What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,000 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.
WSP has a long established and evolving business delivering engineering and environmental consultancy and advice to clients within the UK and worldwide. Our work covers a broad range of sectors and clients such as water, waste, sustainable infrastructure, environment, green energy and municipal with a focus on delivering engineering solutions for water and wastewater treatment, flooding, water and sewerage networks, waste recycling and sustainable energy to name a few. There are plenty of opportunities to broaden your horizons and support WSP’s purpose of unlocking solutions to deliver a net-zero future and enable a more sustainable, resilient and liveable world.
A little bit more about your role and the team … We are looking for an Electrical Engineer graduate with a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading global consultancy within the Water team. You will enjoy working in a collaborative environment and can apply your skills whilst working with a diverse range of clients and projects. You will join an enthusiastic and supportive team and will experience a challenging and fulfilling working environment. We will support your development through enrolment onto a training agreement enabling you to progress to chartered or incorporated status. What might you do in a typical week?
Graduate Development Programme Our Graduates told us the best part of being on the Graduate Development Programme is the support for their own personal development and large network available to them. They have the chance to work on a wide variety of projects enabling them to work closely with other disciplines, allowing them to gain a better understanding of their role on projects and how this enhances the schemes they are involved in. As well as the large pool of experts to guide them throughout their journey. We have established relationships with professional institutions including but not all IET, IMechE, ICE, IStructE, You will have the opportunity to select a technical mentor to help you on your journey, and to reward you for your efforts, (when you reach certain professional milestones, you’ll even get a bonus as a thank you and well done for your hard work). Our 2-year Graduate Programme is designed to support personal career development and growth through a blended learning experience. The programme includes core business skills and career focused training, networking opportunities, professional registration mentoring and on-the-job experience. The development programme consists of four key streams illustrated below:
We also have a unique Professional Growth Network (PGN), which is a networking group run by early career professionals for ECP’s. It helps to grow your network of contacts across the business as well as providing you with opportunities for extra experience and to support you in achieving chartered status or other professional accreditations.
Please be aware behavioural assessment results at WSP are valid for a period of 12 months, if you have completed an assessment within this timeframe and been unsuccessful, we will not be able to consider your application. How long does the process take? You'll receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application within 5 days of submission. After reviewing your application, if we feel your background and skills are suitable, you will be sent through to the second stage in the process which is an online behavioural assessment. To learn more about the assessment please visit Support For Candidates | Arctic Shores If you are successful after completing the assessment, we will be work hard to match you to the most suitable roles in our business. If you are selected for the final stage in the process, which is an interview, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity further. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?
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