Senior/Principal Freshwater Ecologist
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With a team of 2,400 professionals in our Water and Environment group, we deliver innovative solutions for clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The Aquatics team operate across UK and Ireland, and work alongside the Jacobs UK Ecology team (180 staff). Our projects include national infrastructure developments, flood defence and restoration schemes, and major power, water, and transport initiatives. We value inclusion, diversity, and wellbeing, and we actively support professional development through mentoring, training, and global networks.
We are looking for a Senior/Principal Freshwater Ecologist to join our aquatics team. The role is an exciting opportunity to use your accumulated technical assessment and consenting expertise on some the largest and most interesting projects in the UK and Ireland.
Requirements
* 5+ years of relevant experience in freshwater/aquatic science
* Demonstrable experience working on large scale infrastructure projects and the production of DCO, EIA, WFD/CAR/EASR, HRA,
* Chartered membership of a professional body
* Ability to develop networks and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams
* Experience of identifying, bidding and supporting sales activities.
* Flexible approach to working, with occasional travel required across the UK
* Inquisitiveness and willingness to learn
* A ‘hands on’ work ethic and good self-awareness
Here’s what you’ll need
* Extensive relevant industry experience, ideally specialising in hydroecology
* Experience in Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) investigations or equivalent
* Demonstrable experience working on low flow investigations
* Ability to design ecological monitoring programmes
* Experience in analysing large environmental datasets, using statistics
* Application of Water Framework Directive standards and thresholds including classification of ecological monitoring data.
* Experience in stakeholder engagement
* Chartered membership of a professional body (or sufficient experience to obtain chartership)
* We are looking for curious individuals that bring diverse thought and a willingness to challenge the accepted. In return we will empower you to work on complex and innovative projects, consider new ways of doing things differently and add value to creative client solutions. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Communities of Practice networks, which connect us to over 600 Jacobs ecologists globally.
Benefits
* Up to 10% company contribution into their pension
* Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
* Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave
* Free employee medical cover and digital GP service
* Enhanced parental leave pay
* Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefit provided by Carrot
* Hybrid working
* Part-time roles
* Flexible working hours
As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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