2026 Graduate Programme - Environment - Environmental Management Assessment
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Our environmental management and assessment specialists work on an array of projects from high profile schemes to smaller local studies across our energy, roads, rail, marine, property and communities’ sectors. We work on projects throughout the full project lifecycle from feasibility to construction.
We are looking for Graduates for our Environmental Management Assessment teams, who have an adaptable approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and Professional Advisory 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.
We are recruiting for Graduates in the following services and locations:
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Environmental Management Assessment - Naas and Belfast
A little bit more about your role and the team …
Working as a Graduate in our Environmental Management Assessment teams will mean working on innovative projects, exploring and learning about the numerous facets of the requirements for Environmental Impact Assessment. You will be working on projects across a broad range of clients, sectors and scales.
Projects
Our teams have worked on some significant assignments in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and you will be helping deliver projects such as:
-
Dublin Metrolink.
-
Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland.
-
EirGrid transmission grid upgrades.
-
Nationally significant road schemes both in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
-
Onshore and offshore windfarms.
-
Projects in the mining and aggregates sectors.
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Assisting in the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), screening and scoping reports, planning application material, and environmental risk assessments.
-
Supporting Project Managers with project documentation including programme updates, trackers, schedules, and stakeholder records.
-
Contributing to environmental constraints reviews, baseline assessments, and desk studies.
-
Collaborating with technical specialists (e.g., ecology, noise, water, air quality) to coordinate inputs and collate information for assessment reports.
-
Helping prepare content for planning submissions, presentations, and client deliverables.
-
Communicating effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while developing your organisational and time‑management skills.
Environmental Management and Assessment
As a Graduate working in the Environmental Management and Assessment team, you will support the delivery of planning and consenting activities across a wide range of development sectors, including infrastructure, energy, transport, and built environment projects. You will assist Project Managers and Technical Leads in guiding projects through key environmental assessment processes, from initial feasibility and optioneering through to planning submission, construction and operation.
Our teams assess environmental risks and opportunities, prepare key documentation to support planning applications, and work collaboratively with specialists across WSP to deliver robust, evidence-based advice. You will be part of multidisciplinary project teams and mentored by experienced environmental professionals, giving you exposure to real-world project challenges and innovative solutions.
Day‑to‑day activities could include:
-
Assisting in the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), screening and scoping reports, planning application material, and environmental risk assessments.
-
Supporting Project Managers with project documentation including programme updates, trackers, schedules, and stakeholder records.
-
Contributing to environmental constraints reviews, baseline assessments, and desk studies.
-
Collaborating with technical specialists (e.g., ecology, noise, water, air quality) to coordinate inputs and collate information for assessment reports.
-
Helping prepare content for planning submissions, presentations, and client deliverables.
-
Communicating effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while developing your organisational and time‑management skills.
Graduates joining our 2026 intake could be involved in projects such as major energy infrastructure programmes, renewable energy development, transport planning and assessment, and large‑scale urban development projects across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Graduate Development Programme
Our two-year Graduate Development programme is designed to support personal and professional development and growth through an engaging blended learning experience. The programmes include core business and professional skills training, career development workshops and resources, valuable networking opportunities, mentoring for professional registration and a breadth of on-the-job experience.
Our teams are dedicated to supporting your career growth from the very beginning. Many employees have started as graduates and successfully advanced within the company. We encourage you to achieve chartered status with a variation of professional bodies, ensuring your development is a priority. You will be fully supported through enrolment in a professional institution’s training agreement, guiding you towards chartered or incorporated status.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate
You’ll have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in Geography or Environmental Sciences.
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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 skill enabler assessment. Both the application form and the skill enabler assessment are essential parts of the early career’s recruitment process.
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You'll be looking to start work in September 2026.
-
You’ll have a passion for Earth & Environment, including Environmental management
-
You’ll have a good numerical understanding and experience in data analysis and interpretation using Excel and GIS.
-
You’ll have an enthusiasm for creativity and a drive to solve problems.
-
You’ll want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have.
-
You’ll have the ability to travel site and/or client offices as required.
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Should you have the right qualifications for our positions, apply and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities we have available for our Graduate programme.
We review applications for our Early Career opportunities on a rolling basis, which means we begin progressing some candidates to the final stages before the application closing date. To ensure your application receives full consideration, we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
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WSP are one of the world's top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe.
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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Our environmental management and assessment specialists work on an array of projects from high profile schemes to smaller local studies across our energy, roads, rail, marine, property and communities’ sectors. We work on projects throughout the full project lifecycle from feasibility to construction.
We are looking for Graduates for our Environmental Management Assessment teams, who have an adaptable approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and Professional Advisory 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.
We are recruiting for Graduates in the following services and locations:
-
Environmental Management Assessment - Naas and Belfast
A little bit more about your role and the team …
Working as a Graduate in our Environmental Management Assessment teams will mean working on innovative projects, exploring and learning about the numerous facets of the requirements for Environmental Impact Assessment. You will be working on projects across a broad range of clients, sectors and scales.
Projects
Our teams have worked on some significant assignments in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and you will be helping deliver projects such as:
-
Dublin Metrolink.
-
Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland.
-
EirGrid transmission grid upgrades.
-
Nationally significant road schemes both in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
-
Onshore and offshore windfarms.
-
Projects in the mining and aggregates sectors.
-
Assisting in the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), screening and scoping reports, planning application material, and environmental risk assessments.
-
Supporting Project Managers with project documentation including programme updates, trackers, schedules, and stakeholder records.
-
Contributing to environmental constraints reviews, baseline assessments, and desk studies.
-
Collaborating with technical specialists (e.g., ecology, noise, water, air quality) to coordinate inputs and collate information for assessment reports.
-
Helping prepare content for planning submissions, presentations, and client deliverables.
-
Communicating effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while developing your organisational and time‑management skills.
Environmental Management and Assessment
As a Graduate working in the Environmental Management and Assessment team, you will support the delivery of planning and consenting activities across a wide range of development sectors, including infrastructure, energy, transport, and built environment projects. You will assist Project Managers and Technical Leads in guiding projects through key environmental assessment processes, from initial feasibility and optioneering through to planning submission, construction and operation.
Our teams assess environmental risks and opportunities, prepare key documentation to support planning applications, and work collaboratively with specialists across WSP to deliver robust, evidence-based advice. You will be part of multidisciplinary project teams and mentored by experienced environmental professionals, giving you exposure to real-world project challenges and innovative solutions.
Day‑to‑day activities could include:
-
Assisting in the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), screening and scoping reports, planning application material, and environmental risk assessments.
-
Supporting Project Managers with project documentation including programme updates, trackers, schedules, and stakeholder records.
-
Contributing to environmental constraints reviews, baseline assessments, and desk studies.
-
Collaborating with technical specialists (e.g., ecology, noise, water, air quality) to coordinate inputs and collate information for assessment reports.
-
Helping prepare content for planning submissions, presentations, and client deliverables.
-
Communicating effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while developing your organisational and time‑management skills.
Graduates joining our 2026 intake could be involved in projects such as major energy infrastructure programmes, renewable energy development, transport planning and assessment, and large‑scale urban development projects across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Graduate Development Programme
Our two-year Graduate Development programme is designed to support personal and professional development and growth through an engaging blended learning experience. The programmes include core business and professional skills training, career development workshops and resources, valuable networking opportunities, mentoring for professional registration and a breadth of on-the-job experience.
Our teams are dedicated to supporting your career growth from the very beginning. Many employees have started as graduates and successfully advanced within the company. We encourage you to achieve chartered status with a variation of professional bodies, ensuring your development is a priority. You will be fully supported through enrolment in a professional institution’s training agreement, guiding you towards chartered or incorporated status.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate
You’ll have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in Geography or Environmental Sciences.
-
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 skill enabler assessment. Both the application form and the skill enabler assessment are essential parts of the early career’s recruitment process.
-
You'll be looking to start work in September 2026.
-
You’ll have a passion for Earth & Environment, including Environmental management
-
You’ll have a good numerical understanding and experience in data analysis and interpretation using Excel and GIS.
-
You’ll have an enthusiasm for creativity and a drive to solve problems.
-
You’ll want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have.
-
You’ll have the ability to travel site and/or client offices as required.
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Should you have the right qualifications for our positions, apply and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities we have available for our Graduate programme.
We review applications for our Early Career opportunities on a rolling basis, which means we begin progressing some candidates to the final stages before the application closing date. To ensure your application receives full consideration, we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
WSP
Technology +4
About us
WSP are one of the world's top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe.
