Job Overview
We are working to deliver an exciting portfolio of long-term, landscape led projects across the UK. As we continue to grow, we are looking to expand our ecology team, bringing in a senior professional to lead and further develop our service. The successful applicant will be looking for an opportunity to work on ecologically complex, at scale projects, where landscape and ecology are both central to and shape project design and implementation. The job can be based at either our Newark (Notts) office or our office in central Edinburgh
Duties
- Client engagement – you’ll drive positive relationships further forward, building on existing strong links and developing new opportunities for growth
- Informed project delivery – you’ll lead on the co-ordination of our ecology services across UK and Ireland project sites, ensuring compliance and providing commercially considered ecology advisory and leadership. You’ll devise and prepare reports, publications and client briefings a wide range of on ecology matters.
- Best practice – never standing still, you’ll horizon scan for opportunities for service enhancement and ensure full compliance with legislation and industry standards
- Multidisciplinary team working – you’ll bring confidence as a collaborator, leading in the co-ordination of integrated design and multi-disciplinary advice, always proportionate and commercially grounded
- Team development – Taking responsibility for continuing professional growth for yourself and our team aligned to business needs, you’ll empower and support colleagues within the ecology team and across the wider business
Requirements
- Degree or relevant qualification in ecology or related field
- License holding – one or more protected species license
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant discipline desirable
- Track record of delivering complex projects
- Five years or more professional practice experience
- Full UK drivers’ licence and willingness to drive/travel
- Excellent communication skills for presenting findings, writing reports, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
About you -
You're an excellent communicator – verbally and in writing; you're detail oriented – you know when details matter...! You're very well suited to working in a fast paced environment on complex and diverse projects, nationwide; You're a skilled team player, adaptable and flexible – solution oriented - and you are able to manage multiple tasks across a variety of projects.
Pay: £35,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
