Thomson Environmental Consultants
Ecological Consultant / Senior Ecological Consultant – Cardiff
Hybrid
Company Description
Our core purpose is to enable nature and business to thrive together.
Our brand mission is to be chosen by clients as their preferred specialists and regarded by people in our industry as the company to work for. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast-growing environmental consultancy in the UK.
With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes to our clients across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.
Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, hydrology, marine laboratory, habitat management, arboricultural services, geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping, environmental impact assessments.
Position
We have an exciting opportunity for an Ecologist or Senior Ecological Consultant to join our dynamic and busy terrestrial ecology team inCardiff.
All applicants must be based in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK.
We’re interested in hearing from candidates already in an Ecologist or Senior Ecologist level role.
You will be technically competent, with an in-depth knowledge of ecology, legislation and survey techniques with advanced field skills in one or more specialist areas as well as holding protected species licences.
Successful candidates will:
* Have proven, previous experience in a similar role, ideally within a commercial consultancy
* A degree or postgraduate degree in ecology or a closely related subject
* Have field skills in one or more specialist areas
* Have prior experience of project management/coordination and/or coordinating surveys. Senior Ecologists at Thomson lead and manage large, complex projects, ensuring seamless execution from start to finish.
* Have working knowledge of ecology, legislation and survey best practice.
* Be an excellent communicator with the ability to write clear, concise reports. Senior Ecologists will handle technically challenging tasks, including EPSL applications, EcIA chapters, and habitat regulation assessments.
* Have a full, clean, UK driving licence, use of a car (which can be insured for business use), and be willing and able to travel and stay away from home regularly
* Take ownership of the quality of survey work by providing leadership and direction to the field team.
* Ensure clear and effective communication by keeping project managers and team leads informed of all critical project developments.
* Have membership to the Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
* Have one or more protected species licences e.g. GCN, bat or dormouse
* At Thomson, Senior Ecological Consultants (SECs) will have line management responsibilities, overseeing and guiding a team of Ecological Consultants and Assistant Ecologists. However, some SECs may also take on roles as technical leads.
At Thomson, we offer a role full of variety and excitement. As an Ecological Consultant, you’ll be on the move, with travel and overnight stays being an essential part of the job, especially during peak season. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and love the idea of exploring different locations, this is the perfect role for you!
As with all consultancy work, strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain positive client relationships are a must. If you’re ready to bring your expertise to the next level and contribute to meaningful ecological projects, we’d love to have you on our team!
Other information
Working at Thomson
At Thomson, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our customers and our colleagues. We believe in One Thomson; we draw on and value every individual’s unique skills and experience to come together and support each other in delivering an exceptional service.
Our people are our greatest asset. We want Thomson to be a great place to work, where everyone feels supported to be the best they can be. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, ‘nothing is too much trouble’ culture. We live and breathe our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Support, Excellence) values. Your opinions matter to us; we are constantly evolving.
We promote a healthy work-life balance to ensure we have an engaged, productive and happy team. We are flexible and committed and welcome new challenges.
We recognisethe importance in training and developing our team as well as offering a competitive pay and reward package.
Involving ourselves in our local communities is important to us and we are proud of our continued achievements in fund raising for charity. We work hard but have fun too.
We are passionate about career development so we make sure we nurture talent. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external training, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration.We can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects.
You’ll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer which include:25 days annual leave,healthcare cash plan,enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, long service awards, free parking and regular local and company social events.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join Thomson.
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