Geologist/Environmental Engineer

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Geology, Engineering, environmental science, or a related physical science.

• 0-5 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently and in groups.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply environmental regulations and agency guidance documents.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing experience.
• Willingness and ability to travel to job sites around Florida, occasionally for multiple days.    

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Applicant to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the Applicant is regularly required to talk or hear.  The Applicant frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.  The Applicant is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and or smell. The Applicant must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment / Environmental Factors:

While performing the duties of this job the employee will frequently work independently or cooperatively as a member of a project team. Typically, the job requires the ability to travel to and work at remote project locations - and periodically to ensure proper completion of field activities - for extended periods of time (potentially 20 days/month). The employee will regularly work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.  Since we are in Florida and do most of our work here, heat is often an issue. The employee will frequently work with equipment collecting environmental samples which could involve moving earth via shovels or hand augers. The employee will frequently work near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration.  The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and risk of radiation.  The noise level is frequently loud. Appropriate safety precautions are always taken to prevent injury due to the working conditions.

Additional Information

• Employment Type: Full-Time.
• Work Schedule: Standard business hours, Monday through Friday; occasional extended hours or overtime may be required based on business needs.

Life at Tetra Tech:
The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
•    Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
•    Merit-based financial rewards.
•    Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
•    Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
•    Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.  

About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.

Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.

We invite applications from all interested parties.

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