Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant – Air Quality Team

LOCATION - Leicester/Manchester/Leeds/London

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves your quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

Our team (NALO – Noise, Air Quality, Lighting and Odour) of 30+ multidisciplinary environmental consultants, survey, assess and advise on a wide range of specific situations, from small scale planning applications right through to acting as expert witness at hearings and inquiries. We typically undertake surveys then use innovative computer-based modelling techniques to predict noise, air quality, wind, odour, lighting or daylight/sunlight levels, and assess acoustic performance. Our clients include UK MoD, Sainsbury’s, Amazon (Projects in UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland & Egypt), together with a variety of local authorities and transportation, retail, housing and commercial building developer clients.

Our NALO consultancy services include:

- Air quality.

- Environmental noise and vibration, including assessment and developing mitigation measures for buildings, highways, mining and blasting and, complex scenarios.

- Building acoustics.

- Occupational noise and hygiene.

- Environmental lighting.

- Daylight, sunlight & overshadowing.

- Odour.

As a member of the air quality team, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects undertaking surveys, modelling and assessment to determine the potential air quality effects resulting from new developments, whether that be new housing schemes, new industrial or commercial developments, or other projects such as educational facilities. The projects the team works on range from small scale developments to larger scale and major infrastructure and construction sites, with a view to protecting existing residents in the vicinity of new developments, future residents of proposed schemes, and sensitive ecological species which may be affected by air pollution. We undertake modelling and assessment of traffic pollution resulting from new developments, as well as determining the potential effects of industrial emissions and odour from a variety of sources. Whilst the main focus of this role is working on producing air quality assessments, there will also be an element of completing environmental surveys, sometimes involving overnight stays and the occasional weekend.

We are looking to recruit an air quality consultant into a Senior or Principal position, dependent on the level of experience. You will have a proven track record of working in air quality consultancy and be able to provide examples of your skills and previous experience which demonstrate your suitability for the position. The role will include undertaking review of the assessment work completed by the team for quality assurance purposes, as well as project management and line management responsibilities. The candidate must be committed to mentoring and supervising the work of less experienced members of the team with a view to supporting them with their development, whilst also progressing with your own continuous professional development.

Our team is spread throughout the UK with a flexible approach to location, but to undertake this role you will need to be able to work in the office at least twice a week. The NALO team are primarily based in our Leicester, Manchester, Leeds and London offices.

Key Responsibilities

- Verbal and written communication is recorded and shared with all necessary team members and filed correctly for all to access.

- Uses sense, effort and innovation to ensure that the task is completed most efficiently.

- Maintains continuous professional development.

- Is a helpful and integrated member of the team. Seeks to understand and assist with the needs of all team projects and deliverables.

- Project management including start-up meetings, communication with the team and clients, and financial control of projects from fee proposal to completion.

- Maintains a good attitude towards health and safety.

- Manages own and others time to ensure that assigned work is completed to deadlines and is of good quality.

- Follows up on work assigned even if completed by others.

- Conforms to CDOP, policies and NALO procedures (including essential tasks such as timesheet completion) and promotes compliance to others.

Qualifications & Experience

- Must be degree qualified (or equivalent) and be able to provide examples of your skills and previous experience working in air quality consultancy.

- Experience using ADMS Roads modelling software.

- Experience using AERMOD software preferred but not essential.

- Experience using GIS software preferred but not essential.

- Project Management experience.

- Line management experience preferred but not essential.

- Experience undertaking peer reviews of survey, assessment and reporting work completed by others for quality assurance purposes.

- Experience of undertaking collaborative work, including dealing directly with clients and other external organisations.

- Must have good geospatial interpretation ability in order to find and identify precise locations on surveys.

- Must be willing to work flexibly to tight timescales.

- Able to use technical equipment in the field with minimum supervision.

- A full manual UK driving license is essential.

- Follows relevant policies and procedures.