Overview
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.
About the Graduate Programme – Property & Buildings – Industry
We are recruiting graduates for our Industry teams 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 a diverse range of clients and projects.
We are recruiting for Graduates in the following services and locations:
* Industry Mechanical – The Mailbox, Birmingham, Manchester or Stockton
* Industry Process Engineering – The Mailbox, Birmingham, Cardiff or Teesside
Role and Team
As a Graduate in one of our Industry teams you will contribute to exciting and innovative projects. Our industrial clients benefit from our deep understanding of industrial and energy processes, with multidisciplinary expertise to plan, design, build, and operate assets. We provide full life cycle services to support operating facilities across industrial and manufacturing sectors in developed and emerging markets. You will be embedded in multidisciplinary teams and mentored by experienced engineers, gaining exposure to real-world challenges and innovative solutions.
Projects
* Battery Electrolyte Manufacturing facility
* Solvent Distillation Facilities
* Biotechnology Laboratory Projects, Food laboratories and Biopharm
* Primary chemical pharma manufacture and General Manufacturing
* Utility projects
* High purity distillation plant and Rare earth materials refining plant
* LNG plant capacity expansion
* Catalyst manufacturing plant
* High containment laboratory facility
Industry – Chemicals, Advance Manufacturing & Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences
Graduates working in our Chemicals team will build core competencies in process design, safety, simulation, sustainability and project delivery, with exposure to live client projects across chemicals, pharmaceuticals and advanced manufacturing. Day-to-day activities could include:
* Process Design Support – development of PFDs and P&IDs, mass and energy balances, equipment sizing and specification
* Technical Documentation – design reports, datasheets, specifications
* Hazard studies, risk assessments, LOPA, design reviews
* Version control and document traceability
* Software & Simulation – Aspen HYSYS, AutoCAD for process modelling and layout design
* Project Coordination – multidisciplinary collaboration
* Client meetings, site visits, cost estimation
* Learning & Development – shadowing, internal training, codes (ASME, API, IEC)
* Chartered status development (e.g., IChemE) through structured plans
Mechanical Engineering
Graduates in the Mechanical Engineering team will be involved in the specification of process and utilities equipment and industrial piping systems with support from Senior Engineers. Day-to-day activities could include:
* Writing specifications and data sheets
* Liaising with suppliers
* Co-ordination within internal design teams, ensuring safety in design
* Interfacing with clients
Graduate Development Programme
Our two-year Graduate Development programme supports personal and professional development through blended learning, core business and professional skills training, career development workshops, mentoring for professional registration, and on-the-job experience. For more information visit 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. You should be prepared to start work in September 2026 and demonstrate a passion for working in our Industry sector with a flexible mindset and attention to detail. You may be asked to complete an online skill enabler assessment as part of the application process.
* Candidates must complete the application form in full and the online assessment. This is mandatory for all candidates.
* You’ll be looking to start work in September 2026
* You’ll have a passion for working in our Industry sector
* You’ll have a desire for the future of our built world
* You’ll have attention to detail and be flexible
* You’ll have a positive attitude and willingness to ask questions
* You’ll have creativity and a drive to solve problems
* You’ll want to inspire us with new ideas
* Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders in dynamic project environments
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria and will provide workplace adjustments on request.
What’s In It For You
Work-life balance with hybrid working and flexible arrangements. Benefits include health and wellbeing support, virtual GP, gym benefit, menopause support, and flexible hours through programs like WSP My Hour. Other benefits include part-time options, extra leave purchase, and bank holiday entitlement flexibility. We invest in your development through training, mentoring, and Chartership support.
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