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Delivering transport solutions that make a difference

Our Mobility and Transport Planning teams consider mobility for all parts of society, working with public and private sector clients to deliver innovative, sustainable and future-ready transport solutions. Taking a people and place-based approach, we help create positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for communities across the UK. 

From improving connectivity and accessibility to exploring emerging mobility trends and informing major investment decisions through advanced modelling, we support clients in making smart, sustainable choices that enhance quality of life and create places that can be enjoyed for generations to come.

These opportunities could be a great fit if you're studying, or have graduated with, a relevant degree in areas such as Geography, Transport Planning, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics or other STEM-related disciplines. 

We're looking for curious, collaborative and analytical individuals with a passion for solving real-world challenges. Whether you're interested in shaping sustainable transport strategies, exploring future mobility innovations or using data to inform major infrastructure decisions, you will help create transport solutions that improve connectivity, accessibility and quality of life for communities across the UK.

Explore our opportunities

Explore the pathways below to understand what your day-to-day work could involve, the projects you could support and the type of team that may suit your skills and interests.

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Transport Planning

The Transport Planning team works with a wide range of local authority and private sector clients from across the UK. Focusing on a people and place-based approach when developing solutions that deliver positive outcomes for communities. 

This team deliver a wide range of projects including bus and active travel corridor studies, policy and strategy review and preparation, transport appraisal and business case preparation, traffic engineering, net zero and zero emission vehicle strategies, stakeholder management, development management and development planning. In addition to technical work, our Graduates gain experience of developing client relationships and build knowledge and appreciation of the current UK transport sector.

Graduate Transport Planning

Degree backgrounds considered:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Economics
  • Environmental Science (s) including Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Social Sciences and Human Factors
  • Transport Planning

Our Transport planners shape the future of cities and communities by contributing to sustainable travel systems. For graduates, a role within this team offers the excitement of combining data analysis, creativity, and collaboration to deliver meaningful change to the way people, goods and services are delivered across our society.

Each project brings new challenges; from integrating green technologies to enhancing mass transportation. Graduates can see the real-world impact of their work, engage with cutting-edge innovations, and help build safer, smarter environments.

What you could be involved in day to day

  • Data Analysis: Use transport data to explore how people travel, identify trends helping to shape, more sustainable transport solutions. 
  • Project Management: Assist in planning and monitoring projects from concept to delivery.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Help capture feedback and work with clients, local authorities and communities to understand how transport projects can best support their needs.
  • Decarbonisation and future mobility: Integrate green technologies and sustainable planning as part of our solutions to projects.
  • Policy Development: Contribute to transportation policies and approaches from national guidance to local implementation strategies and evaluate the impacts of projects.

You may enjoy this team if you're curious about how people move and how transport can make places more connected, accessible and sustainable. If you enjoy problem-solving, analysing data and balancing the needs of communities, businesses and the environment, this could be the team for you.

Help deliver projects that matter

As a graduate in our Transport Planning team, you could contribute to a wide range of local and national projects that shape how people travel. From supporting city councils on demand management schemes such as congestion charging and Workplace Parking Levies to advising on public transport improvements, active travel initiatives and major infrastructure projects, you will help deliver evidence-based transport solutions.

Apply Now to start your Transport Planning career

Mobility

Our Future Mobility and Strategic Modelling teams help shape the future of how people move. Taking a people and place-based approach, we work with public and private sector clients to understand emerging transport trends, evaluate new technologies and use advanced modelling to support smarter decision-making. Through innovation, data and collaboration, we help clients develop sustainable, accessible and future-ready mobility solutions that deliver positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for communities across the UK.

Graduate Future Mobility

Degree backgrounds considered:

  • Business Management MBA
  • Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering
  • Data Science, Geography, Maths & other STEM degrees considered
  • Psychology MSc
  • Public Policy or similar MSc
  • Transport Planning

The Future Mobility team works alongside a range of public and private sector clients to deliver projects focusing on new ideas, innovations, and trends in transport. As a graduate, you will explore how technology, sustainability and changing travel behaviours are shaping the future of movement, helping clients develop smarter, more inclusive and low-carbon transport solutions for the communities of tomorrow.

What you could be involved with day to day

  • Using human-centred design to change behaviours and encourage sustainable and inclusive transport modes.
  • Advising on the latest developments in zero emission mobility and alternative propulsion technologies.
  • Researching new transport trends and advising clients on how to adapt.
  • Analysing data from pilot projects to make the case for the implementation of new transport options.
  • Assessing the commercial viability of new mobility business models.

You may enjoy this team if you enjoy exploring emerging transport trends, developing creative solutions to mobility challenges, and helping clients understand the opportunities presented by new technologies, alternative fuels and zero-emission transport.

Help deliver projects that matter

Working with both public and private sector clients, you will contribute to innovative studies, business cases, strategies and pilot projects that help create smarter, safer and more sustainable transport systems for communities.

Apply Now to start your Future Mobility career

Graduate Strategic Modelling

Degree backgrounds considered:

  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Physics

WSP’s transport modelling team undertake a range of transport modelling work ranging from Strategic Modelling (large scale networks), Micro-simulation (highly detailed vehicle/infrastructure interaction), Public Transport Modelling (assessment of rail and bus movements) along with Pedestrian Modelling (detailed localised modelling of people). Different types of transport models can be used to assess transport interventions to see how they affect either the mode that people use and the route that people take to make a particular journey along with changes in trip destination.

Our transport models produce outputs used in assessing the impacts on: The environment of transport interventions. New developments (housing, employment). Traffic through the introduction of congestion charging, parking controls or Low Emission Zones, and interventions using a business case application for funding.

What you could be involved with day to day

  • Building and analysing transport models to understand how people, vehicles and public transport move across networks.
  • Using data to assess the impact of new developments, infrastructure investments and transport interventions.
  • Supporting strategic, traffic, public transport and pedestrian modelling projects for a range of clients.
  • Interpreting model outputs and translating complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
  • Using industry software and analytical tools to model future travel demand and transport network performance.

You may enjoy working in this team if you enjoy using data, analysis and problem-solving to understand how people travel and how transport networks can be improved. This team is a great fit for graduates who are curious, analytical and interested in using technology to inform decisions. 

Help deliver projects that matter

You will help develop and apply transport models that inform some of the UK's most significant transport and infrastructure decisions. You could work on projects assessing the impact of new housing and employment developments, evaluating major transport schemes, supporting business cases for funding, or analysing policies such as congestion charging, parking controls and Low Emission Zones.

Apply Now to start your Strategic Modelling career

How to apply

To apply, please complete the application form in full and answer 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. 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. 

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