We operate a highly successful groundwater business which operates within our geo-environmental team of c. 100 professionals. We operate nationally across the UK and Ireland and manage several high-profile groundwater frameworks with water utility companies and contracts including the GeoEnergy NI – Geothermal Demonstrator, Northern Irish Private Water Supply Framework, Northern Ireland Water Consultancy Framework and Environment Agency National Borehole Decommissioning Project.
Due to our recent success in securing several long-term hydrogeological and groundwater resource evaluation and implementation projects we have a unique opportunity for an ambitious hydrogeologist to join us and support the management of several Key Client Accounts. The successful candidate will be joining us at an exciting time in our growth and development as a business. This is a consultant or senior position at either Consultant or Senior Hydrogeologist grade (depending on your experience) with a focus on the technical delivery, management, growth and development of our groundwater services
.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, confident and self-motivated, with strong technical and commercial skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position would suit those with an already successful career in groundwater consultancy, specifically in the area of groundwater resource development. Within this role will be given the opportunity to further develop your project management and leadership skills in a fast growing and dynamic consultancy environmen
t.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in providing professional advice in respect of the feasibility, investigation, testing, procurement and implementation of new private and public supplies. Our preferred candidate would have proven experience as a groundwater professional ideally with groundwater resource exploitation experience in the UK and Ireland. They are expected to have a sound technical understanding of the UK and Northern Irish groundwater abstraction regulatory and licensing regime and be able to demonstrate experience in tendering and managing projects of at least £100k+ val
ue.
You will be based out of either our Birmingham, Bristol or Cardiff offices, but will have the opportunity to work on hydrogeological projects across Great Britain and Ireland, as well as internationally. Other Tetra Tech office locations are available for experienced candida
tes.You will need to have a flexible approach to time management and be willing to travel from you home for short peri
ods.
Key duties and responsibilities of the r
* ole: Complete initial Desk Studies to inform proposed groundwater abstraction location, to assess the required water demand, identify potential well sites and assess their potential for yield, hydraulic efficiency and water qua
* lity;Coordinate and supervise Field Reconnaissance to fill informational gaps identified in the Desk S
* tudy;Carry out audits of existing wells, or alternatively, specify and supervise the drilling of trial wel
* l(s);Specify and supervise pumping tests to verify yield and hydraulic efficiency of trial well(s) and completed production well(s), and preparation of subsequent pumping test re
* port;Specify and supervise sampling and testing (microbial and chemical) to verify water quality from trial well(s) and completed production well(s), and preparation of subsequent water quality re
* port;Specify, coordinate and supervise activities to assess the potential environmental impact of the proposed groundwater abstraction, and assist in the preparation of abstraction licence applica
* tion;Selection of the appropriate trial well(s) for development into full production well(s), or alternatively, specify the precise location for drilling of new production
* well;Act as the day-to-day client inter
* face.Conduct site visits for technical assessment and problem-solving based on current UK guidance and best prac
* tice.Management and technical delivery of Hydrogeological Risk Assessments and Desk Top Stu
* dies.Site supervision of small to large scale site investigation works, including costing, procuring of work from sub-contractors, soil and rock logging and sampling, scheduling of chemical / environmental and geotechnical analysis, ground gas and groundwater monito
* ring.Logging of soils and rocks to British Standard - BS5930, and Euroc
* ode7.Preparation and review of health and safety documentation including risk assessments and method statem
* ents.Preparation of factual and interpretative desk studies and site investigation reports including production of conceptual site models and quantitative controlled waters risks assessm
* ents.Undertake and support the design, implementation and interpretation of site investigation
* data.Undertake role of employer’s representative / Supervisor on site investigation proj
* ects.Checking and review of junior members of staff and support senior staff to ensure delivery of proj
* ects.Mentoring of junior staff, providing technical guidance and constructive support to aid their development in areas of site investigation, assessment and report wri
* ting.Liaison with clients, local and wider geo-environmental team members and other disciplines on key proj
* ects.Input into tenders and preparation of fee propo
sals.The successful candidate must be willing to travel, have a valid driver’s license, work independently and have strong written and verbal communication sk
ills.
Skills & Experience Req
uired:A minimum of a good honours degree in earth sciences, geology or geochemistry and a master’s degree or doctorate in hydrogeology. The ability to analyse information and to present this logically and accurately in reports or verbal presenta
* tions.Proficient at writing interpretative reports in support of abstraction licence applications for new individual private and public supplies as well as licences for new well f
* ields.Experience in designing and procuring groundwater abstraction investigations, desk based analysis of pumping test data for confined and unconfined aquifer s
* ystemsProficient in the use of Microsoft packages including Word and
* Excel.Experience of using pumping test analysis software such as Aquifer Win32, Aquitest and
* other.Excellent communication s
* kills.The ability to work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team, as well as being willing to work individ
* ually.You will need to be a team player willing to work away from your base office, with a high level of personal responsibility and adaptable and flexible approach to different project require
* ments.Full clean driving l
icence