Technical Director Of Ecology

Job Title: Technical Director of Ecology

Location: Sheffield

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

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 a Technical Director of Ecology to join their expanding team in Sheffield.

Your package includes:

• Salary of £60,000 - £70,000, variable dependent on experience
• Flexible and home working
• Healthcare Plan
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing through long service
• Salary sacrifice scheme

This integral position is perfect for someone currently working at Technical Director of Ecology level, or an ambitious Associate 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 and a Survey license holder for at least one species with an authoritative level of experience in site surveys.
• Innovative and proactive, continually looking at better ways of delivering traditional services and shaping the team to be prepared for market requirements in 3 to 5 years.
• Astute in succession planning by way of developing the expertise of the team, providing focused mentorship and imparting knowledge solely dedicated to the progression of employees.
• Actively contributing to the continuous development of a positive, proactive and commercially driven company culture.
• 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.
• A recognised degree in an environmental or ecological discipline and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, or similar relevant professional body, along with a commitment towards the continued professional development of your skills and knowledge, and the skills and knowledge of those around you.

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.