Your newpany
My client is a consultancy focussing on sustainable development, climate change risk, energy & carbon management/reduction, natural capital, ESG and the like. They have genuine values which feed into the work that they do and embodies their aim to create climate resilience.
Your new role
You'll primarily be managing a team to deliver and/or working on strategic masterplans, conducting ecological and UKHab surveys that feed into wider Biodiversity Net-Gain and Natural Capital projects, whilst primarily project managing. Otherwise, they work on planning projects for the residential, education, aodation and health sectors. They do not work on infrastructure; rail, road projects.
The role will involve working with a range of stakeholders, including developers, architects, and local authorities, as well as more junior ecologists to deliver works.
You'll be working with some very well-recognised individuals in the industry who are working at a high level in things such as IEMA steering groups, Natural England advisory boards, writing codes of conduct in relation to carbon calculations and other research-based work.
1. Lead and deliver high-impact ecology and biodiversity projects
2. Provide technical QA reviews for reports including PEAs, BNG assessments, BREEAM Ecology Credit Assessments and protected species reports.
3. Produceplex EcIAs, HRAs or other non-typical assessments and reports.
4. Lead/organise simple to mediumplexity field surveys, including UKHab / PEA and bat surveys.
5. Manage biodiversity net gain projects.
6. Manageplex projects from inception topletion.
7. Collaboration on large-scale projects from inception topletion
8. Manage ecological assessments (PEAs, BNG Assessments, BREEAM ecology reports)
9. Lead and support the ecology team
10. Develop clients, building strong relationships
11. Conduct business development and be present at industry events
What you'll need to succeed
12. BSc and/or MSc in a relevant degree
13. Protected species licence holder
14. Full CIEEM membership and working toward chartership
15. Excellent report writing skills and QA experience.
16. Strong GIS skills; QGIS & COREO.
17. Excellent working knowledge of the UKHab and BNG metrics / guidelines.
18. Able to produce a BREEAM Ecology Credit Report forplex sites.
19. Strong botanical skills and ideally FISC 4 qualified or higher.
20. Excellentmunication and interpersonal skills.
21. Always stay up to date with evolving legislation and methods.
What you'll get in return
22. Enhanced pension contributions.
23. Support towards professional memberships and licences.
24. Cycle to work scheme.
25. Hybrid working with the possibility of working abroad part of the year.
26. Employee perk scheme (health and well-being based).
27. Two volunteer days per year
28. Enhanced family policies.
29. Training in your discipline as well as others (both formal and relaxed).
30. 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, with offices closed over the Christmas period.