2025 Graduate Programme (UK) - Earth and Environment

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK, WSP gets involved in some of the most challenging and high-profile projects. We work on anything from small developments across every sector, through to major national infrastructure schemes.

We are looking for graduates for our Earth and Environment teams, who have an adaptable approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and professional services consultancy. We want you to enjoy working in a collaborative environment where you can apply your skills working for a diverse range of clients and projects.

RESPONSIBILITES AND REQUIREMENTS:

Earth and Environment

Our globally connected team provides tailored solutions to match unique project requirements. Our collaborative approach ensures success in navigating complex regulations and seeking innovative strategies. We build safe and future-ready infrastructure to support places where communities can thrive.

We are recruiting for some fantastic opportunities for our Earth and Environment teams across the UK:

Environmental management and Assessment and Environmental Project Management

• EMA - Degree backgrounds considered: BSc or MSc Environmental Science(s), BSc or MSc Geography, BSc or MSc Environmental Management, BSc or MSc Environmental Consultancy.

Locations: London, Guildford, Bristol, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester

Geotechnical and Ground Engineering

• Geotechnical & Ground Engineering - Degree backgrounds considered: Civil & Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology and MSc Soil Mechanics

Locations: London, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham (others considered)

Mining Services and Mining

• Mine Water Hydrogeology - Degree backgrounds considered: MSc Hydrogeology, MSc Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Earth Science, Geoscience or similar courses with Hydrogeology, groundwater modules.
• Mine Water Resources Engineering - Degree backgrounds considered: BSc in Water Resource Engineering, Civil Engineering (with Hydrology and hydraulics modules), Geography, Environmental Science (with hydrology module) plus MSc course in engineering hydraulics.
• Mine Water Geochemistry - Degree backgrounds considered: MSc in Geochemistry, MSc only Hydrogeology, Earth Science, Environmental Sciences, Geoscience or similar courses with geochemistry coursework, thesis work also considered.

Location: London

Ground and Water

• Adaptability to travel to site and potentially remote locations as projects dictate, for roles in Ground and Water
• Ground & Water - Degree backgrounds considered: BSc relevant science-based degree, Geology, Earth Science, Geoscience with MSc in Contaminated Land assessment and remediation.

Locations: Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds (others considered)

Environmental Advisory - Health and Safety consulting services

• Health & Safety Consulting Services - Degree backgrounds considered: Safety related degrees, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Health, Construction Management and other sciences.

Location: Manchester

Acoustics

• Acoustics - Degree backgrounds considered: Acoustics Engineering, Music Technology or Sound Engineering.

Location: London

Environmental Strategic Advisory - Policy & Economics

• Policy and Economics - Degree backgrounds considered: Environmental Science, Environmental Technology and Environmental Economics.

Locations: London and Bristol

Environmental Strategy Advisory - Permitting and Compliance

• Permitting & Compliance - Degree backgrounds considered: Nuclear Engineering, Materials, Nuclear Technology, Environmental Sciences, Physics with Nuclear Technology, Radiological protection/management.

Locations: Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow.

Environmental Strategy Advisory - Responsible Consumption & Production

• Responsible Consumption & Production - Degree backgrounds considered: Waste Management, Sustainability & Consultancy, Sustainability & Business, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science(s), Chemistry, Natural Sciences

Locations: London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow.

Environmental Landscape Architecture

• Landscape Architecture - Degree backgrounds considered: Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design, MA Urban Design and Art History.

Location: Manchester

We are a friendly team that support each other to develop our skills and grow our network in the business. You will undertake a variety of tasks and will have the opportunity to help grow the existing team. We work collaboratively with colleagues from technical specialists across the wider WSP to provide our clients with the best expertise to deliver a wide range of projects.

GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME:

Our Graduates told us the best part of being on the Graduate Development Programme is the support for their own personal development and large network available to them.

They also said they had the chance to work on a wide variety of projects enabling them to work closely with other disciplines, allowing them to gain a better understanding of their role on projects and how this enhances the schemes they are involved in. As well as the large pool of experts to guide them throughout their journey.

We have established relationships with professional institutions including but not all ICE, IStructE, IET, CIBSE, CIHT, CILT, IMechE, IChemE, CIWEM, RICS, RTPI, SocEnv & APM. You will have the opportunity to select a technical mentor to help you on your journey, and to reward you for your efforts, (when you reach certain professional milestones, you’ll even get a bonus as a thank you and well done for your hard work). We are also able to support professional development with many other approved professional institutions that may not be included in this list.

Our 2-year Graduate Programme is designed to support personal career development and growth through a blended learning experience. The programme includes core business skills and career focused training, networking opportunities, professional registration mentoring and on-the-job experience. The development programme consists of four key streams illustrated below:

• 2 day in-person induction
• In person training days
• Technical role specific training
• Curated online content
• On-the-job experience
• Additional resources and activities

We also have a unique Professional Growth Network (PGN), which is a networking group run by early career professionals for ECP’s. It helps to grow your network of contacts across the business as well as providing you with opportunities for extra experience and to support you in achieving chartered status or other professional accreditations.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

You’ll be graduating in 2025 or have recently graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject for the role you are applying for. To assist you in finding potential areas of the business that are relevant to you. Please explore our degree search tool on our graduate website.

• Candidates must complete the application form in full answering all specific questions. This requirement applies to all candidates, inclusive of their background. Successful completion of this stage is mandatory. Candidates who pass this initial stage, will then be required to complete an online behavioural assessment. Both the application form and the behavioural assessment are essential parts of the early careers recruitment process.
• You'll be looking to start work in either April or September 2025 and will ideally have less than 15 months relevant experience.
• You’ll have a passion for Environmental Consulting and/or sustainable engineering solutions
• You will have a creativity to solve problems
• You’ll want to stretch and inspire us, sharing new ideas you have
• You’ll have great interpersonal skills
• You’ll have the ability to work effectively in a team, collaborating with colleagues and adapting to progressive project environments.
• You’ll have the ability to manage your own time and plan your workload effectively.

Please be aware behavioural assessment results at WSP are valid for a period of 12 months, if you have completed an assessment within this timeframe and been unsuccessful, we will not be able to consider your application.

Early applications are recommended, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.

HOW LONG DOES THE PROCESS TAKE?

You'll receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application within 5 days of submission. After reviewing your application, if we feel your background and skills are suitable, you will be sent through to the second stage in the process which is an online behavioural assessment.

If you are successful after completing the assessment, we will be work hard to match you to the most suitable roles in our business.

Most applications complete initial assessments and are progressed to the next stage, which is an interview day, within 8-10 weeks but it’s good to know that the whole process can last up to 12 weeks in total if you're an early applicant. We will aim to keep you informed throughout the time that your application is being considered however, due to the volume of applications received, we are not able to respond to individual requests for status updates.