Stantec appoints new UK regional business lead for Buildings

Stantec, a global leader of sustainable design and engineering, has appointed Scott Elliott as the Company’s new regional business lead for Buildings in the United Kingdom. In his new role, Elliott is responsible for strengthening Stantec’s growing buildings services offer for clients, supporting the delivery of major interdisciplinary design and engineering projects across the country.

Growing in key sectors
Elliott was previously managing director of Hydrock, acquired by Stantec in 2024, and has been leading integration efforts, bringing together technical experience  while leveraging collective strengths and relationships. He is now helping further embed Stantec’s Buildings business in key UK sectors, including data centres, advanced manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences, and defence.

Bringing about a strategic evolution of Stantec’s UK&I Buildings team and strengthening collaboration across disciplines are core focuses for Elliott, helping the wider Company cement its market reputation as a top-tier engineering and design firm through the diversification of its core businesses. He is using his extensive market experience to shape a more connected Buildings business, aligning design, engineering, and advisory services to respond to evolving client demands.

Driving technical excellence
“In the last year, Stantec’s Buildings business has grown substantially, keeping technical excellence, creativity, and a deep understanding of our clients’ challenges at the heart of what we do,” Elliott said, commenting on his appointment.

“From sensitive refurbishment schemes to new and complex advanced manufacturing facilities, we have an incredible depth of experience, as well as a great reputation for delivering pioneering, high-quality projects. Now, my focus is on sustained growth to reinforce our position as a market-leading interdisciplinary consultant. I’m excited to be building on our strong foundations in my new role, helping deliver resilient places that add long-term value for communities and the environment.”

Find out more about Stantec in the UK and its holistic range of interdisciplinary services. Find out more about the nationally significant projects Stantec’s Buildings team is supporting.

About Stantec
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.   

​We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. ​Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. ​

Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.  ​

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.​

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