Graduate Consultant - Flood Risk

TETRA TECH; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy in Leeds is seeking a Graduate Consultant to join their flood risk and drainage teams. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and possess strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include assisting in flood risk solution design and collaborating with clients. This role offers comprehensive support for professional development and opportunities to contribute to climate resilience efforts.

Benefits

Mentoring and Chartership support

Bonuses

Qualifications

• Interest in pursuing a career in flood risk management.
• Interest in hydraulic modelling and catchment hydrology.
• Passion for helping to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Responsibilities

• Assist in flood risk and drainage teams.
• Work on flood risk solution design and hydraulic modelling.
• Support private sector clients in managing flood risk.

Skills

Enthusiastic professional

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Commitment to health and safety practices

Team player

Ability to work independently

Education

Degree level or equivalent (minimum 2:1) in relevant field

Job description

Overview

Tetra Tech is a leading technical, engineering, and environmental consultancy. We provide data-driven, market-leading water, environment, infrastructure, energy, and international development solutions to clients in the UK and Europe. We deliver locally and we’re backed globally, with more than 6,000 employees and 50+ offices. Our collaborative environment supports individuals to perform, innovate, and grow.

In a graduate role you will work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day one, with support to grow in your chosen discipline and training to develop core professional skills. Our early careers programme offers mentoring, Chartership support, bonuses, and more.

Role

Role Title: Graduate Consultant - Flood Risk
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Leeds and Manchester

Job Description

We require an individual of high calibre to assist in the flood risk and drainage teams at Tetra Tech across a range of activities including flood risk solution design, hydraulic modelling, hydrology assessment, drainage design, and SUDs. We work with a diverse range of clients on challenging infrastructure projects for private and public sector clients.

Projects typically include Flood Risk Assessments for planning supporting developments from 10 homes up to 5,000, local authority flood risk schemes from inception to hydraulic modelling and design of options, and supporting private sector clients in managing flood risk on their sites. Project sizes range from £1m to £100m across defence, transport, local government, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial, and residential sectors. You will work independently and proactively on technical aspects from a project’s inception to delivery and close-out, with support from senior colleagues.

We provide internal project management training and a structured learning and development platform including mentoring, coaching, CPD, and training to help our staff deliver excellence to clients. Travel UK-wide and occasional work outside normal office hours should be expected.

Qualifications / Skills

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate some or all of the following:

• Be educated to a degree level or equivalent (minimum 2:1) in a relevant field and eligible for CEng MICE or chartered with CIWEM.
• Be an enthusiastic professional who likes a challenge (essential).
• Desire to work in a busy and growing team and to progress your career (essential).
• Interest in pursuing a career in flood risk management.
• Interest in hydraulic modelling and catchment hydrology for rivers, coast, and surface water.
• Passion for helping to reduce the impacts of climate change.
• Interest in natural flood risk management solutions and environmental enhancement.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently, collaborative mindset, and a track record of delivering work on time.
• Commitment to health and safety practices within the workplace and in design.
• Team player with enthusiasm, flexibility, and versatility.
• Hold a full UK Driving License (desirable).
• Security Clearance to minimum SC level preferable (or be suitable and willing to apply for clearance; essential).

Application Details

Application Closing Date: 31 October 2025
Assessment Centre: February 2026

Work Approach

We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. This often requires colleagues to be together in offices or on site to ensure the best outcomes. When possible, we also support flexibility around how, when, and where you work. There is no one-size-fits-all approach; teams manage their own ways of working, focusing on outputs rather than inputs. Meeting colleagues and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, appraisals, and development.

Diversity & Inclusion

We strive to make everybody feel welcome at Tetra Tech. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition, or any other need, we are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process. 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, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

Find out more at: https://www.tetratecheurope.com/careers/early-careers/