We operate a highly successful groundwater business which operates within our geo-environmental team of c. 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. 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
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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. 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
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. 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
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
You will need to have a flexible approach to time management and be willing to travel from you home for short peri
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
Coordinate and supervise Field Reconnaissance to fill informational gaps identified in the Desk S
Carry out audits of existing wells, or alternatively, specify and supervise the drilling of trial wel
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
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
Management and technical delivery of Hydrogeological Risk Assessments and Desk Top Stu
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
Preparation and review of health and safety documentation including risk assessments and method statem
Preparation of factual and interpretative desk studies and site investigation reports including production of conceptual site models and quantitative controlled waters risks assessm
Undertake and support the design, implementation and interpretation of site investigation
data.Liaison with clients, local and wider geo-environmental team members and other disciplines on key proj
The successful candidate must be willing to travel, have a valid driver’s license, work independently and have strong written and verbal communication sk
A minimum of a good honours degree in earth sciences, geology or geochemistry and a master’s degree or doctorate in hydrogeology. 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
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
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