Senior Ecologist

Job title: Senior Ecologist

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000

Location: Manchester

Can you bring your passion and experience to work within a growing Ecology team, where you will take an active role within this leading multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy, providing sustainable solutions to the regeneration, property, transport and public sectors?

?If you are and are looking for a challenge, where you will get ownership of projects, but also have access to large multi-disciplined projects where you will work within a team and get continual training support and promotions, then this is a fantastic opportunity that you should look into!

Owing to a growing national workload they are looking to recruit a Senior Ecologist to strengthen their team and whilst predominantly based in either their Leeds, Manchester or Birmingham office, the role will include occasional co-operation, travel and inter-office working with other regional teams.

Key requirements -

• A thorough knowledge of ecological legislation and planning policy in the UK.
• Ideally have experience in both linear infrastructure and property development projects.
• Full Membership or approaching of CIEEM and/or Chartered Ecologist status.
• High level FISC grade.
• River Condition Assessment trained.
• Bat Licence Level 2 or above.
• Good BNG experience.
• Terrestrial Invertebrate or Ornithology experience.

• Excellent report writing skills for PEA reports, EcIA, Biodiversity Net Gain assessments and BREEAM 2018 Assessments.
• An understanding of the EIA process and have experience in undertaking or contributing to ES chapters would be an advantage.
• Be able to work autonomously with excellent communication (including technical report writing) skills and an ability to prepare fee proposals.
• Be able to undertake ecological surveys and desk-based studies to a high standard.
• Technical review of reports.
• Public enquiry experience or input would be of benefit.
• Have a solid understanding of conservation legislation and protected species licensing.
• Understand the EIA process and have experience in undertaking Ecological Impact Assessments.
• Be able to provide pragmatic, commercially aware ecological advice to our portfolio of major clients.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

The role offers excellent career progression opportunities within a friendly and professional team that has pride in the quality of the service it delivers to its clients.

Joining the team will give you -

• Competitive salary and benefits package with annual salary reviews.
• 26 days holiday per year, rising to 31 days with loyalty days, plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Fantastic training and development culture.
• Access to mentoring support from industry experts.
• Opportunity to play a key role in exciting and varied projects.
• Opportunity to be client facing and the chance to get involved with business development and marketing activities.
• Fast-tracked career progression for the right candidate.

If you are interested in this or other roles in ecological consultancy, please contact Lloyd Key via or call . 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.