Key Takeaways
- Join WSP's two-year Graduate Development Programme in Advisory Services.
- Opportunities in Investment & Transaction, Transformation & Digital, Digital Advisory, and Life Sciences Project Management across London, Manchester, and Birmingham.
- Requires a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject, with start dates in April or September 2027.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; apply early to avoid missing out.
About the Role
This is an opportunity to work in a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, helping clients respond to complex challenges across infrastructure, investment, economic development, healthcare and the built environment.
Opportunities are available in:
- Investment & Transaction Advisory: London or Manchester
- Transformation & Digital Advisory: Birmingham, London or Manchester
- Digital Advisory: Manchester or London
- Life Sciences Project Management: London
What You'll Do
As a Graduate in our Advisory Services teams, you’ll help clients make informed decisions, navigate change and deliver lasting value for communities, organisations and the environment. Depending on your team, you could support:
- Investment and transaction advice, business cases and due diligence
- Organisational transformation and digital strategy
- Project management for life sciences and healthcare projects
You will work in collaborative teams alongside consultants, economists, digital specialists, cost managers, technical advisers and sector experts.
Investment and Transaction Advisory
This team helps clients make informed decisions across infrastructure, investment and economic development. You could support work including economic analysis, impact assessments, business cases, commercial strategy and technical, ESG and commercial due diligence for investors, lenders and public sector organisations.
Transformation & Digital Advisory
This team helps clients respond to change, improve how they work and deliver lasting value. You could support projects across sectors such as government, defence, pharmaceuticals and energy, contributing to research, workshops, analysis and recommendations that help organisations develop new operating models, digital solutions and sustainability strategies.
Digital Advisory
This team helps clients use data, technology and digital ways of working to solve real-world challenges. You could support digital strategies, dashboards, reporting tools and technology-led programmes across infrastructure, government, health and the environment.
Life Sciences
WSP’s Health and Life Sciences team supports clients across the health and life sciences sectors, providing practical advice from early feasibility through to completion on complex refurbishments and new-build schemes. Working alongside NHS Trusts, private health facilities, science organisations, design teams, contractors and colleagues across WSP, you’ll build your technical and commercial knowledge while contributing to projects that create better environments for healthcare, science and research.
What We're Looking For
- You will have or be on track to achieve at least a 2:2 in a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree.
- You will be looking to start work in either April or September 2027.
- You will have a passion for consulting and an interest in how advisory services can help clients respond to complex challenges.
- You will communicate clearly, work well with others and be open to learning from different specialists across project teams.
- You will want to create value for our clients, be curious and take ownership of your work and development, with a drive to solve problems.
- You will want to actively seek opportunities to learn and broaden your skillset.
- You will work with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating with colleagues and adapting to dynamic project environments.
Our 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.
Application Process
Candidates must complete the application form in full, including all role-specific questions. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to complete an online assessment, which includes a cognitive assessment, personality questionnaire, and situational judgement test.
We review applications on a rolling basis and may progress candidates before the closing date, so we recommend applying as early as possible.