What are the responsibilities and job description for the Apprentice Project Manager position at Tetra Tech Careers?
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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.
In an apprentice 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 & bonuses and more.
Role Title: Apprentice Project Manager
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Edinburgh
Joining the existing Project and Cost Management team, you will support Senior Project Managers in managing projects, working closely with high profile clients, stakeholders, and all UK Tetra Tech disciplines to develop and deliver successful projects to our clients. You will be supported working towards managing your own projects whilst studying for a degree in project Management.
This position will include day release to complete a fully funded professionally accredited BSc (Hons) Project Management with a local university.
This position offers an exciting opportunity where you can gain invaluable 'hands' on experience and gain a degree.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assisting in delivering projects to the value of £250m across both Public and Private sectors
- Assisting in preparing tender and contract documents
- Ensuring internal governance is adhered to
- Assisting in the management and delivery of construction projects
- Assisting in the development of works and resource management
- Facilitating project progress meetings with the project team
- Implementing change control management
- Supporting senior staff in delivering business objectives
Qualifications/Skills:
- Compliance with the university’s minimum points requirement - 120 UCAS points
- 5 GCSE's including English Language and Maths, minimum grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent
- A keen interest in developing your Project Management skills
- MS Office skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-Motivated
- Desirable - Full, clean UK driving license and ideally access to a vehicle
- Suitability for Security Clearance
Application Closing Date: 15 February 2026
Assessment Centre to be held: April 2026
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.