Senior Consultant Ecologist
EnviroCentre
Paid • Full Time • Permanent
www.envirocentre.co.uk
[email protected]
Reference: EC01 - 0121
Sectors:
ecology
Closing date: Not specified, apply soon!
EnviroCentre Limited has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior
Consultant Ecologist, to be based in our Glasgow office.
We are ideally looking for an individual with 4 or more years’ of proven experience within an
ecological consultancy, who can demonstrate a strong technical background.
The role will provide an opportunity for an individual to demonstrate a broad range of ecology
skills by undertaking specialist technical work, whilst working as part of a passionate,
integrated, dynamic environmental team that spans our four regions. You will have experience of
projects across a range of sectors and be able to liaise directly with stakeholders and
colleagues of other technical disciplines to achieve the best environmental outcomes for our
clients and their projects.
This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding team delivering on key regional and
national projects and to further develop a variety of skills and build a successful career
within the environmental consultancy sector.
Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
- Planning and undertaking targeted habitat and species surveys;
- Producing high quality reports including Preliminary Ecological Appraisal;
- Undertaking design of ecological mitigation and advising on its delivery;
- Managing small to medium scale projects (particularly project budgets and deadlines), and
contributing to large scale project delivery with support from the wider team;
- Liaising with ecological regulators and planning authorities;
- Liaising with clients, partner organisations and sub-consultants concerning all areas
relevant to our projects;
- Delivering technical work within your specialisms, on complex or challenging projects;
- Fee proposal preparation and tender bid sumbissions;
- Attendance to meetings, provide advice to clients and internal multi-discipline team
members.
Role Requirements:
- You will hold a relevant degree, ideally with a further education qualification (MSc in a
relevant environmental discipline is desirable but not essential);
- Full or Associate Member of CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental
Management);
- An understanding of current environmental legislation, policy trends policy trends,
standards and established ecological guidance;
- Expertise in habitat and species survey, assessment and mitigation for one or more species
group (preference for bats and other British mammals, GCN, and botanical knowledge);
- Experience in writing or contributing to HRA, EcIA and Ecology Chapters for Environmental
Statements;
- Strong report writing skills and a track record of effective project management, delivering
tasks on time and to budget
- Experience in Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) or working with site contractors to deliver
advice and mitigation on site to ensure client commitments are met;
- Confident in a client facing capacity with a knowledge of the environmental consultancy
market;;
- GIS or QGIS skills will be advantageous;
- A current CSCS card or equivalent;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- The flexibility to work unsociable hours, or away from home as required;
- A full, clean, UK driving licence; and
- Candidates keen to mentor junior staff are highly desirable.
What EnviroCentre can offer you:-
We invest in you and your success. We support our people to innovate, collaborate and achieve
their next career steps.
Become part of our highly respected team and you’ll be working alongside technical experts in a
range of environmental disciplines who take pride in the quality of service that we offer at
every stage of the project lifecycle.
In return, we offer a competitive salary, and all the benefits of working for a dynamic and
growing organisation including generous holidays, a training allowance, company pension
contributions and more.
To apply, please complete the Job Application Form, which can be downloaded from the careers
section of our website, and return this along with your CV to Gema Martinez Lara at [email protected]
You can learn much more about EnviroCentre at www.envirocentre.co.uk
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