Senior Ecologist

My client is currently looking for a Senior Ecologist to be based in their Birmingham office. They design, build, and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.

Responsibilities :

• Advise on potential ecological constraints during all aspects of projects.
• Provide guidance on best methods and practice to meet technical and project requirements.
• Attend site walkovers to inform design and future ecological deliverables required.
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and, when necessary, brief junior ecological staff.
• Input into desktop environmental assessments of proposed works.
• Complete ecological surveys to inform required mitigation.
• Source and coordinate outsourced ecological deliverables with vendors as need.
• Provide advice and guidance on addressing ecological constraints present.
• Input into fee development and bidding from an ecological perspective.
• Liaise with clients on ecological technical matters.
• Aid and support the development of junior ecologists.

Qualifications:

• An ecological or environmental degree.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Clean driving licence.

Experience:

• Ecological knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of utilities-based work.
• Hold species licence/s, in particular a licence for great crested newt would be beneficial.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment.

What they can offer:

• Competitive salary
• 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Life assurance
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.