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ECOLOGY Technical Director (South), Southampton
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
7
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
Are you an Associate / Technical Director looking to further your career in a large, well-respected consultancy without the glass ceiling? Or looking to work on a greater diversity of projects where you can continue to develop your technical expertise whilst mentoring and supporting colleagues?
About Tetra Tech:
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.
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 designers, project managers, engineers, surveyors, town planners, environmental specialists and business service professionals to maintain our reputation as a market leader.
We don’t want Tetra Tech to be just your next role, we want it to be a step-change in your career and ultimately a move that you are proud to have made.
Role Outline:
This is an exciting opportunity to develop a technical area within Tetra Tech’s UK-based Ecology team whilst collaborating and being supported by technical experts from across the business. The Technical Director will lead a technical specialism to achieve commercial objectives and provide exceptional levels of service to our clients. They will use their skills and experience to lead and contribute to strategic plans for growth, focusing on client relationships, collaboration and staff development.
The key features for this role include being an expert in a specific technical area with the ability to generate opportunities and tender documents, with project management experience (from enquiry to completion), and the confidence to develop client relationships.
The Technical Director will:
1. Meet the requirements of the capable, and preferably accomplished, competencies in line with the CIEEM Competency Framework guide.
2. Lead the development of technical excellence and solutions based on relevant best practice and research.
3. Supervise and review the development of standard technical solutions.
4. Contribute to the development of a strategy to develop opportunities for the technical area.
5. Manage projects including scope, cost/revenue budgets, third party deliverables and change control.
6. Negotiate and discuss fees and Terms and Conditions as appropriate.
7. Have demonstrable experience of fulfilling task timescales and achieving deadlines.
8. Complete Tetra Tech’s Project Management training to Level 2.
9. Have line management responsibility including timesheet signoff and pastoral care.
10. Lead the mentoring and development of staff.
11. Be involved with business development activity.
12. Be a Chartered member of an appropriate professional body and have 10 years equivalent experience.
13. Hold a full driving licence.
Flexible Working:
We operate fully flexible, hybrid working which allows our Environmental specialists to choose where, how and when they work. The role will require working closely with the Ecology leadership team, mentoring and managing other consultants and developing relationships with clients and colleagues.
We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced or compressed hours and flexible start or finish times.
About the Team:
• Multi-award winning Ecology team; recently winning CIEEM Large Consultancy of the Year.
• Over 95 permanent ecologists across 13 offices working as one cohesive team.
• IT systems allow seamless remote and flexible working.
• Cars or car allowances to every member of the team regardless of grade.
• Established TOIL system to allow time management to suit specific personal needs.
• Career frameworks provide clarity on how to progress.
• Extensive internal and external training and mentoring.
At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.
Tetra Tech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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