Consultant / Senior – Waste & Contaminant Hydrogeologist

Purpose & Scope of the Role

Tetra Tech is a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. Our Groundwater & Geothermal Team forms part of a wider geo-environmental and water business and delivers projects for public and private sector clients across the UK and Ireland. Our work spans water resources, minerals and waste, environmental management, infrastructure, energy, defence, property and mining.

Due to continued growth, we are looking for an ambitious hydrogeologist with relevant experience to join our team at Consultant or Senior Hydrogeologist grade. The role will focus primarily on groundwater and contaminant transport projects, including hydrogeological risk assessments for landfill / deposit for recovery schemes, permit variations and surrender, environmental compliance and hydrogeological assessments for planning.

The appointment may be made at Consultant or Senior Hydrogeologist grade, depending on your experience. At Senior grade, we would expect you to demonstrate greater independence in managing defined work packages or smaller projects, acting as a day-to-day client contact, providing technical assurance and reviewing the work of less experienced colleagues.

You will work across a varied portfolio of projects, contributing to technical and commercial delivery from initial scoping through field investigation, assessment, reporting and regulatory submission. The role will provide opportunities to work with waste and mineral clients, regulators, infrastructure providers and public and private sector clients.

About the Role

We are seeking a Consultant or Senior Hydrogeologist to support the delivery of our hydrogeology and contaminant transport work.

You will work closely with our groundwater, contaminated land, waste and permitting disciplines. The preferred candidate will have hydrogeological experience in the area of minerals and waste.

You will be given the opportunity to work on related opportunities and across a range of sectors, including water resources, geothermal and other areas.

Five Core Capabilities

Technical delivery:

• Hydrogeological and contaminant transport assessment
• Waste and contaminant site characterisation
• Development of Conceptual Site Models
• Hydrogeological risk assessments for landfill and deposit-for-recovery schemes
• Environmental compliance assessments
• Hydrogeological assessments for planning
• Experience with permit variations and permit surrender projects
• Practical groundwater fieldwork, including groundwater monitoring
• Understanding and interpretation of hydrogeological conditions and contaminant pathways
• Delivery of technical work from initial scoping through investigation, assessment and submission
• Technical assurance and review of work, particularly at Senior grade

Field leadership:

• Supervision of site investigations and borehole installation

   

• Landfill Construction Quality Assurance supervision
• Planning and coordination of groundwater monitoring activities
• Interpretation of field data and identification of follow-up requirements
• Understanding of health, safety and environmental management
• Ability to work away from the regular place of work for short periods
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel
• Ability to work independently and use initiative in field-based settings
• Coordination of field activities with multidisciplinary project teams and subcontractors

Analysis and reporting:

• Processing, analysing and presenting large and complex datasets
• Groundwater monitoring data interpretation
• Contaminant transport analysis
• Development and interpretation of Conceptual Site Models
• Technical writing
• Preparation of hydrogeological assessments and risk assessments
• Preparation of environmental compliance and planning documentation
• Preparation of regulatory submissions
• Presentation of technical findings to clients, regulators and project teams
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills

Digital and regulatory support:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Use of GIS to interrogate, analyse and present spatial information
• Understanding of the UK and/or Irish regulatory and licensing environment
• Regulatory knowledge relating to groundwater, discharges, site restoration and environmental assessment
• Support for environmental permitting, including permit variations and surrender
• Awareness of environmental compliance requirements
• Ability to work across groundwater, waste and permitting disciplines

Client and project support:

• Contribution to technical and commercial delivery throughout the project lifecycle
• Initial project scoping and definition of technical requirements
• Contribution to and preparation of fee proposals
• Delivery of smaller projects and defined work packages
• Management and coordination of subcontractors
• At Senior grade, independent management of defined work packages or smaller projects
• Acting as a day-to-day client contact
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills
• Collaboration with waste, groundwater, permitting and other multidisciplinary teams
• Working with waste and mineral clients, regulators, infrastructure providers, and public and private sector clients
• Technical assurance and review of less experienced colleagues’ work
• Excellent teamwork skills, while also working independently and using initiative
• Supporting business development and related opportunities across different sectors

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

You will hold a degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science or a related discipline, with an MSc in Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Water Management or a similar subject desirable. You will have experience in waste and contaminant site characterisation and assessment, together with strong technical writing, data processing, verbal communication and presentation skills.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Experience in developing Conceptual Site Models and processing and presenting large, complex data sets would be advantageous. You should also have knowledge of, or be developing capability with, numerical contaminant modelling tools such as LandSim, ConSim and RAM, or other similar software packages, as well as an awareness of the regulatory permitting environment.

Working Environment

This role combines office-based technical work with site activities and client engagement, with hybrid and flexible working available. You should expect travel across Great Britain and Ireland, with occasional short periods away from your base office.

You will collaborate with colleagues across the wider geo-environmental, water, infrastructure, energy and environmental-management businesses, as well as with clients, regulators, contractors and other technical specialists.