Graduate Programme - Environment - Environmental Management Assessment

Job Description

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.

We are recruiting for Graduates in Environmental Management and Assessment – Naas and Belfast.

Working as a Graduate in our Environmental Management and Assessment team will mean working on innovative projects, exploring and learning about the numerous facets of the requirements for project permitting and delivery. You will be working on projects across a broad range of clients, sectors and scales.

Our Teams Have Worked On Some Significant Assignments In The Republic Of Ireland And Northern Ireland, And You Will Be Helping Deliver Projects Such As

• Dublin Metrolink.
• Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland.
• Eir Grid transmission grid upgrades.
• Nationally significant road schemes both in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
• Onshore and offshore windfarms.
• Projects in the mining and aggregates sectors.
• Assisting in the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), screening and scoping reports, planning application material, and environmental risk assessments.
• Supporting Project Managers with project documentation including programme updates, trackers, schedules, and stakeholder records.
• Contributing to environmental constraints reviews, baseline assessments, and desk studies.
• Collaborating with technical specialists (e.g., ecology, noise, water, air quality) to coordinate inputs and collate information for assessment reports.
• Helping prepare content for planning submissions, presentations, and client deliverables.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while developing your organisational and time‑management skills.

As a Graduate working in the Environmental Management and Assessment team, you will support the delivery of planning and consenting activities across a wide range of development sectors, including infrastructure, energy, transport, and built environment projects. You will assist Project Managers and Technical Leads in guiding projects through key environmental assessment processes, from initial feasibility and optioneering through to planning submission, construction and operation.

Our teams assess environmental risks and opportunities, prepare key documentation to support planning applications, and work collaboratively with specialists across WSP to deliver robust, evidence‑based advice. You will be part of multidisciplinary project teams and mentored by experienced environmental professionals, giving you exposure to real‑world project challenges and innovative solutions.

• Assisting in the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), screening and scoping reports, planning application material, and environmental risk assessments.
• Supporting Project Managers with project documentation including programme updates, trackers, schedules, and stakeholder records.
• Contributing to environmental constraints reviews, baseline assessments, and desk studies.
• Collaborating with technical specialists (e.g., ecology, noise, water, air quality) to coordinate inputs and collate information for assessment reports.
• Helping prepare content for planning submissions, presentations, and client deliverables.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while developing your organisational and time‑management skills.

Our two‑year Graduate Development programme is designed to support personal and professional development and growth through an engaging blended learning experience. The programmes include core business and professional skills training, career development workshops and resources, valuable networking opportunities, mentoring for professional…