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Tetra Tech Geo-environmental Team Apprentice
Tetra Tech is looking for an Apprentice to join our Geo-environmental Team, the role can be based in Bristol or Cardiff. The position will suit someone with a real interest in geology and contaminated land who enjoys a balance of office and site works and travelling.
What you'll do at work
You’ll be working both in the office and site-based activities that could include:
- Site based environmental monitoring such as water and soil sampling
- Site based support for our ground investigation projects
- Preparing information and undertaking assessments to support environmental desk study appraisals and subsequent assessments
- Environmental data entry and management, becoming familiar with industry data formats including software packages for the management of geotechnical and Geo-environmental data
- Geological appraisal
- Working individually (with supervision) or as part of a site team
- Helping prepare factual reports
Where you'll work
One Temple Quay
Temple Back East
Bristol
BS1 6DZ
What you'll learn
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
Training course
Geoscientist (integrated degree) (level 6)
Course contents
Integrate and critically evaluate information from different sources to test findings and hypotheses.
Consider, appraise and inform ground related issues to multidisciplinary teams.
Define complex geoscience related problems, a strategy to understand the problem and evaluate possible solutions. For example: resource scarcity, foundations, sustainability energy supply.
Test geological models to inform and design investigations.
Plan, conduct and present independent geoscientific projects with appropriate guidance.
Consider inconsistencies and uncertainty and gaps in data when developing geological models.
Apply geoscientific theories, paradigms, concepts and principles.
Conduct and supervise fieldwork, geoscience mapping and laboratory investigations as appropriate and in accordance with safe working practices and legal requirements.
Apply appropriate numerical, statistical, geostatistical and qualitative techniques in the evaluation of data and information.
Utilise digital technologies, instrumentation and remote sensing for the collection, analysis and modelling of data.
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Communicate relevant geoscience insights to external stakeholders using different formats and media.
Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and develop personal development goals.
Plan and organise own workload and contribute to the completion of geoscientific projects.
Collaborate with stakeholders online, remotely and in person, using appropriate techniques.
Carry out geoscientific site surveys independently across a range of environments.
Keep up to date with advances in working practices and emerging technologies and disseminate learning across the organisation.
Prepare geoscience risk assessments in accordance with associated legislation for health, safety and wellbeing.
Apply equality, diversity and inclusivity good practice to inform decision making.
Produce recommendations that align to client requirements and organisational objectives that demonstrate the application of ethical, environmental sustainability and compliance with relevant legislation.
Integrate and critically evaluate information from different sources to test findings and hypotheses.
Consider, appraise and inform ground related issues to multidisciplinary teams.
Define complex geoscience related problems, a strategy to understand the problem and evaluate possible solutions. For example: resource scarcity, foundations, sustainability energy supply.
Test geological models to inform and design investigations.
Plan, conduct and present independent geoscientific projects with appropriate guidance.
Consider inconsistencies and uncertainty and gaps in data when developing geological models.
Apply geoscientific theories, paradigms, concepts and principles.
Conduct and supervise fieldwork, geoscience mapping and laboratory investigations as appropriate and in accordance with safe working practices and legal requirements.
Apply appropriate numerical, statistical, geostatistical and qualitative techniques in the evaluation of data and information.
Utilise digital technologies, instrumentation and remote sensing for the collection, analysis and modelling of data.
Communicate relevant geoscience insights to external stakeholders using different formats and media.
Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and develop personal development goals.
Plan and organise own workload and contribute to the completion of geoscientific projects.
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Collaborate with stakeholders online, remotely and in person, using appropriate techniques.
Carry out geoscientific site surveys independently across a range of environments.
Keep up to date with advances in working practices and emerging technologies and disseminate learning across the organisation.
Prepare geoscience risk assessments in accordance with associated legislation for health, safety and wellbeing.
Apply equality, diversity and inclusivity good practice to inform decision making.
Produce recommendations that align to client requirements and organisational objectives that demonstrate the application of ethical, environmental sustainability and compliance with relevant legislation.
Training schedule
During your apprenticeship, we will provide a designated mentor to support you in your role & development and there will be opportunities to learn from the wider team which includes a range of technical experts in areas such as:
- Ground investigatio
- Logging of soils and rock
- Environmental monitoring
- Human health, controlled waters and gas risk assessmen
- Desk studies and Preliminary Risk Assessment
- Minerals appraisals
- Coal mining risk assessments
- Ground engineering appraisals
- Waste classification and material reuse
Successful completion of this course will enable you to confidently advance in this industry. You could progress your skills further by training as a chartered geologist/scientist.
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
- Geography (grade B)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
- Chemistry (grade B)
- Environmental Science (grade B)
- Geology (grade B)
- Maths (grade B)
- Physics (grade B)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful completion of this course will enable you to confidently advance in this industry. You could progress your skills further by training as a chartered geologist/scientist.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037040.
Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 19 August 2026)
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