Stantec set to bring 140 colleagues together in new Leeds city centre workspace

Around 140 colleagues from Stantec will soon be based in 2 Whitehall Quay, which is a short walk to the west of Leeds Railway Station within the city’s commercial core.

The move will see the Stantec team relocating from their existing office at The Boulevard on Leeds Dock.

Harriet Chapman, regional growth lead for North at Stantec, said: “Although we loved our office on Leeds Dock, our headcount in Leeds has increased quickly and significantly.

“Our new office at 2 Whitehall Quay provides accessible, flexible working arrangements, enabling us to continue to deliver exceptional projects and services for our clients while providing the flexibility to grow our Leeds presence.

“Following Stantec’s acquisition of Barton Willmore last year, our teams are quickly coming together throughout the UK, and this office grants us one central space to accommodate our new team-members.

“We’re delighted to combine our creative and technical approaches to projects to deliver sustainable, resilient and connected places across the region.”

The office is located on the 4th floor of the 2 Whitehall Quay building and includes “dynamic” areas for collaboration, which are designed to “meet the needs of a modern team working environment”.

Santec says the teams will use their new West Yorkshire base to build on their strong relationships with clients spanning the UK’s built environment, particularly in the water, transport, planning and development industries within both the private and public sector.

Ross Anderson, Stantec’s Yorkshire region water operations director, said: “This new space has been designed with both colleague well-being and client collaboration in mind.

“We’re looking forward to hosting our industry-pioneering clients like Yorkshire Water in this new location.

“Our relationship with Yorkshire Water continues to go from strength to strength as we continue to work on ground-breaking projects in the region and this office expansion shows our long-term commitment to servicing the water sector in Yorkshire.

“We’ll be using this flexible workplace to further enhance integrated working in a fresh, modern city-centre office.”

The office is also accessible by public transport, as well as by cycling and walking, which Santec says will help meet its sustainability requirements.

The building also includes refurbished showers and a changing area and is near the pocket park and canal towpath for walking, running and cycling.

In April of last year, Santec acquired Barton Willmore for an undisclosed sum, with Barton Willmore’s 300 staff joining the team of over 25,500 people at Santec.

Stuart Natkus, planning director, Stantec added: “Barton Willmore enjoyed a legacy of success in Leeds, and we’re excited to see how we can build on this, working alongside our new Stantec colleagues, using their technical expertise as part of a holistic interdisciplinary offering.”