Are you looking for a team leader role where you will be encouraged to build on recent successes and be supported in the ongoing growth of the current team?
We are exclusively recruiting for a leading international multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy, who provide sustainable solutions to meet the planning, engineering design and project delivery needs of the property, infrastructure, energy, and environmental markets.
They are currently recruiting for an Associate Director to head their Ecology team in Bristol.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to work within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team on a wide range of high-profile UK projects that include strategic residential and mixed-use development sites and infrastructure projects.
Get involved in the early engagement at the due diligence or feasibility stage, with a focus on pre-planning protected species surveys, assessments and mitigation design through to post planning works, with a requirement to meet the needs of local clients and to support colleagues in other disciplines a key aspect to the role will include regular co-operation and inter-office working.
Candidates for the role will be degree qualified ecologists with a demonstrable track record in consultancy.
Ideally You Should
* Have at least 15* years’ commercial consultancy experience and have Full Membership of CIEEM and/or Chartered Ecologist status.
* Have experience of people and project management.
* Ability to lead and develop a local team and interface with the national team.
* Understand the Southwest market and opportunities for growth.
* Have a working knowledge of ecological legislation and the planning process in the UK.
* Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of ecological taxa, survey methods/ assessment types (including a working knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain and Ecological Impact Assessment) and protected species licencing.
* Demonstrable knowledge of the EIA and HRA process.
* Ideally Public Inquiry expert witness skills and experience.
* Experience in directing large scale survey programmes, digital data collection, and validation.
* Ideally have experience in both linear infrastructure and property development projects.
* General working knowledge of health and safety requirements, with specific reference to those associated with rail infrastructure work.
* Experience in a variety of planning mechanisms, including the Transport Works Order Act, Development Consent Orders, and the Town & Country Planning Acts.
* Be able to work autonomously with excellent communication (including technical report writing) skills and an ability to prepare fee proposals/tenders.
* Be able to provide pragmatic, commercially aware ecological advice to our portfolio of major clients
* Hold a full UK driving licence.
You will be offered a competitive salary, a comprehensive range of both ‘voluntary’ and ‘anytime’ benefits’ to match your lifestyle choice and a friendly working environment with a strong team spirit and a good variety of project work.
Interested? Apply now below.
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