2025 Graduate Programme (UK) - Property & Buildings and Industry

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.

A little bit more about your role and the team… We are looking for graduates for our Industry, Building Structures, Building Services and Digital Specialists teams, who have a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading engineering and professional services firm. 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. You will join an enthusiastic and supportive team providing you with a fulfilling working experience. We will fully support your development with an appropriate professional body enabling you to progress to chartered status.

Projects:

• Prince Charles Hospital Refurbishment
• Elephant & Castle Town Centre
• 1 Undershaft – the tallest office development in London
• HS2 Stations at Old Oak Common and Curzon Street
• Stadium projects in the Middle East
• A range of office and residential projects in London and the South-East

As a worldwide community of built environment experts, we are driven by a passion to change the world for the better. We are passionate about tackling the challenges of complex projects and sophisticated architecture. We deliver innovative buildings of the highest quality that meet the needs of investors, developers, owners, and occupants, and we are experts in the delivery of low carbon infrastructure that will be essential to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets.

We are recruiting for Graduate Engineers throughout the UK for the following business disciplines:

• Building Services - Join WSP’s integrated MEP team, delivering some of the UK and Europe’s largest, most complex projects. Our expertise spans all areas of MEP engineering, including electrical power systems, energy analysis, and resilient utility design. Our mechanical engineers focus on HVAC, environmental controls, energy master-planning, and air filtration. Degrees backgrounds considered: Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, and ICT. Locations available: Guildford, Cambridge, Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow.
• Building Structures - Collaborate with leading architects and developers on award-winning projects. You’ll engage in structural design, coordination, and preparing reports for iconic UK projects, from HS2 stations to smaller installations. Degrees backgrounds considered: MEng Structural Engineering, MEng Civil & Structural Engineering. Locations available: Southampton, Exeter, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Belfast.
• Building Specialists (Digital Solutions) – Our Digital team lead the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM), information management and visualisation across Property and Buildings. It is where groundbreaking ideas and innovative technologies shape the future of the built environment. Degrees backgrounds considered: MEng in Architectural, Structural, Mechanical Engineering or Dip Arc BArch Architecture, MSc BIM. Other constructions degrees may also be considered. Location: London.
• Industry - Our Industry team work on projects in process industries with a focus on pharmaceutical and fine chemicals, but get involved with a wide range of other plants too including emerging hydrogen and battery projects. Degrees backgrounds considered: MEng, Mechanical, Electrical and Control & Instrumentation. Location available: Mechanical - Birmingham. Location available: Electrical - Birmingham and Glasgow. Locations available: Control & Instrumentation- Birmingham and Newcastle.

Our Graduates told us the best part of being on the Graduate Development Programme is the support for their own personal development and large network available to them. We have established relationships with professional institutions including but not all ICE, IStructE, IET, CIBSE, CIHT, CILT, IMechE, IChemE, CIWEM, RICS, RTPI, SocEnv & APM. You will have the opportunity to select a technical mentor to help you on your journey, and to reward you for your efforts, (when you reach certain professional milestones, you’ll even get a bonus as a thank you and well done for your hard work). Our 2-year Graduate Programme is designed to support personal career development and growth through a blended learning experience. The programme includes core business skills and career focused training, networking opportunities, professional registration mentoring and on-the-job experience.

• 2 day in-person induction
• In person training days
• Technical role specific training
• Curated online content
• On-the-job experience
• Additional resources and activities

You’ll have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in a relevant degree subject for the role you are applying for. Candidates must complete the application form in full answering all specific questions. This requirement applies to all candidates, inclusive of their background. You'll be looking to start work in September 2025. Have a passion for sustainable engineering solutions and consulting. An enthusiasm for creativity and a drive to solve problems. You’ll want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have.

Please be aware behavioural assessment results at WSP are valid for a period of 12 months, if you have completed an assessment within this timeframe and been unsuccessful, we will not be able to consider your application. 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.