promotion · Plan making · Infrastructure consenting · Transport planning · Environmental consulting · Sustainability · Masterplanning
Stantec's planning and design teams guide development from initial land appraisal and local plan promotion through to complex consenting and delivery. Our planners, transport consultants, environmental specialists and sustainability advisors work collaboratively to secure positive outcomes for clients and communities at every scale.
· Project management · Programme controls · Commercial management · Civil engineering PM
Stantec supports clients through the delivery phase with experienced project and programme management teams who combine technical knowledge with commercial rigour. We treat client projects as our own — identifying risks early and keeping complex programmes on time and on budget.
· Structural engineering · Civil engineering · Ground engineering · Geo-environmental · Fire safety · Mechanical & electrical · Facade design · Acoustics
Our engineering teams deliver technically excellent and commercially aware solutions across structural, civil, geotechnical and building services disciplines. From unlocking challenging brownfield sites to designing high-performance buildings, we bring integrated engineering expertise to every stage of the development process.
· Fire safety · Health & safety · EHS compliance · Building Safety Act advisory
Our compliance-focused teams provide specialist advisory services across fire safety, health and safety, and environmental health — helping clients meet the evolving demands of the Building Safety Act and associated regulatory requirements with pragmatism and technical depth.
Beecroft Building, University of Oxford
Structural and vibration-isolated engineering design for a five-storey academic building with three basement laboratory levels within Oxford’s Science Area.
Ground movement modelling and stabilisation strategies were implemented to protect adjacent structures during construction.
Alconbury Weald, 6,500 Home Mixed-Use New Community
From early concept and outline planning permission through to on-site delivery, we provided engineering, transport planning and environmental services for this 6,500-home new community. Work included enabling infrastructure, surface water drainage and acoustic studies for the EIA
Biochemistry Building, University of Oxford
Structural engineering design for a major research facility on a constrained heritage site within Oxford’s Science Area.
Top-down basement construction and vibration-controlled structural solutions protected neighbouring listed buildings while supporting highly serviced laboratory environments.
Nebula, Milton Park - Structural and Civil Engineering Services
Structural and civil engineering services for low-carbon R&D facilities, utilising glulam portal frames to significantly reduce embodied carbon.
Project types
- Residential-led development
- Mixed-use regeneration
- New communities & urban extensions
- Infrastructure schemes
- Commercial & industrial
- BTR & affordable housing
Geographic focus
- UK-wide
- Global
- 50+ countries
What we do
Services
- Planning & consenting
- Transport planning
- Environmental & EIA
- Structural engineering
- Civil & ground engineering
- Geo-environmental
- Fire safety
- Sustainability & net zero
Stage of involvement
- Site due diligence
- Pre-application
- Planning submission
- Appeal
- Detailed design
- Construction support
- Occupation & in-use
Open to connecting with
- Developers
- Land promoters
- Local authorities
- Investors
- Architects
- Public sector bodies
- Housing associations
What we deliver
A genuine multidisciplinary partner — not a loose collection of specialists. From a single discipline appointment through to whole-project delivery, our integrated teams provide planning, engineering, environmental and sustainability services across the full development lifecycle.
We translate client vision into viable, consented and deliverable schemes — bringing technical excellence, commercial awareness and deep market insight to every instruction.
With over 150 years in the UK and a global network of 34,000 specialists, we combine unrivalled local knowledge with international best practice, ensuring the right expertise is always close to hand.
How we like to work
Stantec operates as a long-term trusted partner, with a named lead accountable for every client relationship from first conversation to completion. Whether engaged as a single discipline or a full multidisciplinary team, we take personal ownership of outcomes — listening carefully, challenging conventional thinking and staying the course on complex programmes.
Our integrated regional teams mean genuine collaboration across disciplines from day one, not coordination after the fact. And with over 150 years of relationships with local planning authorities, statutory consultees and communities across the UK, we bring practical engagement value as well as technical expertise.
KEY CONTACTS
Bryan Murray
Structural Engineering Director
Bryan leads Stantec's structural engineering offer from the Oxford office, heading a multidisciplinary design team with expertise across new build, refurbishment and heritage projects. He oversees the practice's BIM strategy and sustainable structural design approach.
Alex Jones
Planning Director
Alex leads planning strategy across London and the South of England, heading a team that takes projects from initial site appraisal and due diligence through the full planning process — including applications, appeals and examinations. She leads Stantec's local plan promotion work, securing site allocations for developer and landowner clients.
Aaron Taylor
UK Business Development Lead
Aaron leads Stantec's business development activity across the UK, working with clients across the public and private sectors to identify opportunities and shape integrated multidisciplinary commissions from early engagement through to delivery.
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