Graduate Geospatial Surveyor

Tetra Tech; Cockermouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is offering a Graduate Geospatial Surveyor position in Cockermouth. The role involves supporting major projects, ensuring efficient delivery, and contributing to innovative solutions. Candidates should have a minimum 2:1 BSc in relevant fields and strong communication skills. This position provides the opportunity to develop professionally under the mentorship of experienced surveyors.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Professional and ethical business approach.
• Suitability for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of major projects and report on progress.
• Contribute to innovative solutions for clients.
• Develop under mentorship and work towards professional qualifications.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft applications

Self-motivated

Team player

Education

Minimum 2:1 BSc in Surveying and Mapping Sciences or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting, interesting career role where you can help make a difference for the future. 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. In the UK and Europe, Tetra Tech has more than 6,000 employees and more than 50 offices. Our unique organisational structure enables us to be nimble and respond with the agility of a small business, backed by international resources and capabilities from across the world.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do! They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader and so provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

Role

Role Title: Graduate Geospatial Surveyor
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Leeds and Cockermouth

Job Description

You will be part of the existing team being required to deliver sometimes potentially complex tasks and projects within prescribed timescales and budgetary constraints to the highest standard.

The role will also include resourcing planning, budgeting, monthly finance reporting, etc. Excellent communication skills in both a project team and client facing environment are essential.

We are looking for a keen, versatile individual who can adopt a flexible approach to their role to provide support to all teams across the office as workload dictates. An individual who is willing to go the extra mile to ensure work is delivered correctly and accurately and on time which may include working outside of normal office hours.

Key Duties

You will be supporting the delivery of major projects and a range of smaller ones requiring specialist input. You will be reporting on project progress, risks and issues and ensure that these are highlighted and followed through. You will also be contributing to the delivery of innovative solutions for clients, and ensuring that costs are managed and controlled to ensure the achievement of project profitability. Lastly you will be developing under the mentorship of senior, chartered surveyor and working towards professional qualifications. of other team members.

Qualifications/Skills requirements

• Minimum 2:1 BSc in Surveying and Mapping Sciences, geography or equivalent.
• Experience in using Microsoft applications
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Self-motivated
• Professional and ethical business approach
• Team player, able to deliver multiple projects to deadlines whilst forming effective relationships.
• Suitability for security clearance
• Full, clean UK driving license and ideally access to a vehicle

Application Closing Date

Application Closing Date: 31st October 2025

Assessment Centre to be held: February 2026

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. However, when possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work.

There is no 'one approach fits all' – each team manages their own way of working, we trust our employees and focus on outputs not inputs. Meeting up with colleague and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals and development.

Making everybody feel welcome at Tetra Tech is important to us – because everybody is welcome! We are working hard to be a business where everyone can be themselves but can celebrate who they are and what they bring to our organisation. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we'd be happy to talk to you about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

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.

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

Organization: 784 TCE