Description

The position involves contributing to concept studies, strategies, and drawing packages that lead to planning applications, technical approvals, and construction issues. You will work on a variety of development projects across sectors, often handling several projects simultaneously, and receive support from the Edinburgh team to build technical capabilities and progress your career.

Client engagement, stakeholder management and liaison with internal and external design teams are key parts of the role, with responsibility for delivering tasks on budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

The team helps clients promote, implement and manage sustainable development from pre‑feasibility to planning consent, providing multidisciplinary design from concept through detailed design and construction. Services include civil engineering, highways design, utilities and energy planning, drainage and flood risk, site appraisal and strategic planning advice.

• Contribute to concept studies, strategies, and drawing packages for planning and construction.
• Produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports and design calculations.
• Manage client engagement, stakeholder relations and design team liaison.
• Deliver tasks within budget, schedule, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Support multiple development projects across sectors simultaneously.
• Follow design codes like Water UK Sewerage Guidance, DMRB, Manual for Streets and local authority guidance.
• Liaise with clients, co‑professionals and statutory authorities to secure technical approvals.
• Navigate legal, planning and contractual processes for development projects.
• Develop through training, mentoring and chartership support.

Requirements

At WSP you can access global scale, contribute to landmark projects, connect with the brightest minds, and shape a career unique to you. The culture celebrates curiosity, new ideas, and diverse perspectives.

We are looking for candidates with knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy, flood risk assessment, utility design and the wider development industry. An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures, and understanding of construction design stages are desirable.

The role requires the ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings under supervision, and familiarity with design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance and the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges. Proficiency in software such as Info Drainage, Micro Drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D or PDS is essential.

Experience in liaising with clients, co‑professionals, design teams and statutory authorities to secure technical approvals, and awareness of legal processes, planning and contractual aspects of development projects are important. Post‑graduate experience and progress towards chartership are sought, though we encourage applications from those who may not meet every criterion.

• Apply knowledge of highway design, drainage strategies, flood risk assessment and utility planning.
• Understand hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures.
• Use software such as Info Drainage, Micro Drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D or PDS proficiently.
• Hold postgraduate experience and progress toward chartership.

Benefits

Benefits include a hybrid working policy (two days remote), support for work‑life balance through flexible “WSP My Hour”, inclusive culture with employee resource groups, health and wellbeing programmes such as Thrive, virtual GP access, Gymflex discounts and menopause support, and development opportunities through training, mentoring and chartership support.

• Benefit from hybrid working: two days remote per week plus modern office collaboration.
• Utilise flexible “WSP My Hour” each day for personal activities.
• Access health and wellbeing programmes: virtual GP, Thrive, Gymflex discounts and menopause support.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance