Graduate Programme - Transport Planning and Mobility

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, while building a career as unique as you.

• Transport Planning – Edinburgh/Glasgow, Guildford, Exeter, London
• Transport Modelling – Exeter, Manchester, Bristol, London

As a graduate in our Transport & Mobility teams, you'll help develop sustainable, accessible and efficient transport solutions that improve how people move through towns, cities and regions. Working with clients across the UK, you will contribute to strategies and projects that deliver positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for communities.

You will work on a varied range of projects, from improving active travel networks and public transport systems to supporting major developments, transport strategies and mobility initiatives. Collaborating with transport planners, engineers, urban designers and environmental specialists, you’ll help develop practical solutions to real-world transport challenges.

You will build skills in data analysis, transport modelling, stakeholder engagement and option development. From creating safer walking and cycling routes to improving access to sustainable transport and reducing congestion and carbon emissions, your work will help people travel and connect more easily.

To find out more about our teams, degree backgrounds considered and what your day-to-day activities could include, please visit our Graduate Website Graduate schemes with WSP | WSP

• You will have, or be on track to achieve, at least a 2:2 in a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree. Please ensure you have checked degree backgrounds considered for our graduate roles via this link Transport & Mobility Graduate Opportunities
• You will be looking to start work in April or in September 2027.
• You will have an interest in transport planning, mobility, transport modelling, sustainable transport, active travel, public transport or transport strategy.
• You will be curious, collaborative and motivated to solve challenges that improve how people and goods move through our communities.
• You will enjoy working with others, sharing ideas and learning from different specialists across multidisciplinary project teams.
• You will be interested in understanding the social, environmental and economic impacts of transport and helping to develop sustainable solutions.
• You will want to take ownership of your work and development, while helping to create value for our clients.
• You will be eager to learn, develop new skills and broaden your experience through technical analysis, stakeholder engagement and project delivery.

Our two-year Graduate Development Programme is designed to help you build the skills, experience and professional network needed to thrive at the start of your career with us. Through a blend of structured learning, mentoring and hands‑on project experience, you will be supported every step of the way.

Candidates must complete the application form in full, including all specific questions. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to complete an online assessment, containing a Cognitive Assessment, personality questionnaire and Situational Judgement Test (SJT). All stages are essential parts of our early careers recruitment process.

We review applications on a rolling basis and may progress candidates before the closing date, so we recommend applying as early as…