Overview
Are you an experienced ecologist ready to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a leadership role while staying hands-on with technical work? Tetra Tech is looking for a Midlands Team Leader to manage, inspire and grow our team of ecologists in the region and deliver an increasing market share of interesting projects.
The Role
As the Midlands Team Lead, you will be at the forefront of our ecology team in the region and contribute to driving success for Tetra Tech’s UK nature team. This role requires a balance of leadership, business development, and technical excellence. You will lead by example, guiding your team to deliver high-quality ecological services while fostering new opportunities and maintaining strong client relationships.
Your primary focus will be to positively lead, manage, and grow the ecology team, providing mentorship and support to staff in their professional development. You will oversee the delivery of a programme of works including complex ecological projects, ensuring technical quality and timely completion objectives are met, whilst maintaining positive engagement with clients and feedback of information to your team. You will thrive in a fast-paced, high-quality environment and balance multiple responsibilities that come with a leading role.
We provide training to support project management and encourage you to lead projects aligned with your technical skillset. You will provide feedback to colleagues on project deliverables, bids, and proposals, and collaborate with colleagues across the wider business on multi-disciplinary opportunities and projects.
You will represent the Midlands region and contribute to the nature team’s business development activities in line with our strategy, including leading and coordinating technical elements of bids, tenders, and framework opportunities. You will work closely with professional project managers and the bid support team. You will leverage your professional network to add value to bids, opportunities and projects, and enjoy developing relationships with clients and colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
* Team Development: Mentor and inspire the team, communicate effectively with colleagues and third parties, foster collaboration and professional growth. Manage line management responsibilities including timesheet sign-off, pastoral care and duty of care where appropriate for the technical specialism.
* Client Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and new clients, positioning us as a trusted partner for nature-related needs.
* Project Leadership: Take an active role in projects, providing expert ecological input from initial consultation through to delivery, and support more junior project managers in the Region with troubleshooting.
* Technical Expertise: Provide high-level technical guidance to ensure projects meet regulatory and environmental compliance. Supervise and review the development of standard technical solutions and verify outputs meet quality standards. Lead development of technical excellence and share knowledge across the national Ecology team. Experience of Ecological Impact Assessments and writing EIA reports and Habitat Regulations Assessments. Contribute to planning committees, inquiries and Expert Witness evidence.
* Business Growth: Contribute to the strategic development of the Nature department and wider Tetra Tech business. Be involved in business development, understand market conditions, opportunities and competition, and identify and deliver opportunities with new and existing clients.
Requirements
* An appropriate academic qualification in a related discipline
* Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
* Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist
* Demonstrable industry experience and capability to fulfil the role described
* Hold a full driving licence
Flexible Working
We operate fully flexible, hybrid working which allows our environmental specialists to choose where, how and when they work as long as our clients receive high-quality service. The role may require time at an office or other space to suit those involved. We discuss flexible working, including reduced or compressed hours and flexible start or finish times. If timing isn’t right, we can consider deferring the start date for the right candidate.
About The Team
* Over 90 permanent ecologists across 14 offices
* Time away from home minimised
* IT systems enable remote and flexible working
* Cars or car allowances for all team members
* Toil system to manage time alongside seasonal demands
* Career frameworks that provide clarity on progression
* Internal and external training and mentoring from in-house experts
* Bat handling licence incentivisation scheme
* Financial bonus for achieving Chartered Environmentalist/Ecologist status through CIEEM
* Collaboration with Planners, Archaeologists, Landscape Architects, Masterplanners and Engineers
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations. We are Leading with Science to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients. For more information, visit www.tetratecheurope.com/careers. To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter on the Careers portion of our website at Tetra Tech Europe Careers – Jobs (selectminds.com).
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity / shared parental leave.
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