Job Description
Principal Environmental Consultant
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? 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, resource management, energy, and international development.
Our team (NALO Noise, Air Quality, Lighting and Odour) of multidisciplinary environmental consultants survey, assess and advise on specific situations, including acting as expert witness at hearings and inquiries. We typically undertake surveys then use innovative computer-based modelling techniques to predict noise, air quality, wind, odour or lighting levels and assess acoustic performance. Our clients include UK MoD, Sainsburys, Amazon (projects in UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland & Egypt), together with a variety of local authorities and transportation, retail, house and commercial building developer clients.
Our services include:
Environmental noise and vibration, including assessment and developing mitigation measures for buildings, highways, mining and blasting and complex scenarios
Building acoustics
Occupational noise and hygiene
Air quality & microclimate
Environmental lighting and 'right of light'
Odour
This role will some involve overnight stays and the occasional weekend/evening work.
Key Responsibilities:
Manages own and others time to ensure that assigned work is completed to deadlines and is of good quality
Organising and reviewing monitoring plans
Organising team members pool cars, equipment and site access
Team management when deputising for the Team Leader
Project management, including managing project finances, invoicing, project costing, procurement of equipment
Fee proposals and tender writing for NALO monitoring projects
Liaising with site contacts in real-time as monitoring limit exceedances occur
Compiling results based technical monitoring reports
Preparing technicians for surveys and providing guidance to surveyors undertaking site visits
Troubleshooting noise and air quality equipment issues
Following up on work assigned even if completed by others
Verbal and written communication is professional, recorded and shared with all necessary team members and filed correctly for all to access
Health and safety awareness
Conform to CDOP, policies and NALO procedures (including essential tasks such as timesheet completion) and promote compliance to others
Qualifications & Experience
* Ideally degree qualified, or equivalent
* Noise/acoustics or air quality experience beneficial but not essential
* Due to noise, light, odour, and vibration monitoring the candidate must have good physical health, good hearing and olfactory acuity (sense of smell).Good geospatial interpretation ability in order to find and identify precise locations
* Good Geospatial interpretation ability in order to identify precise locations
* Must be willing to work flexibly to tight timescales
* Able to use technical equipment on the field with minimum supervision
* A full, valid UK driving license is essential
* Follow relevant policies and procedures
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.
At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits. Learn more by visiting www.tetratecheurope.com/careers
For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the careers section of our website.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from 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.
We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours.We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.
Our culture at Tetra Tech encourages and embraces the differences that make each of us unique - we are hiring you for you, so be yourself!
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