Graduate Programme - Planning Consultancy & Infrastructure Planning

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.

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.

We are looking for graduates to join our Planning Consultancyor Infrastructure Planning teams in 2027. This is an opportunity to work in a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, supporting clients to understand what is possible, navigate the planning system and bring forward places that respond to local needs.

• London
• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Leeds
• Liverpool

• Exeter
• Edinburgh/Glasgow
• Birmingham

A little bit more about your role and the team… As a Graduate in our Planning Consultancy or Infrastructure Planning teams, you’ll help clients navigate the planning system and bring forward sustainable places and infrastructure that respond to local needs. You will support multidisciplinary projects across areas such as housing, mixed-use development, regeneration, social infrastructure, rail, energy, utilities and transport. From policy research and planning strategy to stakeholder consultation, consent applications and project delivery, you’ll build your understanding of the planning process while contributing to practical advice that helps deliver successful development and major infrastructure projects.

• You will have, or be on track to achieve, at least a 2:2 in a relevant master’s degree. Please check the degree backgrounds considered for our graduate roles via our Graduate Website:
  Planning and Consents Graduate Opportunities | WSP
• You will be looking to start work in September 2027.
• You will be interested in planning, development, regeneration, infrastructure, policy, consents or engagement.
• You will be curious, analytical and motivated to support sustainable places and major infrastructure.
• You will enjoy collaborating and learning from planners, designers, engineers and environmental specialists.
• You will want to create value for clients and communities through clear advice and effective engagement.
• You will be keen to learn, take ownership and build your career across planning and infrastructure projects.

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.

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.

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 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 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland,…