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Shape the Future of Water – Join WSP’s Growing Water Business
What If You Could Shape a Career as Unique as You?
At WSP, you’re not just finding a job—you’re discovering opportunities to grow, innovate, and make an impact. With a global reach and a team of diverse, talented professionals, we help you expand your horizons while shaping solutions that matter—starting with the future of water.
A Future-Pointing Water Business
Our Water business delivers end-to-end solutions across clean and wastewater infrastructure, combining:
- Strategy & design
- Environmental expertise
- Digital innovation
We work with utilities, industry leaders, and governments to tackle: ✔ Climate change challenges ✔ Regulatory pressures ✔ Growing water demand
From strengthening flood resilience to transforming treatment assets and enabling smarter networks, we solve complex problems with real-world impact.
Why We’re Hiring
We’re experiencing significant growth across our Water business and are looking for talented individuals at every career stage. Whether you’re early in your career or a senior leader, we want to hear from you.
Register your interest today, and let’s align your expertise with current and future opportunities across our teams.
Where Could You Fit?
We’re scaling across key technical and specialist areas, including:
Asset Design
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Process Engineering
- EICA (Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation)
- Project Management
Asset Consulting
- Wastewater Modelling
- Clean Water Modelling
- Network Analysis
Sustainable Water Management
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Hydraulic Modelling
- Infrastructure Drainage & SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems)
- Hydrology & Hydrogeology
- River & Coastal Engineering
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
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What You’ll Gain at WSP
We attract professionals for the opportunity—and people stay because of our culture, impact, and support.
🔹 Work on major UK infrastructure projects that shape communities and protect the environment 🔹 Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams with strong technical leadership 🔹 Grow your career—whether through technical progression, leadership, or new expertise 🔹 Flexible working arrangements—where and how you work 🔹 Innovation-driven solutions, powered by digital capabilities and sustainability
Our Benefits
We believe in investing in our people. Here’s what you’ll benefit from:
- Hybrid & flexible working – Work from home two days a week while collaborating in our modern offices
- Private medical cover & life assurance
- Generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution)
- 25 days annual leave + opportunity to buy more
- Employee Share Purchase Programme (ESPP)
- Paid professional subscriptions & chartership support
- Enhanced parental leave & family-friendly policies
- Vehicle & Cycle-to-Work Schemes
- Travel Insurance, Dental Insurance, & Gym Discounts (via CHOICES platform)
- Wellbeing support, including mental health resources and employee assistance programmes
Work with Global Purpose
At WSP, we’re shaping landmarks worldwide—projects that improve communities and address future challenges. Whether you seek the best work of your career or want to create a meaningful legacy, we empower you to do it.
🚀 Apply today—your impact starts here.
About WSP
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms, dedicated to creating positive, lasting change through: 🌍 Innovation 🛡️ Integrity 🤝 Inclusion
With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we combine local community focus with global expertise to drive meaningful impact.
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What’s in It for You?
Work-Life Balance
We understand that life beyond work matters. Our hybrid policy lets you:
- Work from home two days a week
- Choose where and when to collaborate in our state-of-the-art offices
Inclusivity & Belonging
We celebrate diversity and encourage employees to bring their whole, authentic selves to work. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) foster a culture of: ✅ Respect ✅ Inclusion ✅ Support for all backgrounds
Health & Wellbeing
Our Thrive programme equips you with tools for better health and workplace adjustments.
Key supports include: ✔ Virtual GP service (NHS/Irish Medical Council accessible 24/7) ✔ Menopause support package ✔ Gymflex discounts (up to 40% off memberships)
Flexible Time & Leave
We support a sustainable work-life balance with: ✔ "WSP My Hour" – One hourly break daily (flexible scheduling) ✔ Part-time & flexible working options ✔ Additional leave purchase ✔ Customisable bank holiday use
Development Opportunities
Your growth is a priority. We invest in training, mentorship, and professional recognition—including: 💼 Chartership support 🎓 Staged career progression 🤝 Mentorship programmes
#WeAreWSP
We positively encourage applications from all backgrounds: 🌈 Sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation 🏳️ Gender reassignment, religion/belief 👨👩👧👦 Marital status, pregnancy, maternity/paternity
As a Disability Confident leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please let us know if you require reasonable workplace adjustments to support your application.
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