Senior Ecologist
Senior Ecologist
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Job Description
Wardell Armstrong LLP is a successful multidisciplinaryconsultancy with 13 offices across the UK employing approximately 500 staff. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstandingpeople. Working together with our clients we deliver solutions tochallenging problems in Mining & Minerals Infrastructure & Energy and Property & Development.
The Opportunity
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and open minded Senior or Principal Ecologist (approx. 58 years experience) to work alongside our established team at our Leeds office.
The opportunity is to develop new clients and business opportunities to manage a range of existing projects and to enhance the technical capabilities of the team. You will be delivering high quality free thinking advice on a variety of projects across the UK working closely with our other environmental specialists in planning arboriculture acoustics air quality and landscape design.
In this exciting role you will:
- Leading and undertaking ecological field surveys and the analysis and interpretation of survey results.
- Producing preliminary ecological appraisals survey reports licence applications Ecological Impact Assessments and other similar documents.
- Devise and Implement mitigation strategies and habitat management opportunities.
- Provide technical input and support to internal offices and clients.
- Mentor junior team members.
- Take responsibility for managing projects including resource allocation managing subcontractors managing risk quality assurance and client feedback.
- Developing emerging workstreams such as Biodiversity Net Gain
- Preparation of fee proposals and assist in the development of new business areas.
As the successful candidate you will:
- Be qualified to degree level or equivalent in ecology or a related discipline.
- Hold or be working towards protected species survey licences and also have some experience of protected species Mitigation Licensing.
- Be an Associate or Full member of CIEEM or other relevant institute.
- Have a full understanding of habitat survey and a broad knowledge of protected species survey.
- Be comfortable writing of Ecological Impact Assessment reports and understanding of CIEEM methodology.
- Have competent GIS skills full understanding of Biodiversity Net Gain assessment and use of typical metric calculators.
- Have experience of managing ecology projects to completion.
- Have a proven track record of mentoring and managing junior staff.
- Be selfmotivated with strong communication skills be able to work as part of a team.
- Have excellent report writing skills.
Applicants must be flexible over travel and hours particularly during the relevant survey periods and be prepared to work away from home as projects require. Due to the nature of the work a full driving licence and access to a car is required.
Career Progression
We offer excellent prospects particularly if you have the experience ambition and capability to reach the highest levels in your profession. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
We offer:
- Membership of the Firms Group Personal Pension Plan with Employers contribution of up to 5.
- Payment of relevant professional subscriptions.
- 24 days annual leave per year.
- Membership to the Firms Private Health Care Scheme.
- Inclusion in the Firms Critical Illness policy
- Inclusion in the Firms Life Assurance Policy given as 3 times annual salary.
- Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
- FlexiTime Working Schedule.
- Long service awards.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Travel Loans.
- Recruitment Bounty Scheme.
A structured training and mentoring process
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
