Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
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. Our environmental consultancy services span numerous disciplines and sectors, enabling us to deliver practical strategies for studying, protecting, enhancing, and restoring the natural environment. We are looking for Graduates for our Environmental Services teams who have a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and Professional Advisory services consultancy. You will enjoy working in a collaborative environment applying your skills across a diverse range of clients and projects.

We are recruiting Graduates for the following services and locations:
- Landscape Architecture – London, Exeter, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh
- Cultural Heritage – London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow

Working as a Graduate in our Environmental Services teams means engaging with innovative projects and learning about various service requirements including Nature Advisory (Marine & Aquatics), Air Quality, Acoustics, and Landscape Architecture. You will contribute to projects across a broad range of clients, sectors, and scales.

Projects
Our teams work on assignments across the UK, including:
- Landscape Architecture: active travel plans, HS2 Rail, Renewable Energy projects, public realm designs, pedestrianisation schemes.
- Cultural Heritage: Sizewell (fieldwork surveys and report preparation), East-West Rail (constraints reports), and road schemes in Northern Ireland.

Environmental Services Teams
Landscape Architecture
As a graduate, you will support client projects alongside senior staff within a large team of landscape architects and urban designers. You will contribute to landscape design and assessment across various sectors, receiving guidance while developing skills in sustainable design, reporting, graphics, and scientific thinking. Day-to-day activities include landscape consultancy services, technical input, design development, LVIA and TVIA technical reports, and use of software such as AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in a dynamic project environment.

Cultural Heritage
The UK Cultural Heritage and Archaeology team is the largest heritage consultancy in the country, working across the UK and overseas on all aspects of the historic environment. You will provide expert advice on heritage-related enquiries, working on high-profile infrastructure projects as part of a multidisciplinary team. Typical activities include analysis of historic maps, site visits, preparing heritage baselines, GIS mapping, and supporting archaeological desk-based assessments and heritage statements.

Graduate Development Programme and Future Progression
Our two-year Graduate Development programme supports your personal and professional growth through blended learning, including business and professional skills training, career workshops, networking, mentoring for professional registration, and on-the-job experience. We encourage chartered status with professional bodies and provide full support through professional institution training agreements.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join a close-knit community of talented individuals passionate about making a positive impact. With over 69,000 employees globally, WSP offers a world of opportunity to shape a unique career.

About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms, with 72,800 passionate people united by a purpose to create positive, long-lasting impacts through innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

What's in it for you?
Work-life balance
Flexible hybrid working policy with two days remote work per week and opportunities to collaborate in modern offices.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and belonging supported by employee resource groups.
Health & Wellbeing
Access to the Thrive programme, virtual GP service, workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme, and menopause support.
Flex your time
Flexible working arrangements including “WSP My Hour” for personal activities, part-time options, additional leave purchase, and flexible bank holiday use.
Your development
Supportive environment investing in your growth through training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities.

Experience
No prior experience required. We seek graduates with enthusiasm, creativity, numerical skills, and a drive to solve problems.

About you
You will have a passion for data analysis and interpretation using Excel and GIS. You should be eager to share new ideas and demonstrate flexibility to travel to sites or client offices not accessible by public transport. Enthusiasm for creativity and collaboration in a dynamic environment is essential.

Qualifications
You will have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master's or bachelor's degree relevant to the role you are applying for. Successful candidates will be supported towards professional registration and chartered status.

Additional Information
Applicants must complete the application form fully and pass an online skill enabler assessment as part of the recruitment process. Start dates are available in April or September 2026. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background and provide workplace adjustments where required.