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Graduate Consultant - Flood Risk

Manchester
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Posted 4 days ago

Overview

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 and bonuses and more. We require an individual of high calibre to assist in the flood risk and drainage teams at Tetra Tech across a range of activities such as flood risk solution design, hydraulic modelling and hydrology assessment, drainage design and SUDs. We work across a diverse range of clients delivering challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector. Our projects typically range from Flood Risk Assessments for planning supporting developments from 10 homes up to 5,000, delivering local authority flood risk schemes from their inception through to hydraulic modelling and the design of options through to supporting private sector organisations in managing flood risk challenges on their sites. Our projects vary in size from £1m to £100m schemes covering defence, transport, local government, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial and residential development. You will work independently and proactively on technical aspects from a project\''s inception, determining client briefs, to the delivery and close out of projects in accordance with best practice and supported by senior colleagues throughout. We provide internal project management training as well as a structured learning and development platform including mentoring and coaching, CPD and training to ensure our staff are the best they can be to deliver excellence to our clients. The projects are UK wide and some travel would be expected on occasion, including working outside normal office hours. 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.Be educated to degree level or equivalent (minimum grade 2:1) in a relevant field and eligible for CEng MICE or chartered with CIWEM.Be an enthusiastic professional who likes a challenge (essential)Want to work in a busy and growing team and have a desire to progress their career (essential)Want to develop a career in flood risk managementHave an interest in hydraulic modelling and catchment hydrology for rivers, coast and surface water.Be passionate about helping to reduce the impacts of climate changeHave an interest in natural flood risk management solutionsHave an interest in environmental enhancementHave good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently, a collaborative approach and a proven ability to deliver work on time.Have a commitment to encouraging good health and safety practices within the workplace and within design.Be a team player displaying enthusiasm, flexibility and versatility.Hold a full UK Driving License (desired)Security Clearance to minimum SC level preferable (or be suitable and willing to apply for clearance essential). 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.

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