Graduate Consultant

WRc is looking for the next generation of Graduate Consultants to join our Technical Consulting team this September. As part of our 2026 Early Careers Programme, you’ll tackle real-world challenges across the water and wastewater sectors, working alongside industry-leading experts.

Locations: Swindon, Bristol, Exeter or Manchester

Key Dates: Applications Close, Interviews, and Offers

What is the Early Careers Programme? Our Early Careers Programme has been developed to give you the best start to your career, with opportunities to develop the skills you learned at university through research and development, as well as giving you the chance to spread your wings and work with our international clients and partners, whilst giving you exposure to everything you need to start your career on a successful path.

• A committed and structured three-year Graduate Programme.
• Mentorship dedicated to you to support your career.
• A structured training plan.
• UK wide programme with opportunities to network with your peers.
• An opportunity to rotate within different parts of WRc and with clients both in the UK and internationally (with hands on site experience).
• Practical, on the job training within your team of industry experts.

Why choose WRc? It’s your career lets shape it together! We pride ourselves on putting people first with an inclusive and rewarding culture where success is recognised. Dedicated to attracting, retaining and enabling the development of our graduates to maximise potential. Our graduate programme is tailored to your needs with a flexible and varied learning environment, you’ll feel empowered to make decisions and harness your knowledge and practical skills. The sky’s the limit!

Grow with us! As a growing company within the RSK group, we can offer a multitude of opportunities. WRc is an Independent Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Growth. We are one of the world’s leading independent scientific and sustainability advisors undertaking research and consultancy projects across different sectors including water, environment, gas, industrial and resource managements. WRc continues to be trusted by regulators, utility providers and their supply chains to deliver solutions which move the industries we serve forward.

Key Responsibilities: Working within the Consulting team, depending on your skills and experience, you will support the project teams in some of the following areas:

• The use, testing, and innovation of technology in the water sector, including the development of novel sensor systems, best practice transfer between sectors, industry networking, ICA auditing, guidance for technology developers, development of design standards for monitoring, automation and control, and technology testing, approval, and certification.
• Supporting project work with data science and software development, providing Power BI and software development support to the wider WRc business.
• Asset strategy, data-driven asset management, asset health and reliability modelling of water and gas sector infrastructure, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of potable water storage, end-use analysis of household water consumption.
• Hydraulic Modelling in Clean Water and Waste Water.
• Water Resources Modelling.
• Demand and leakage management, calm networks.
• Pollution and flooding.
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
• Climate Change Risk and Adaptation.
• Infrastructure Asset Management.
• Business Change and Transformation.

Person Specification:

• Educated to degree level in a mathematics, scientific, geography or engineering subject.
• Highly numerate, with experience using programming languages such as Python and R.
• Successful candidates will need to be flexible and willing to spend time in other offices to gain a full understanding of new projects and different clients.
• Computer literate and demonstrably able to use Microsoft Office (including Excel and Access).
• Written and spoken English; having other languages is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to summarise information and explain to both technical and non-specialist audiences.
• A Full UK Driving License is desirable but not essential.
• You will be self-motivated, flexible, and reliable with good problem-solving skills.

Salary And Benefits:

• £30,000 per annum.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, payroll giving, cycle to work and health care plans.
• Regular training and career development.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion employee networks.
• Flexible hybrid working approach.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.