WSP |

WSP are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to make a positive impact. We operate in over 50 countries and employ approximately 73,000 professionals, known as Visioneers.  

We leverage our global scale and local expertise to deliver remarkable projects that bring positive change. We inspire, guide, and collaborate with our clients across over 100 sectors and 180 services. No matter the challenge, our teams envision future possibilities and bring them to life through technical know-how and innovation. 

Students and graduates can apply to join WSP’s graduate or placement programmes in the following sectors: transportation and infrastructure, property and buildings, earth and environment, power, energy, water resources, planning and industry sectors, as well as strategic advisory.  

Our Early Careers Programme, which spans two years for graduates, includes 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 goal is to ensure that all early career professionals are set up for success and receive the support and guidance to enable them to progress in their careers.  

Placement opportunities are also available with 6-8-week paid internships from June - August, and 12-month Year in Industry placements commencing from September. Students will work on a range of projects and obtain real industry experience during their placement. Upon successful completion, students may go on to be sponsored via the scholarship programme and could be considered for graduate opportunities.   

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future-focused and challenge status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable    

Our goal is to help you achieve your ambitions by collaborating on projects that will shape our environment for years to come. 

With WSP’s scale and reach, your future has virtually no boundaries. We are empowered to turn challenges into opportunities while being held accountable to standards beyond the norm. Our proactive leadership empowers us to be client-focused, agile and responsive, while at the same time being accountable to our clients, our peers and our shareholders. 

We stand at the forefront of efforts to foster inclusive working environments in which everyone can thrive. Find out more about our employee resource groups that help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential and feel supported at WSP:

• VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees): VIBE supports the development of an inclusive environment, enabling LGBTQ+ colleagues to reach their full potential and feel comfortable at work.
• CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity): Our formal steering group, CREED, champions racial equality and ethnic diversity in WSP, supporting and challenging the business on its diversity and inclusion targets.
• Gender Balance Committee: The gender balance committee was formed to drive change towards a more inclusive culture. It demonstrates our commitment to driving equal opportunity in the workplace.
• WSP Connect Network (visible and non-visible disabilities): WSP Connect is all about connecting people with similar disabilities or medical conditions with the aim to share stories, ideas and to provide support.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing. See some of our wellbeing initiatives below:

• Thrive: Our wellbeing programme supports you across four key areas - mental, physical, financial and social - offering guidance whenever you need it.
• Virtual GP: This platform provides you and your family the freedom to access a GP at a time and location to suit you.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Our EAP is designed to provide 24/7  confidential support and resources across a wide range of wellbeing topics including mental health, legal, financial, and life services.
• Health Cash Plan: Opt into our health cash plan to receive money back, up to set limits, on routine healthcare costs such as dental, optical, therapy, flu jabs and more.

WSP aims to be at the forefront of the transition to a more equitable, inclusive and low-carbon world. Our Global Strategic Action Plan is underpinned by a firm commitment to sustainability and ESG matters, both in our own activities and in the work we undertake for our clients.

Future Ready ® is our global innovation programme, challenging and inspiring all our people to advise and design programmes ready for the future as well as today. 

It’s important as many of the schemes we work on have design lives of decades. Decades, when society will have different needs and technologies, will change. Decades when climate change will bring more extreme weather and also a phase-down of fossil fuels.

WSP’s Future Ready® mindset uniquely positions us to be the advisor of choice for our clients as they navigate transformational market trends related to climate change, society, technology and resources. We challenge our experts to see the future more clearly and to purposefully advise or design for the future as well as for today.

• Online structured application form: We do not require you to submit a CV to apply, instead you will be required to complete an online application form telling us about your studies, your experiences and your preferences of which area of the business you would like to work in.
• Online Skill Enabler Assessment: If you meet our eligibility requirements and we have a role that matches your chosen preferences, you will be sent an online skill enabler assessment to complete.
• Interview Days or Face-to-Face Interviews: If successful at the assessment stage, you may be invited to a face-to-face interview or interview day or a virtual interview day and in-person interview.
• Offer of Employment: Upon successful completion of all stages, candidates can expect to receive an offer of employment from WSP.