Join us for a Year in Industry Placement at WSP and you’ll find yourself challenged in more fascinating and far-reaching ways than ever before. You’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and future generations.
Engineering consultancy
Our engineering placement students work across a variety of WSP teams and disciplines. They work directly with clients to plan and design projects, alongside contractors who carry out the construction. This means consistent communication with the client, contract management, and consideration of the use of materials, environmental impacts, costs and ease of maintenance.
Why consider a year in industry?
- Opportunity to join our Scholarship programme
- A chance to join our Graduate programme upon completion of your degree
- A competitive salary
- Experience of working on live projects
- Influential communications
- Support throughout with guidance from your peers and senior team members
- 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Flexibility on length of placement
We also offer our Professional Growth Network (PGN) which is a networking group run by early career professionals for early career professionals. It helps to grow your network of contacts across the UK business as well as providing you with opportunities for extra experience to support you in achieving chartered status or other professional accreditations.