2025 Graduate Programme UK - Water & Energy
Job Description
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 Water & Energy teams, who have a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and Professional services consultancy. 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 a challenging and fulfilling working experience. We will fully support your development through enrolment onto a training agreement with an appropriate professional body enabling you to progress to chartered or incorporated status.
PROJECTS
Our Water & Energy teams work on some of the most prestigious developments in the UK, such as:
Preem Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) FEED
Northumbrian Water Limited Storm Overflow (U_IMP5) Assessments
An extension to 2 wastewater treatment plants in Malta.
Designing some of the UK’s largest solar PV
UK Transmission & Distribution Network Operators
To find out more about Sectors and specialisms we recruit our Graduates into click on the following link – https://en-gb/careers/graduates
RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Water
We have a long established and evolving business delivering environmental and engineering consultancy and advice to clients within the UK and worldwide. Our work covers a broad range of sectors and clients such as water, waste, sustainable infrastructure, environment, green energy and municipal with a focus on delivering engineering solutions for water and wastewater treatment, flooding, water and sewerage networks, waste recycling and sustainable energy to name a few.There are plenty of opportunities to broaden your horizons and support WSP’s purpose of unlocking solutions to deliver a net-zero future and enable a more sustainable, resilient and liveable world.
We are recruiting Graduates for the following teams within Water, throughout the UK:
Asset Design
Degree backgrounds considered: MEng Mechanical Engineering (Newcastle) or MEng Electrical Engineering (Manchester or Glasgow) BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng Engineering, Project Management, Management, BEng/MEng Civil Engineering.
Locations: Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds
Asset Management
Degree backgrounds considered: Data Science, Geographic Information System, Computer Science/ ProgrammingLocations: Brighton or Derby
Rivers & Coasts
Degree backgrounds considered: Civil Engineering, River Environments, & Flood ManagementLocations: Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle
Energy
In our Energy business, we lead the way in decarbonising energy. Our vision is to drive the global shift to net-zero emissions by fostering innovative technologies, widespread renewable adoption, and asset transformation, creating value for our clients.
Working as a Graduate in Energy you could work on energy projects, covering a range of technologies throughout their project development lifecycle, gaining experience to be able to guide and advise our clients on their future developments.
We are recruiting Graduates for the following teams within Energy, in either of the following locations: Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow:
Energy Advisory
Degree backgrounds considered: MEng Electrical Engineering (with modules on Power Networks)Locations: Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle
Energy Networks - Engineering
Degree backgrounds considered: MEng Electrical EngineeringLocations: Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle
GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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.
They also said they had the chance to work on a wide variety of projects enabling them to work closely with other disciplines, allowing them to gain a better understanding of their role on projects and how this enhances the schemes they are involved in.As well as the large pool of experts to guide them throughout their journey.
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).We are also able to support professional development with many other approved professional institutions that may not be included in this list.
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. The development programme consists of four key streams illustrated below:
- 2 day in-person induction
- In person training days
- Technical role specific training
- Curated online content
- On-the-job experience
- Additional resources and activities
We also have a unique Professional Growth Network (PGN) which is a networking group run by early career professionals for early career professionals. It helps to grow your network of contacts across the business as well as providing you with opportunities for extra experience and to support you in achieving chartered status or other professional accreditations.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
You’ll have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in the relevant degreet subject for the role you are applying for. To assist you in finding potential areas of the business that are relevant to you. Please explore our degree search tool on our graduate website https://en-gb/careers/graduat