Required Skills
Ecological Surveying
Habitat Survey
Biodiversity Assessment
Chartered
Environmental Management
FISC
Habitat Condition Assessments
Biodiversity Net Gain
Chartered Ecologist
Chartered Environmentalist
Infrastructure Projects
Job Summary
Our Client, a leading engineering and design consultancy, is seeking a skilled Senior or Principal Ecologist to join their team in Cambridge.
**Talent Link is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination**
**As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role**
Experience
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), or equivalent, and chartership (CEcol or CEnv). Client to cover membership costs.
- A degree in ecology or a closely related field (desirable but not essential).
- Demonstrable project management experience including technical, financial and quality assurance aspects.
- Strong botanical skills, including Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) level 4+, or demonstrable botanical ability matching this level.
- Strong working knowledge and experience of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, and the Defra Biodiversity Metric. Demonstrable experience of undertaking Biodiversity Net Gain assessments.
- Strong skills in report writing, including preparing Preliminary Ecological Assessments, Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Chapters for Ecological Impact Assessments and Habitats Regulations Assessment (including Appropriate Assessment).
- Experience of undertaking quality assurance and technical lead roles for projects.
- Demonstrable experience of working on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and familiarity with the Development Consent Order (DCO) process, including expert witness, would be viewed favorably.
- Protected species survey license(s).
- A full, clean UK driving license.
Job Responsibilities
- Leading on nationally important infrastructure projects, managing project programmes and budgets.
- Collaborating with their multi-disciplinary teams and undertaking stakeholder engagement.
- Planning and undertaking field surveys; analyzing and interpreting survey results.
- Designing and coordinating ecological mitigation.
- Authoring and checking/reviewing a range of ecological reports and license applications.
- Providing support and mentorship to other team members, particularly early careers staff.
- Managing work enquiries, preparing bids and building client relationships.
- Building and maintain strong working relationships with team, colleagues, clients and external bodies.
- Supporting the development of a portfolio of ecological work in the Southern region, by building a network with both internal and external clients within the South England region and UK-wide.
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