2027 Summer Placements UK & IE

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.

Join WSP for a summer placement and discover how your studies can make a real impact. Working alongside leading engineering, advisory and science professionals, you will contribute to projects that help shape communities, infrastructure and the environment.

As part of our collaborative teams, you will gain practical experience, learn from industry experts, and explore the breadth of opportunities available across our business. By the end of your placement, you'll have developed valuable skills, expanded your professional network, and gained greater confidence in your future career choices.

We are recruiting for Summer Placements in several disciplines and locations as follows:

• Building Specialists – Fire Engineering - London, Manchester, Guildford & Edinburgh
  Degrees considered: MEng Fire, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• Building Structures - Cardiff
  Degrees considered: MEng Civil and/or Structural Engineering
• Civils – Rail Infrastructure - Leeds
  Degrees considered: MEng Civil Engineering
• Civils – Bridge Engineering -Basingstoke, Cardiff, Truro, Manchester & Birmingham
  Degrees considered: MEng Civil Engineering
• Civils – Maritime Engineering - London, Basingstoke or Newcastle
  Degrees considered: MEng Civil Engineering
• Earth & Environment – Acoustics - Bristol, South-East & London
  Degrees considered: BSc or MSc Acoustics Engineering, Music Technology or Sound Engineering
• Earth & Environemntal - Nature Services - Reading
  Degrees considered: BSc or MSc in Biodiversity, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Policy, Sustainability Management, or another relevant degree
• Cultural Heritage & Archaeology - Birmingham
  Degrees considered: BA/MA in Heritage - Cultural, Built Landscape or Marine Archaeology or other relevant qualification
• Energy – Energy Networks - Glasgow, Edinburgh or Newcastle
  Degrees considered: Electrical Engineering
• Local Government - Exeter
  Degrees considered: Civil Engineering
• Roads - Limerick
  Degrees considered:  Civil Engineering
• Water – Catchment Science - Shrewsbury
  Degrees considered: Geography, Water Management, Water & Environmental Management, River Environments, Flood Management.
  

You will be embedded in an enthusiastic, friendly and supportive team working closely with our engineers and advisors. Providing you with a challenging and fulfilling placement. You will have the opportunity to deal with internal and external stakeholders, collaborate with colleagues and adapt to dynamic project environments. 

Scholarships at WSP

At the end of a placement, both students and their hosting teams will be invited to share feedback. If the experience has been positive and you are keen to return, WSP may offer a scholarship to support the remainder of your studies.

Upon graduation, students who have successfully completed their placement and received strong feedback you will be considered for a permanent graduate role, subject to availability. Successful students will then join WSP’s structured 2-year Graduate Development Programme.

Graduate Development Programme

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.

What we’re looking for

• You will be studying and working towards completing your degree with at least a predicted grade of a 2:2 in a Bachelors/Master’s degree, and upon joining you will be in your penultimate year of studies or earlier, in a relevant subject for the role you are applying for. To assist you in finding potential areas of the business that are relevant to you, please visit our Undergraduate website or Early Careers brochure

• You will be looking to start in June/July to complete your 8-week placement.

• You will have a passion for Sustainable Engineering, Planning and / or consulting solutions.

• You will want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Should you have the right qualifications for our positions, apply and we can see how your experience aligns to these roles and other opportunities we have available.

Application process

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 career’s recruitment process.

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