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Tessa, Graduate Consultant
Tessa is a marine ecologist focussed on benthic ecology. She's based in Woking. We interviewed Tessa 9 months after she joined the team.
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Shona, Senior Consultant
Shona has worked on offshore Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for high-profile local and international projects at the forefront of the offshore wind sector. Shona recently took the opportunity to transfer to New Zealand - read a new interview with her below.
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Nicola Simpson, Technical Director
Chepstow-based Nicola leads our MC&E team. She talks about her career path and her passion for supporting the next generation of marine consultants.
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Tessa, Principal Advisor
Tessa is our marine mammal lead and has been with our team for more than 20 years. She is based in Scotland. She talks about what she finds rewarding about her role and how we continue to grow our technical strengths.
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Kevin, Associate Director
Kevin wanted to use the technical knowledge from his PhD in a practical way. In this video, he talks about some of the industry sectors he's worked in with Tetra Tech RPS Energy. Kevin joined us as a graduate and now leads our marine ecology team. He is based in Chepstow.
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Adam, Senior Consultant
Adam joined Tetra Tech RPS Energy looking to fully develop his marine ecology skills and to help bring about a more sustainable future. He is based in Chepstow. He joined us as a graduate and is now a Senior Consultant.
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Spotlight on: Marine Consenting & Environment jobs
Whether you’re starting your career or looking for a next step, working with us is a chance to supercharge your career while making a difference.
Tetra Tech RPS Energy’s established Marine Consenting & Environment (MC&E) team work on major offshore projects across renewables, energy, ports and infrastructure. They’re multi-disciplinary and based in key UK locations.
MC&E is currently hiring – explore this page to find out more about us. Suitably qualified applicants from around the world are welcome to apply for our roles, which you can find here:
Expressions of interest
If you haven't found a current opportunity to apply for, you can also register your interest in working with our MC&E team. We'll notify you of any new relevant vacancies as they arise.
Why join us?
You’ll find a committed team around you. Our people are passionate about protecting the marine environment and supporting each other to achieve career goals. Here are some of the things they love about working in MC&E.
Work, culture and opportunities
We pride ourselves on our supportive culture and career progression opportunities. Meet some of the team, talking about their experience with us in the playlist below.
All of the people featured are continuing to grow their careers with Tetra Tech RPS Energy, so some of their job titles and roles may have changed since these videos were made in 2022. If you are invited for interview with our team, be sure to ask us about our Career Framework, outlining career paths and the capabilities that underpin each step.
MC&E specialisms
We have a broad range of specialisms. This gives us a strong position in our industry and the capability to deliver for our clients, since in-house advice is only ever a phone call away. The list below shows some of our MC&E consultants’ expertise.
You’ll also have access to international teams from across RPS, including ornithologists, metocean, and UXO specialists to name a few, as well as local knowledge of regions where we work.
Water quality and Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Benthic ecology
Fish and shellfish ecology
Marine mammals
Marine archaeology
Commercial fisheries
Other human topics including Other Sea Users, Major Accidents and Disasters
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA)
Marine consenting
Marine consent compliance
Marine management plans
Marine Biodiversity Net Gain
Blue Carbon
What sectors do we work in?
Offshore wind
Wave and tidal
Interconnectors
Ports and harbours
Carbon capture and storage
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Green hydrogen
Other coastal development
What kinds of projects could you work on?
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Ossian Offshore Wind Project, part of the ScotWind leasing round
We have been chosen to carry out Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) on this proposed new floating offshore wind project, with a potential capacity of 3.6 GW, by our client, SSE Renewables-Marubeni-CIP.
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Morven Offshore Wind Farm, part of the ScotWind leasing round
Our team was selected to complete environmental assessment and provide consenting support for the bp and EnBW Morven project. The proposed wind farm has a potential generating capacity of 2.9 GW.
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Bowdun and Ayre, part of the ScotWind leasing round
Thistle Wind Partners is developing two new offshore wind farms as part of the ScotWind programme - one for floating offshore wind and one for fixed foundation.
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Oriel Offshore Wind Farm
This project, located in the Irish Sea, could lead to Ireland's second operational offshore wind farm.
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Firefly (Bandibuli) project in South Korea for Equinor
Our team has supported our international colleagues on the ESIA (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) for Firefly.
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Star of the South
We're also supporting our international teams for Australia's first offshore wind project.
Where could you be based?
These are some of the places our team are located. We're also open to having conversations about flexible working.
Note: photos are representative and do not show actual office locations.
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Chepstow
A historic port town that's the gateway to Wales and the beautiful Wye Valley.
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Edinburgh
Scottish capital Edinburgh is a dynamic cultural centre and the home of the famous Edinburgh festival. It's also the hub of the offshore wind industry in Scotland.
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Aberdeen
The centre of the Oil and Gas industry in the North Sea.
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London
A convenient central location, in easy reach of Euston-St Pancras Station and other transport links, as well as numerous parks, restaurants and museums.
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Woking
This is the place where H. G. Wells wrote 'The War of the Worlds' in the late 1890s. It's also our central base, with good transport links to London and major airports.
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Flexible working
We know this means different things to different people, so we're open to having meaningful conversations about this. At Tetra Tech RPS Energy, we understand the need to empower our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them, as well as the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. Agile offices and hybrid working are offered as standard.
Who could you be working with?
What is it like to work with us? Find out from these interviews with some of our people, who also talk about their own careers in marine consenting.
Careers spotlight: new interviews
If you have a particular career interest - whether it's finding out more about the job of consultant or getting into renewable energy - read these interviews with members of our team to learn more.
Search our current jobs
If you are interested in joining a fast-growing team working on major offshore projects, we hope you'll consider joining us. To view our current roles, click below.