Compliance and best practice on site. While SESRO will be your primary focus, you'll also become a valued member of our national ecology and environmental team, with opportunities to contribute to other major infrastructure projects in the future. You can also join our active Ecological and Environmental Clerk of Works Communities of Practice. If not already a full/chartered member of CIEEM, we can provide mentoring. You will also benefit from technical and H&S training and paid membership of two professional institutions. Binnies is a registered Ecological (CIEEM) and Landscape Practice (Landscape Institute) and holds the IEMA (now ISEP) EIA Quality Mark. We also sponsor AECOW, reflecting our commitment to promoting site-based environmental roles.
About the Role
Our Ecological Clerk of Works ensure that construction activities are carried out in accordance with environmental legislation, permits, and mitigation strategies. You'll work closely with contractors, ecological leads, and survey co-ordinators to safeguard habitats and species, while supporting the programme of site works. Your key responsibilities will be:
1. Monitor construction activities to ensure compliance with ecological requirements and mitigation measures.
2. Provide on-site ecological advice and guidance to contractors.
3. Conduct ecological monitoring, pre-commencement surveys, and watching briefs.
4. Liaise with investigation and engineering leads on their programmes to ensure appropriate ecological supervision.
5. Maintain accurate site records and digital recording of incidental ecological constraints.
6. Deliver toolbox talks and ecological awareness training to site personnel.
7. Support the wider SESRO ecological surveys as required.
If you would like to discuss the role in advance of making a formal application, please contact our Environmental Services leader Emma Stevens through LinkedIn or at [contact details].
Essential Requirements
* Degree in an environmental-related discipline
* Membership of CIEEM and/or AECOW
* Minimum of 3 years' ecological survey experience
* Proven experience as an ecological clerk of works
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Experience in GIS and digital collection tools
* Exemplar health & safety awareness and behaviours
* Full UK driving licence
The South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO) is a landmark 150 million cubic metre reservoir near Abingdon. This project aims to secure vital water resources and enhance biodiversity through new habitat creation and deliver new leisure and recreational amenities. Learn more about SESRO here.
Binnies, in joint venture with Arup, is responsible for all design, consenting, and environmental services for SESRO. We are supporting Thames Water in securing a Development Consent Order (DCO) for this significant infrastructure project. Our Ecological Clerks of Works support ongoing investigations and are crucial as the project progresses. Candidates must be based within a commutable distance of the SESRO site near Abingdon.
This is a site-based role with some flexibility in working hours to support a healthy work-life balance.
Desirable Requirements
Ecological survey specialisms or licences are beneficial but not essential. Experience in ornithological surveys is particularly valued, given the site's importance for nesting and wintering birds.
Why join us
If you want to work in a business where you feel empowered to grow, where there is no place for criticism or discrimination, and where people are mindful and respectful, then Binnies is for you. We have a strong 'ENGAGED' culture focused on caring for our employees' wellbeing and work-life balance, supported by flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
We foster an inclusive environment where a diverse workforce can grow and develop. Our innovative approach aims to deliver sustainable, resilient water solutions, flood alleviation, and environmental services, creating lasting social and environmental legacies. Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading environmental, engineering, and technical services business founded in 1989, known for its growth and diversification.
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