Join to apply for the 2026 Graduate Programme – Transport & Infrastructure – Intelligent Infrastructure role at WSP in the UK & Ireland
We are looking for graduates for our Intelligent Infrastructure team with 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 with diverse clients and projects.
What you will do
* Support public sector clients in highways and rail with digital projects (operational technology; cyber security), infrastructure design standards, and research to inform public strategy and policy at local and national levels.
* Work across the following services and locations:
o Operations and Safety - Policy Monitoring & Evaluation: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Guildford
o Operations and Safety - Tunnel Systems & Operations: Guildford, Bristol or London
o Operations and Safety - Human Centered Design: Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham
o Systems & Infrastructure: London, Manchester, Bristol
o Lighting & Energy Solutions: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, London or Southampton
Projects
* Sizewell Nuclear Power Plant
* HS2
* National Highways
* Local Authority active travel schemes and Metro link projects
* A303 Stonehenge tunnel
* A83 'Rest and Be Thankful' debris flow shelter
* Dartford Tunnel
* Medway Tunnel
Our Intelligent Infrastructure Teams
* Human Centered Design: prioritize user safety and efficiency in infrastructure solutions, with supporting research and analysis to shape robust systems.
o Safety and Cyber Security: safety risk assessments and safe systems approaches
o Operations: transport operations including station designs, signalling, driving behaviours, digital design
o Research: qualitative and quantitative studies, surveys, workshops
* Tunnel Systems & Operations: end-to-end tunnel asset capability, integrating design and delivery with safety and operations for road, rail and utilities projects.
* Systems & Infrastructure: road network technology and infrastructure, shaping future traffic control strategies; roles across Digital Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Systems Engineering, Data Architecture, and Connectivity
* Lighting & Energy Solutions: projects across Local Government, Strategic Road Networks, Electrical, and Environmental aspects; includes a pathway to professional qualifications
Day-to-day activities (typical examples)
* Apply principles of human factors, ergonomics and behaviour change to projects and policies
* Undertake research design, execution and reporting (quantitative and qualitative)
* Identify and profile users, including behavioural insights
* Conduct Human Factors assessments to inform infrastructure schemes
* Support proposal preparation for client engagements
Policy Monitoring & Evaluation
Supports transport clients on net zero, climate resilience, digitisation, and efficiency; develops monitoring and evaluation plans to show what works and why, informing transport operations in the UK.
* Deliver multi-discipline monitoring and evaluation projects
* Interviews with stakeholders to understand intervention performance
* Analyze data to provide evaluation advice and support client objectives
* Collaborate with internal teams for subject matter expertise
* Assist with client proposals
Graduate Development Programme
A two-year programme with core business and professional skills training, workshops, networking, mentoring for professional registration, and on-the-job experience. Details on sectors and specialisms are available in the Graduate brochure or Graduate website.
What we will be looking for
You’ll have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject. Other indicators of suitability include:
* Completion of the application form in full and online skill enabler assessment
* Start dates in April or September 2026
* Passion for engineering and consulting
* Interest in built environment, infrastructure, places and the economy
* Creativity, problem-solving, and willingness to share new ideas
* Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders in dynamic projects
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply anyway and we can assess alignment to this role and other opportunities in our Graduate programme.
About us
WSP is a leading engineering and professional services firm with a global team delivering positive, long-lasting impacts. We offer work-life balance, hybrid working, inclusivity and belonging, health and wellbeing benefits, flexible working options, and development opportunities including chartership.
Equality and inclusion
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and provide adjustments for those who need them. We are a Disability Confident employer and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
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