Associate Director Of Ecology

Job Title: Associate Director of Ecology

Salary: £53,000 - £63,000

Location: Edinburgh

Penguin Recruitment are working with a brilliant multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy offering environmental and management services and expertise. They have been at the forefront of the environmental sector for over 30 years. They specialise in Transport, Energy, Construction, Utilities and Government work, so variety of projects are in abundance. Covering the UK nationally, over 18 offices, they are looking for an Associate Director of Ecology to join their Edinburgh office.

Your package includes:

• Salary of £53,000 - £63,000 dependent on experience
• Flexible and home working
• Healthcare Plan
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing through long service

This integral position is perfect for someone currently working at Associate Director of Ecology level, or an ambitious Principal Ecologist who is now ready to advance their career. Whether you are looking to develop your own knowledge or impart your years of experience to others, you will be doing so with an award-winning environmental consultancy known for doing great work.

Your main duties will include:

• Manage complex client sites, large developments, and multi-species mitigation projects.

• Leading key client meetings including design team meetings.

• Providing best practice guidance and advice to customers and handling complex communications.

• Providing dedicated mentorship to team members with the intention of enabling their own technical mastery.

What you will need to succeed:

• Authoritative in species mitigation and a mitigation license holder for at least one protected species with accomplished experience in mitigation for several further protected species.
• A Survey license holder for at least one species with an authoritative level of experience in site surveys.
• Experienced in developing the skills and knowledge of others by providing focused mentorship in relation to your specialist area or providing ongoing support dedicated to the progression of another team member.
• Exemplary with writing reports and highly efficient in the quality checking of sensitive, site-critical documentation.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft packages and a champion of technological advancement, using systems and processes to improve ways of working or client delivery.

If you are interested in this or other roles in ecological consultancy, please contact Lloyd Key via (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.

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This is a permanent role.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.