Location
London, Newcastle, Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive graduate salary

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. We celebrate curiosity, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, offering a world of opportunity to shape a career as unique as you.

We are recruiting graduates for our Asset Design team within Water, seeking individuals with a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading engineering and professional advisory consultancy. You will enjoy working collaboratively on a diverse range of clients and projects.

Our Asset Design team provides comprehensive design and construction support services across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process engineering. We work from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design and commissioning, helping clients make risk-based decisions that champion no-build and low-build solutions.

Graduates will be involved in diverse projects across the UK water sector, supporting major clients such as Thames Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent Water, Yorkshire Water, Irish Water, Southern Water, and others. Projects include nutrient removal schemes, clean water projects, and strategic programmes reducing reliance on groundwater abstraction.

Teams and Roles:

Process Engineering
Contribute to the planning, design, and optimisation of water and wastewater treatment assets that safeguard public health and the environment. Apply engineering principles to improve water quality, treatment efficiency, and support sustainable infrastructure. Work within multidisciplinary teams using innovative digital tools and cutting-edge technologies.

Typical activities include supporting design and modelling of treatment processes, data analysis, preparing technical reports, design drawings, process flow diagrams, feasibility studies, client engagement, site visits, and collaboration with civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineers.

EICA (Electrical)
Learn design engineering skills in electrical engineering or electrical instrumentation, control, and automation within the water industry. Work in multidisciplinary teams gaining appreciation of civil and chemical engineering disciplines. Projects include water, wastewater, pumping station, and industrial projects.

Typical activities include producing single line diagrams, load and instrument schedules, pump calculations and selection, isometric drawings, attending site visits, learning 3D CAD design, cable sizing, discrimination software, and hydraulic calculations.

Civils
Work on ageing asset investment and pollution prevention solutions in water and wastewater treatment and networks. Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to develop traditional and green engineering solutions.

Typical activities include problem solving, digital software use, 3D modelling, client and internal meetings, and development towards Chartered status with support from experienced engineers.

Graduate Development Programme
A two-year programme supporting personal and professional growth through blended learning, business and professional skills training, career workshops, networking, mentoring for professional registration, and broad on-the-job experience.

WSP encourages achievement of chartered status with professional bodies such as IChemE, CIWEM, IMechE, and IET, providing full support through training agreements.

Join a global team of over 69,000 employees dedicated to making a positive impact in communities worldwide. Embrace a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion while working on projects that matter.

Experience
Graduates with at least a 2:2 or master's degree in a relevant subject for the role applied for. No prior professional experience required but a passion for engineering and consulting in Water is essential.

About you
- Passionate about engineering, environment, and planning
- Enthusiastic about creativity and problem solving
- Flexible and eager to learn
- Collaborative and able to work in multidisciplinary teams
- Motivated to share new ideas and inspire others

Qualifications
A relevant degree in engineering or a related discipline. Commitment to pursue professional registration and chartered status with support from WSP.

Additional Information
Applicants must complete the application form fully and pass an online skill enabler assessment as part of the recruitment process. Start dates available in April or September 2026. WSP is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable workplace adjustments are available upon request.