Senior Geo-environmental Consultant

Tetra Tech; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking a Senior Geo-environmental Consultant based in Birmingham, UK, to lead ground risk and remediation work across energy, transport and property sectors. You will deliver desk studies, fieldwork, risk assessments and design through to construction, mentoring juniors and supporting business growth.

You will manage client relationships, budgets and deadlines, delivering clear technical outputs for regulators and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in geo-environmental consultancy and contaminated land risk assessment.
• Ability to deliver robust outputs for clients and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead geo-environmental projects from planning to delivery, managing scope, budget and schedule.
• Engage with clients, regulators and contractors to ensure clear communication and timely delivery.
• Oversee data acquisition, fieldwork oversight and supervision of sub-consultants.
• Prepare and review technical reports and remediation strategies to high standards.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to proposals and business growth.

Skills

Geology knowledge

Contaminated land assessment

Site investigation

Remediation strategy

Education

Earth/Environmental/Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Geo-environmental Consultant

Tetra Tech is looking for a Senior Geo-environmental Consultant to work in Birmingham Shape the ground risk strategy behind complex, high-value projects that influence how places are planned, designed and delivered.

Purpose and Scope of the Role

As a Senior Geo-environmental Consultant, you will play an important role within the Ground Risk and Remediation team, supporting a broad portfolio of medium and large-scale projects across renewable energy, transport, property, residential and water sectors. You will aid delivery of geo-environmental work from desk studies, fieldwork, feasibility studies and risk assessments through to planning, design and construction.

The role combines the requirement for field experience, technical diligence, project management and client engagement. You will manage projects and budgets ranging from a few thousand pounds to several hundred thousand pounds, supporting more senior staff and provide practical, risk-based assessment of contaminated land and controlled waters, remediation and ground investigation. You will be part of a collaborative, high-performing team, with the potential to mentor more junior staff.

Your Impact in this Position

In the short term, you will take ownership of live projects and be responsible for delivery, cost and quality.

In the medium term, you will help grow repeat business, broaden your exposure to major multidisciplinary work and take a stronger role in shaping technical delivery.

Over the longer term, this role offers clear progression with the opportunity to develop into a trusted technical leader expanding your influence across the business.

Core Capabilities

Technical Geo-environmental Expertise

• You will bring demonstrable experience in UK geology, contaminated land assessment, land quality assessment, site investigation, chemical testing and remediation strategy development. You will be confident providing robust technical advice and producing clear, defensible outputs for clients and regulators. Experience of engineering geology and assessment of geohazards would be advantageous.

Project Management and Delivery

• You will manage geo-environmental projects from start to finish, maintaining delivery, budgets and programme while balancing technical quality and commercial awareness. You will make sound decisions, resolve issues early and keep projects moving with minimal supervision.

Stakeholder and Client Engagement

• You will act as a credible point of contact for clients, contractors, regulators and internal colleagues, building confidence through clear communication and responsive delivery. You will support in meetings, manage expectations and help strengthen long-term client relationships.

Data Acquisition

• You will be responsible for supervision of sub-consultants and sub-contractors to ensure that data is being efficiently and accurately recorded in the field for relevant testing, assessment and interpretation.

Reporting, Review and Technical Assurance

• You will prepare and review technical reports, including contaminated land and controlled water risk assessments and remediation strategies, ensuring outputs are accurate, concise and suitable for presentation to clients and regulatory bodies. You will maintain high standards of quality and consistency across all deliverables.

Mentoring and Development

• You will support the development of junior colleagues through coaching, feedback and practical guidance, while contributing to proposals, repeat business and wider team growth. You will bring a collaborative approach that supports both capability-building and commercial success.

An interest in the capture, interpretation and presentation of digital data would be an advantage to provide synergy with our current ambition to lead on accuracy and efficiency in this field.

Qualifications and Training

You will ideally be chartered or working towards chartership with a relevant professional body, and hold experience in geo-environmental consultancy, with a strong focus on contaminated land, risk assessment and remediation. A relevant degree in a suitable earth, environmental or engineering discipline is expected.

Work Patterns and Locations

This role is based in Birmingham and follows a hybrid working model. Regular office attendance is expected to support collaboration, team development and client engagement, alongside site supervision and external meetings. Flexible working can be considered within the needs of the business and project delivery.

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Whyjoin Tetra Tech?

TetraTech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value.

We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science® to solve our clients’ most complex problems.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process in your day-to-day role.

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