Senior/Principal Ecologist

Responsibilities

• Client facing/client interaction – The candidate will demonstrate a deep understanding of clients’ requirements and be able to reach back into the business to get the support required to fulfill those requirements and develop relationships/work
• Leading on nationally important infrastructure projects, managing project programmes and budgets
• Planning and undertaking field surveys; analysing and interpreting survey results with a strong focus on bat ecology
• Designing and co-ordinating ecological mitigation
• Authoring and checking/reviewing a range of ecological reports and licence applications
• Leadership – the candidate will have a leadership role managing projects, building client relationships and work bank
• Interdisciplinary engagement – actively seek to engage with other areas of the business, cross-sell and leverage AtkinsRéalis’ capabilities, preparing bids, supporting on strategic opportunities, building client relationships (internal and external) and driving work-winning in the region
• Identify, raise, manage and mitigate risks, particularly within a Project/Framework environment
• Proactively provide innovation on projects and within the ecology team
• Coach, mentor and support other staff members in their development

Qualifications

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), or equivalent, and chartership (CEcol or CEnv) or working towards this
• 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)
• Protected species survey licence(s)
• 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
• Experience of undertaking quality assurance and technical lead roles for projects
• Demonstrable project management experience including technical, financial and quality assurance aspects
• A desire to contribute to the growth and development of the team
• A full UK/EEC driving licence