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Graduate Geo-environmental Engineer

Where

Cardiff

Type

Permanent

Salary

Annual

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.In a graduate role you will work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day one, with support to grow in your chosen discipline as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in a professional organisation. Our early careers programme gives you the chance to connect with others across the region / business who are also starting their career, as well as mentoring, Chartership support & bonuses and more.Role Title: Graduate Geo-Environmental Engineer Start Date: September 2026 Location : CardiffJob Description: We have a new opportunity for a Graduate Geoenvironmental Engineer to be based in Cardiff and join our national geoenvironmental and ground investigation team. This is an excellent opportunity to join Tetra Tech's 90 strong national geo-environmental resource. The national team provides ground investigation, geotechnical and geo-environmental consultancy services for a broad range of private and public sector clients. Your main duties and responsibilities will be supervision of geotechnical and geo-environmental ground investigations, largely in South Wales and the South West, with some sites across the UK. Our experienced team members will offer mentoring and we will tailor your training and development accordingly to achieve your own personal goals, providing the specific support you need to reach your potential.Qualifications/Skills requirements:
  • You will have a minimum 2:1 degree in geology, engineering geology, environmental science or related subject
  • The enthusiasm and determination to learn and progress within the fields of contaminated land, site investigation, brownfield redevelopment and geotechnical engineering.
  • You will be familiar with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create, manage and analyse information.
  • Commitment to studying towards professional qualification
  • Strong analytical, written, communication and presentation skills
  • Preferable to have relevant work experience e.g. a work placement
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Full Driving Licence and ideally access to a vehicle
  • Suitability for security clearance
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: Additional Information
  • Organization: 784 TCE
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