Consultant Geothermal Engineer

Tetra Tech; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Hydrogeologist or Geothermal Consultant to address groundwater and geothermal challenges. This role emphasizes tackling climate change, working on diverse projects across the UK and internationally. The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree, good communication skills, and experience in geothermal investigations. The company promotes a flexible working environment and is committed to equality and diversity.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Focus on equality and diversity

Exposure to international projects

Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree in geology, engineering geology, hydrogeology, or geothermal energy.
• Working towards Chartership with a relevant body.
• Experience with exploratory drilling and geothermal investigations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support geothermal specialists and hydrogeologists on various projects.
• Prepare groundwater abstraction feasibility and resource evaluation reports.
• Conduct numerical modelling to support geothermal proposals.
• Lead on smaller projects and capture project meeting minutes.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Interpretation of geological data

Health, safety, and environmental management

Education

Master’s degree in geology or related field

PhD (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Word

Job description

Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. We are differentiated byLeading with Science ® to provide innovative technical solutions to our clients. We support global commercial and government clients focused on water, environment, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and international development. With 27,000 associates worldwide with 5,500 in the UK, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems, by challenging conventional thinking with our focus on equality and diversity throughout the organisation enabling a more inclusive environment to work.

Following the continued success of Tetra Tech (Europe) in securing a variety of new and interesting groundwater and geothermal projects in the defence, education and government services sectors, we have an exciting opportunity for a hydr ogeologist or geothermal Consultant to join Tetra Tech.

We are looking for a Hydrogeologist or Geothermal Consultant to join our UK team. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual who wants to make a difference, promote the use and protection of groundwater and geothermal and help us tackle one of the biggest challenges of our times. The role is intended to support our business aim of tackling climate change and decarbonise the UK and Irish heat sector. You will also have the opportunity to work on international projects. You will join an established and growing national team of geothermal and groundwater specialists and be part of Tetra Tech's500 strong national environmental and green energy business.

We carry out techno-economic groundwater resource assessments and geothermal feasibilities, geothermal resource and thermal energy evaluations, intrusive and non-intrusive geothermal investigations, testing and reservoir modelling and assessment across both shallow (<500m) and deep systems (>500m) to help inform business cases and investment opportunities.

Our team has project management experience across the design, construction and testing of exploratory and production wells, injection well drilling and testing, plant and pipework construction and commissioning.

Your Role

We have a broad range of private and public sector clients across the built environment, energy, health, education, defence and infrastructure sectors. Your main duties and responsibilities will be to support our geothermal specialists, hydrogeologists and green energy engineers with the:

• Preparation of groundwater abstraction feasibility, resource evaluation, site characterisation and assessment reports,
• Groundwater modelling to support a wide range of projects, including but not limited to groundwater quality, quantity and flow assessments.
• Preparation of geothermal and ground source heating and cooling feasibility assessments,
• The design, procurement, supervision and management of geothermal investigations,
• The interpretation of geological, hydrogeological and thermal investigation data. The preparation of techno-economic geothermal feasibility assessments;
• Carry out closed loop geothermal design and associated modelling, with support and mentoring from our Principal Geothermal Engineer;
• Numerical modelling (heat and groundwater) in support of geothermal proposals.
• Provide advice to clients in respect of the technical and commercial aspects of geothermal systems, constraints and opportunities.
• Support the business development of the groundwater and geothermal team in Tetra Tech by inputting to our business strategy and supporting our business development opportunities.

You will also be expected to:

• Support and lead on smaller projects
• Attend and, at times, lead project meetings with project teams, capturing minutes and tracking actions
• Following our internal governance requirements
• Support Senior Managers with internal project finances
• Prepare project tools including programmes, risk registers, requests for information, assumptions and issues registers and decisions logs

As part of this role, you will be involved with and oversee the production of desk study assessments, the accurate collection of site data (including hydrogeological, geophysical and thermal response testing) and the production of detailed factual and interpretative reports which are supported by numerical modelling. You will lead on the design of geothermal systems and support the geothermal and groundwater team.

You will become a member of a busy team focused on providing clear solutions to some of our clients most complex problems. At Tetra Tech we are Leading with Science® to provide innovative technical solutions to our clients.

You will work alongside other geothermal, hydrogeological, green energy and engineering specialists and help deliver holistic solutions that meet our clients’ needs. Additionally, you will be expected to collaborate with a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams in other offices.

About You

As a minimum you will hold a master’s degree in geology, engineering geology, hydrogeology, geothermal energy or relevant discipline. Whilst not essential, it would be desirable for you to have a post graduate qualification such as a Doctorate degree (PhD). You should also be working towards Chartership with a relevant body, such as The Geological Society. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• The ability to work collaboratively with clients and teams to deliver results
• Comfortable working on an individual basis
• Good communication skills both oral and written
• Good practical knowledge of Microsoft Software, including Excel, Project and Word
• Professional and ethical in everything that you do
• Hold a UK Driving Licence
• Have experience of exploratory drilling / geothermal or hydrogeological investigations and the skills and knowledge to interpret geological, hydrogeological and thermal investigation data.
• Be able to prepare desktop study reports incorporating a wide range of data sub-surface data and be able to contribute to interpretative reports.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be fully IT literate as you will be required to write clear, concise and technically robust reports.
• Have a good understanding of health, safety and environmental management.
• Be a team player with good social, interpersonal and communication skills.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

We are very happy to discuss flexible working, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.