Graduate Project Controller

Tetra Tech; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is looking for a Graduate Project Controls Engineer in London. The role involves managing projects across water, environment, and infrastructure sectors. Candidates should have a relevant 2:1 degree and experience with Microsoft applications. This position offers the chance to work with high-profile clients and contribute significantly to project success. Apply by 31st October 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft applications is required and preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are necessary.
• Eligibility for Government Security Clearance is needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering projects valued between £5m and £100m.
• Control project budgets and costs.
• Manage project risks and schedules.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Self-motivated

Professional and ethical business approach

Team player

Education

Relevant 2:1 degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Project

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 and Start

Role Title: Graduate Project Controller
Start Date: September 2026
Location: London

Role Description

This is an exciting new opportunity for a Graduate Project Controls Engineer to join our expanding Project Controls Team, in various locations. 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, defence, energy, and international development. Joining the existing Project and Cost Management business unit, you will be involved in managing projects, working closely with high profile clients, stakeholders, and all UK Tetra Tech disciplines to develop and deliver successful projects to our clients.

Key Duties

As a Graduate Project Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering high quality services and supporting the delivery of multiple projects for many of our high-profile clients. You will manage the delivery of these projects through the full project lifecycle. Responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in delivering projects to the value of £5m - £100m across both Public and Private sectors
• Controlling project budgets and costs
• Managing project risk
• Managing project schedules
• Performance reporting and supporting information management
• Supporting the preparation of tender and contract documents
• Ensuring internal governance is adhered to
• Assisting in scope management and the delivery of construction projects
• Facilitating project progress meetings with the project team
• Implementing change control management
• Client and Stakeholder liaison
• Supporting senior staff in delivering business objectives

Qualifications/Skills required

• A relevant 2:1 degree
• Experience in using Microsoft applications (required) – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience in using Microsoft applications (preferred) – Teams, Project
• 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
• Full, clean UK driving license and ideally access to a vehicle
• Eligibility for Government Security Clearance

Application Details

Application Closing Date: 31st October 2025
Assessment Centre to be held: Early February 2026

Working Arrangements

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 colleagues and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals and development.

Inclusion and Support

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/

Additional Information

• Organization: 784 TCE