Associate Director - Geo- Environmental Consultant

Join Tetra Tech as an Associate/Associate Director Geo-Environmental Consultant to deliver technically complex and nationally significant projects across the UK, helping clients solve environmental and land quality challenges whilst developing your own technical and leadership expertise.

Purpose & Scope of the Role

As an Associate/Associate Director Geo-Environmental Consultant based in London, you will join the Land Quality team within our national geo-environment division of over 100 geo-environment professionals across 10 UK and Ireland offices. The team delivers Ground Investigation, Land Quality & Remediation, PFAS and EDD services and Groundwater & Geothermal expertise to both public and private sector clients.

You’ll lead and support on broad range of geo-environmental projects for sectors and clients including defence, water utilities, logistics, master developers and major airport operators.  Often working within multidisciplinary teams, you’ll provide technical oversight across the full project lifecycle, from desk studies and site investigations through to risk assessment, remediation design, implementation and regulatory liaison. You’ll also contribute to a business that has grown significantly in recent years and continues to invest in innovation, people development and flexible working.

Your Impact in this Position

You’ll play a key role in delivering technically robust and commercially successful projects, build and maintain client relationships and help to develop the next generation of geo-environmental professionals.

Core Capabilities

 Project Management

• Lead and support on the delivery of geo-environmental and multidisciplinary projects
• Champion best practice, innovation and knowledge sharing

Technical Expertise

• Extensive experience of contaminated land assessments and remediation, including quantitative risk assessment and current British Standards and industry guidance.
• Strong technical capability with specialist expertise in a particular area(s) (eg gas, emerging contaminants, dQRA, remediation design etc)
•  Strong communication and report-writing skills
• Industry-recognised accreditations (eg SiLC, A/R SoBRA, SQP under NQMS, Chartered)

Client Engagement

• Build and maintain trusted client relationships
• Confidently communicating technical information with clients and stakeholders at all levels

Business Growth

• Support business development activities and contribute to strategic growth through proactive client engagement and high-quality project delivery
•  Lead and contribute to bids, tenders and framework submissions
•  Leverage professional networks to identify new opportunities

Mentoring & Professional Development

• Line management of a growing team
• Mentor and support junior colleagues through technical guidance, training and project delivery oversight.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

You’ll hold a degree or master’s in geology, engineering geology or environmental science, with substantial geo-environmental consultancy experience across contaminated land assessment and remediation projects. You’ll be self-motivated, commercially aware and confident managing workloads and deadlines within a collaborative team environment. Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (SC level) and a full UK driving licence are required.

We actively support Chartership through structured mentoring aligned with The Geological Society, including Chartered Geologist and Chartered Scientist pathways, alongside attractive Chartership bonuses. Holding industry accreditations such as SQP, QP, SiLC, ASOBRA etc an advantage.

Working Environment

This role is based in London with flexible and hybrid working options available, with an expectation of regular collaboration in regional offices across the south.   

Tetra Tech offers a flexible benefits package including pension, life assurance, health cover, professional memberships, training and tailored career development support.