Each project represents new and inspiring challenges including reacquainting myself with updated legislation and the appropriate application for each site scenario managing historical and emerging contaminants and assisting with reporting of contamination to the regulator. I’ve already worked on some interesting projects during my time with Tetra Tech Coffey. Tell us about some of the projects you’ve worked on at Tetra Tech Coffey that have been the most inspirational to you. We are a leader in contaminated site assessment and remediation and offered me the opportunity to look at things under a magnifying glass on many different levels. I knew by joining Tetra Tech Coffey I could tap into this knowledge and learn more than at any other consulting firm. They consistently gave outside the box ideas for the constructing remediation systems that I worked on, making them more efficient and cost effective. That’s where I learned about groundwater remediation systems on service station sites impacted by hydrocarbons. The company I worked for was contracted to Tetra Tech Coffey on several projects. I was keen to grow professionally by getting back into the nitty-gritty of consulting. Tetra Tech Coffey offered me the challenge of returning to consulting after an extended period working in remediation contracting. It was natural for me to pursue a career in environmental science. I was always interested and active in the outdoors-from looking at things under a magnifying glass as a kid to searching for birds in the bush as an adult (which I still do!). My prerequisite was a career that would enable me to work outdoors and use my brain. What inspired you to get into your field of study?

With a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Newcastle, Shaun is excited about the opportunity Tetra Tech Coffey gave him to develop professionally after a hiatus from consulting.

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