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2027 Graduate Programme (UK) - Planning & Development - Civils
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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, while building a career as unique as you.
We are looking for graduates to join our Development & Infrastructure teams in 2027. This is an opportunity to work in a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, helping shape how places grow and change by supporting new developments that connect people, communities, transport networks and the wider built environment. You’ll contribute to projects from early feasibility through to planning consent and technical design, helping develop practical, sustainable solutions that make new communities, employment spaces, regeneration schemes and major developments possible.
Opportunities Are Available In
- Development Planning: Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Guildford
- Development Infrastructure: Manchester, Liverpool, London, Basingstoke, Cambridge, Edinburgh
A little bit more about your role and the team…
As a graduate in our Development Planning and Development Infrastructure teams, you’ll help shape how places grow and change, supporting new developments that connect people, communities, transport networks and the wider built environment.
- In Development Planning, you could support projects from early feasibility through to planning consent, contributing to areas such as transport planning, access strategies, active travel, development layouts and impact assessments.
- In Development Infrastructure, you could help develop the technical design needed to make development possible, from roads, drainage and utilities to wider site servicing and enabling works. You’ll build practical engineering solutions for new communities, employment spaces, regeneration schemes and major developments, working closely with planners, environmental specialists, transport consultants and designers.
To find out more about our teams, degree backgrounds considered and what your day-to-day activities could include, please visit our Graduate Website: Graduate schemes with WSP | WSP
What We’re Looking For
- You’ll have, or be on track to achieve, at least a 2:2 in a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree.
- Please check the degree backgrounds considered for our graduate roles via our Graduate Website: Planning and Consents Graduate Opportunities | WSP
- You’ll be looking to start work in April or September 2027.
- You’ll be interested in how development, transport and infrastructure shape sustainable places and communities.
- You’ll be keen to learn about transport planning, active travel, layouts, drainage, utilities, roads and site infrastructure.
- You’ll enjoy using data, technical information and problem-solving to support planning and engineering design.
- You’ll communicate clearly and collaborate with planners, engineers, specialists, consultants, designers and clients.
- You’ll be curious, organised and motivated to learn, take ownership and contribute to meaningful development projects.
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Our Graduate Development Programme
Our two-year Graduate Development Programme is designed to help you build the skills, experience and professional network needed to thrive at the start of your career with us. Through a blend of structured learning, mentoring and hands-on project experience, you will be supported every step of the way.
Application process
- Candidates must complete the application form in full, including all specific questions.
- If successful at this stage, you will be invited to complete an online assessment, containing a Cognitive Assessment, personality questionnaire and Situational Judgement Test (SJT).
- All stages are essential parts of our early careers’ recruitment process.
We review applications on a rolling basis and may progress candidates before the closing date, so we recommend applying 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 80,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
- Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
- We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences.
- We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society.
- We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
- We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
- We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
- Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most.
- We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need.
- Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
- To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
- We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
- We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
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