Overview
To be considered for this role, please read the job description carefully. Submit all relevant documents as PDFs, including the application questions at the bottom of the advert.
Launch your career and find your professional home at Ramboll. Be part of a welcoming and engaging environment, where you can develop and explore your professional interests and passions, and curiosity in ways that make the most of all the opportunities ahead of you.
At Ramboll, we offer a unique work environment. Our culture is built on openness, understanding, and respect, allowing you to shape your role to match your working style, aspirations, and personal life. Our Nordic heritage drives our commitment to improving conditions for people and nature through our projects. As a foundation-owned multinational company, the profit we make is reinvested into the company. This ensures the continued development of employees or is used to fund research, charity, and humanitarian projects. Our commitment to be 'The Partner for Sustainable Change' ensures your work makes a meaningful impact on people, communities, and the environment.
About the Opportunity
We invite you to bring your strong desire to make meaningful, positive change and your passion for nature conservation into play in our Ecosystems Solutions Service Line. Depending on the role, you would undertake ecological surveys and produce high quality reports including habitat and species surveys, support the delivery of a range of biodiversity project work, alongside our Ecology and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) specialists or support the delivery of a range of project work with a broad environmental and sustainability remit founded in biology and ecosystems knowledge. You would also support with Corporate Biodiversity strategy and alignment with legal and voluntary requirements.
To succeed in this role, you must be willing to develop your ecological or conservation skills to assist in more complex work or to develop skills as part of our team delivering environmental net gain, biodiversity and natural capital, and nature-based solutions. You would ideally be a Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management or be eligible to qualify for membership at the appropriate grade.
Key tasks and responsibilities
* Undertake metric based biodiversity assessments to support Biodiversity Net Gain
* Supporting the Global Biodiversity team with Science Based Targets for Nature (SBTN) and Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) deliverables
* Support the team with Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) assessments
Deliverables
The key deliverables for this role over the first 12-24 Months will be:
* Biodiversity Net Gain assessment
* Input into biodiversity centred development designs
* Assist the team with SBTN, TNFD and CSRD reporting
Your skills and experience
For this role, we believe your starting point is:
* A Bachelors or Masters degree in one of the following: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Biology, Conservation Biology, Marine Biology, Aquatic Ecology, Ecosystem Services, Natural Capital or Ecological Economics
* Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management or be eligible to qualify for membership at the appropriate grade
* Have experience with IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
* Be numerically competent
* Possess excellent English communication skills, both oral and written
* Have excellent report writing skills
We don’t expect you to know everything, but that you show curiosity, take responsibility, and want to deliver high-quality work. Ramboll strives to deliver excellent cross-functional solutions in a professional and well-coordinated manner to our clients. Therefore, we believe you have good communication and collaboration skills.
Benefits you will enjoy
* Hybrid & Flexible Working
* 27 days holiday per year + 8 days bank holiday
* Professional subscription + support on becoming chartered
* Private Medical Insurance
* A great list of flexible benefits you can choose from including discounted taste card subscription, cycle to work scheme, gym flex and many more!
Selection Process
We aim to have applications shortlisted by the beginning of March and we will invite successful candidates to an assessment centre at the beginning of April in our Birmingham office.
How to apply
Apply online. Attach your CV and Cover Letter as PDFs. In a separate PDF document, please address the following questions:
* What are the main environmental challenges where you live, why they are important to you, and how you would help solve them? (max. 500 words)
* What are your top 3 location preferences if you were offered a role with Ramboll? We are aiming to recruit into our Edinburgh, London, Exeter or Southampton offices but it would be helpful to know other locations that you could consider in addition to this.
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Based on the volume of applications received we reserve the right to close applications early.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Deadline for applications:19th February 2025
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. As a company, Ramboll recognises the importance of having a good work/life balance, both in terms of individual well-being and its positive impact with respect to the engagement and retention of our employees. We aim to support all employees to achieve a work/life balance which enables them to work in a supported manner while having the time to achieve personal aspects of their life outside of work. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us at job.advert.accessibility@ramboll.com with such requests.
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