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4.0
  • #7 in Engineering consulting
  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

WSP New Zealand Reviews

Based on 26 surveyed graduates working at WSP New Zealand. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.0
Based on 26 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • All the opportunities I get to work on exciting projects and the support I get from technical experts to help me learn and advance my design skills. I enjoy the flexible work environment so that I can fit in other important aspects of my life. They invest in their people with training and mentoring. We have a fantastic grad program.
  • Very nice work/life balance. Options to work from home or another office around the country are encouraged and makes fitting work around holidays/travel very easy. Staff benefits including health insurance, public transport subsidies and a wellness bonus are also attractive perks of working here.
  • The best thing about working at WSP is the people and culture. I enjoy collaborating with my team members as they are supportive and friendly. The graduate community is always active with networking events, development courses and chances to interact with graduates from around the country. There are also great opportunities to meet new people from around the company.
  • The company size which gives it a much bigger pull of attraction for bigger and interesting projects, the amount of resources that can be utilised (more money to send me to training courses, lots of inhouse training courses and staff who are experienced to help out), and greater variety of works (bigger companies have more departments and a greater diversity in types of works which gives me a greater chance to try out different jobs to narrow down what I do and don't like).
  • Employee benefits, graduate experiences (e.g. Grad trips, grad events), project opportunities, managerial support
  • Need to be motivated and seek opportunities.
  • Work demand Time to time, work demands get too much, conversely, there is a time when the workload is really low.
  • Very limited parking available near the office
  • Am sometimes light on work with an unsteady work flow. Having to chase people to find work can be stressful.
  • Sometimes can feel too big

What Insiders Say

7.6
Career Prospects
7.6
Career Prospects
WSP has a well laid out career progression system and clearly states what its looking to see demonstrated in order to be promoted. Team leaders and managers actively encourage career promotions where appropriate. Promotion opportunities typically come with demonstrating improvements in all aspects of work.
7.8
Corporate Social Responsibility
7.8
Corporate Social Responsibility
WSP has strategic goals and initiatives that are regularly communicated to employees on the Intranet, via email updates, company townhall meetings and sector roadshow sessions. The names and contact details of the champions or people responsible for certain initiatives are also published on the Intranet, so it is easy to reach out to them for questions or suggestions.
8.2
Culture
8.2
Culture
We have a graduate programme which organises events and things to do (2 grad trips each year/ gift vouchers to spend on grad organised after work events), my team often organise lunches/ drinks and have a catch-up meeting for 30 min every Monday morning which is nice to get to know your co-workers outside of the work schedule. There are also monthly lunches/ drinks for the office and random office events like a pub quiz/ volunteering day/ random day of the year things such as its international donut day there are donuts in the lunchroom. It's nice and people are friendly.
8.7
Diversity
8.7
Diversity
Great representation across gender and ethnicities in the office. Very inclusive company to work for.
7.5
Satisfaction
7.5
Satisfaction
My project work is a mixture of mostly working in the office and occasionally going on site. In addition to working on projects, I am also involved with committees within WSP and help organise learning/training opportunities for my team.
8.3
Management
8.3
Management
Most managers are incredibly accessible and actively involve themselves in the progression of their staff as well as ensuring staff have the tools and resources to complete the job. Feedback is typically provided through open conversations. WSP also has an internal system used to recognize projects and people that have excelled and puts them in the draw for micro-bonuses on a monthly basis.
8.2
Office Work Environment
8.2
Office Work Environment
Office is great and provides us with everything we need to be comfortable and productive in the space. Great views from the office too!! Staff room is a bit small and gets quite congested at times. Another microwave would be helpful. Dress code is smart casual in the office and for the site tidy and appropriate clothing is expected. Some people do casual Fridays
7.4
Recruitment
7.4
Recruitment
Causal meetings with real people where you are encouraged to be honest about abilities and expectations.
6.8
Salary
6.8
Salary
5. I feel like my starting salary as a graduate was similar to other friends starting as graduates at similar companies. I have been very happy with my pay increases as a graduate. Pay reviews for graduates occur twice a year, while the rest of the employees get a pay review once a year. WSP pays a "Public and Active Commute Contribution" bonus to employees that commute to work via active/public transport modes three or more days a week. This is to encourage employees to reduce their carbon footprint and protect the environment by making carbon friendly transport choices. A "Personal and Wellness Grant" monetary bonus was also introduced in October 2023 as an initiative to support the personal development and well-being of employees. Another really awesome bonus/reward opportunity at WSP is the Matariki Award recognition program. Employees are nominated by their peers for their performance and every month, winners are awarded a micro-bonus. At the Annual Matariki Awards, winners of each category receive a monetary prize bonus. Health insurance, unspecified sick leave, public transport/ active commute contribution, wellbeing contribution.
7.5
Training
7.5
Training
For my role, I have experienced on-the-job training (through projects, tasks and site visits) and formal training (lunch and learn sessions, technical presentations and group or one-on-one tutorials). Graduates are also enrolled in a Graduate Development Programme which offers online and in-person courses/workshops that develop skills like presentation, writing and project management. The online learning platform offers many other training modules for topics like health & safety, mentoring and Māoritanga.
8.8
Work Hours
8.8
Work Hours
WSP is very flexible with work hours and encourage flexible/hybrid working. I am able to work 8 hours a day for 5 days a week, or I can spread out my 40 hours out during the week.
8.3
Sustainability
8.3
Sustainability
WSP has made sustainability, decarbonisation and net zero commitments, such as reducing the carbon in our designs by 50% by 2030. There are many sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives, which committees within each sector are responsible for achieving.