**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. We are looking for Graduates for our Mobility Transport Planning teams, who have a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and Professional Advisory 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. **_We are recruiting for Graduates in the following services and locations:_** **Transport Planning:** Guildford, Cardiff, Manchester, Newcastle or London **Liveable Places:** Bristol **A little bit more about your role and the team…** Our Mobility - Transport Planning teams take a people and place-based approach to consider mobility for all parts of society. We collaborate with clients across the UK to develop effective and sustainable strategies that deliver positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. By making spaces accessible and inclusive, we help communities to thrive and ensure they can be enjoyed by future generations. **PROJECTS** + East Yorkshire Mass Transit + West of England Mayoral Combined Authority + Gloucestershire's cycle and walking network + Regional Transport Strategy for the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority + Merton Dockless Bikes Scheme + Haringey Estates Surveys **Our Mobility Teams include:** **Transport Planning** Our Transport planners shape the future of cities and communities by contributing to sustainable travel systems. For graduates, a role within this team offers the excitement of combining data analysis, creativity, and collaboration to deliver meaningful change to the way people, goods and services are delivered across our society. Each project brings new challenges; from integrating green technologies to enhancing mass transportation. Graduates can see the real-world impact of their work, engage with cutting-edge innovations, and help build safer, smarter environments. The opportunity to influence how people live and move makes transport planning both fascinating and rewarding for those eager to make a difference. Day-to-Day activities could include: + Data Analysis: Collect and analyse transportation data. + Project Management: Assist in planning and monitoring projects from concept to delivery. + Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with various stakeholders with regards to projects and their areas of interest. + Decarbonisation and future mobility: Integrate green technologies and sustainable planning as part of our solutions to projects. + Policy Development: Contribute to transportation policies and approaches from national guidance to local implementation strategies + Innovation and Research: Stay updated with industry trends. + Impact Assessment: Evaluate the impacts of projects to all **Liveable Places** Our Liveable Places team plan, design and deliver projects from an idea to construction, helping a wide variety of clients across the UK re-envision and re-shape and helping people and places thrive. As a graduate in this team, you can expect to work on projects such as the development of the Regional Transport Strategy for the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority or the design and delivery of Gloucestershire's ambitious cycle and walking network. Our Liveable places parking projects team deliver small to medium sized parking projects. Working in this team you will be provided with an opportunity to utilise and gain further engineering skills whilst also offering the opportunity to gain skills in data analysis, CAD, public and stakeholder engagement, GIS applications and Parking legislation. From initial site visits to identify suitable locations and recording current restrictions on street to drawing up proposals for the purpose of consultation and implementation of the schemes, no day would ever be the same. Day-to-day activities could include: + Research and data analysis + Working collaboratively with colleagues across WSP to input into reports + Liaising with clients and third-party stakeholders + Scheme Design – Active Travel, Bus priority, Road Safety + CAD, GIS, Modelling + Option Development + Project Management + Site work + Data analysis – Excel and PowerBi + Parking Design Preparation + Gaining knowledge of Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) and Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 3 **Graduate Development Programme** You will join an enthusiastic and supportive team, providing you with a challenging and fulfilling career. In this team, you will be dealing with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating with colleagues and adapting to dynamic project environments. Our two-year Graduate Development programme is designed to support personal and professional development and growth through an engaging blended learning experience. The programmes include core business and professional skills training, career development workshops and resources, valuable networking opportunities, mentoring for professional registration and a breadth of on-the-job experience. To find out more, please visit: Who we are - ECP (https://visual-stories.wsp.com/ecp/cover) Our teams are committed to your career growth from the very beginning. Many employees have started as a graduate and successfully advanced within the company. We encourage you to achieve chartered status with relevant professional bodies such as CHIT, ensuring your development is a priority. You will be fully supported through enrolment in a professional institution’s training agreement, guiding you towards chartered or incorporated status. To find out more about Sectors and Specialisms we recruit our Graduates into, as well as qualification requirements, please _click on either of the following links –_ Graduate brochure (https://visual-stories.wsp.com/ecp/cover) or Graduate Webpage (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/careers/graduates/communities-and-mobility) **What we will be looking for you to demonstrate** You’ll have graduated with at least a 2:1 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject for the role you are applying for. **_To assist you in finding potential areas of the business that are relevant to you. Please visit our Graduate brochure or website_** Graduate brochure (https://visual-stories.wsp.com/ecp/cover) or Graduate Webpage (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/careers/graduates) + Candidates must complete the application form in full answering all specific questions. This requirement applies to all candidates, inclusive of their background. Successful completion of this stage is mandatory. Candidates who pass this initial stage, will then be required to complete an online skill enabler assessment. Both the application form and the skill enabler assessment are essential parts of the early career’s recruitment process. + You'll be looking to start work in either April or September 2026 + You’ll have a passion for planning and consulting  + You’ll have a desire for the built environment, infrastructure, places and the economy  + You’ll be comfortable handling and interpreting data, and understand transport models and relevant software like GIS + You’ll have an enthusiasm for creativity and a drive to solve problems  + You’ll want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have  Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Should you have the right qualifications for our roles, apply and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities we have available for our Graduate programme. For further information regarding our Application & Selection process, including timelines for recruitment, please visit our Early Careers brochure - Application & Selection (https://visual-stories.wsp.com/ecp/application-and-selection) We review applications for our Early Career opportunities on a rolling basis, which means we begin progressing some candidates to the final stages before the application closing date. To ensure your application receives full consideration, we recommend submitting it as early as possible. **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.** We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. **WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?** **Work-life balance** At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK. **Inclusivity & Belonging** We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity. **Health & Wellbeing** We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package. **Flex your time** To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you. **Your development** We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership. **\#WeAreWSP** _Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application._