Summer Placement - Offshore Wind

Woking, England, United Kingdom

12/7/2024

Kick start your career with a Summer Internship or Industry Placement in Tetra Tech RPS Energy with a flexible start date between April - July 2025. Our Marine Consenting and Environment (MC&E) team is on the look out for two students to join us for 8 – 12 weeks. We operate a hybrid working arrangement and you can be based in Chepstow, Edinburgh or Woking at least 3 days per week.

• Closing date for applications is 10th January 2025**
  
  

We are at the forefront of the industry - delivering offshore infrastructure projects in complex marine environments including offshore wind farm developments. Our experience includes 20 years working across the UK, wider Europe, Americas, Australia and Asia. You’ll become a member of a deeply experienced marine consenting and environment team who have been selected as the lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA) consultant for some of the industry’s major “firsts”. These include the world’s largest offshore wind farms at the point of being constructed: Orsted’s Hornsea One, Two and Three, and Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm SSE’s Berwick Bank.

Read more about our Marine Consenting team here: https://www.rpsgroup.com/renewables-recruitment/marine-consenting-environment-careers/?utm_campaign=Energy_Recruitment_Marine%20Consenting%20and%20Environment_UK%20EAME&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social .

A Bit About Your Role

During your 8 – 12 week placement, you will select a research project relevant to our work and asked to present this back to the business at the end of your placement. You will run this how one of our marine projects should be run, learning how to budget, cost, programme and put together terms of reference with the support of our experienced staff in the team. You will sit in on team meetings to get experience of working in consultancy, get exposure to our varied project portfolio and start to understand how a marine business works. This could be a great role for someone who has an industry placement as part of their Bachelors or Masters degree or someone who wants to gain some work experience before entering into a graduate role. By the end of your placement you should be able to make a more informed decision about your career path.

What do you need?

• On track to complete a Bachelors or Masters degrees in a relevant marine discipline
• E.g. marine geography, marine biology, marine environmental, geography, environmental consultancy, marine science, marine archaeology, international marine consultancy, marine zoology, or a strong interest/educational background in marine environment.
• Enthusiasm and curiosity to apply your skills to solve real-world problems
• Empathy and listening skills to help you truly understand our clients’ requirements
• You must have a permanent right to work in the UK
• You must be available for at least 8 weeks starting at some point from April – July 2025.
• Reminder closing date for applications is 10th January 2025**
  

Why Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech RPS Energy has been a leader in the technical consultancy and operational support in the offshore wind and oil & gas industry since 1999. In 2023 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.

Our business provides key solutions to our clients in the following sectors:

• Marine planning, environmental assessment and consents
• Offshore site investigation and survey, including geological, geophysical and geotechnical survey planning, management and client representatives provision
• Offshore and Land Seismic survey operations including project management, and technical software and Seismic data processing. Supply of technical client representatives
• Operational and Wellsite geological services and drilling support
• Technical Advisory including sub surface, reserve audits, Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and upstream assets
• Marine assurance and Quality Health Safety Security & Environment (QHSSE)
• Marine protected species observation
• Geoscience consulting including project management, geological desk studies, ground modelling, geohazard assessments
• Our own Training division and network to compile bespoke curriculum and provide multiple blended delivery options
  
  

Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in 550 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and talent of more than 25,000 employees who are working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects.

Your Impact

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Life At Tetra Tech

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
  
  

Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:

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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among our core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite applications from all interested parties.

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Our Approach

Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work. ‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace: ‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.