Senior Ecologist - Sussex

Looking for an opportunity to advance your career in consultancy within a supportive environment

As a dynamic and growing business we are searching for selfmotivated and positiveminded Senior Ecologists to join our friendly team in our Sussex office. The successful applicants will be involved in all areas of our work supporting clients in vast range of different sectors. Responsibilities include coordinating and undertaking protected species surveys and mitigation projects advising clients of constraints and survey requirements preparing ecology chapters for Environmental Impact Assessments and managing a team of ecologists to find commercially efficient and costeffective project solutions.

We have permanent roles (on a full or part time basis) available in our wellappointed converted Sussex barn in the heart of the South Downs National Park. The projectbased nature of our work means that there will be a requirement for travel and occasional overnight stays to complete the contract.

This position will provide a great opportunity to lead and deliver complex contracts and support more junior staff draft highquality reports and review technical work as well as support clients and their design teams by identifying solutions to their problems. We are keen to continue to grow our business so you will play an important part in the delivery of our business development strategy by costing and tendering for work and finding new ways for the business to diversify and thrive.

About Temple

Templeis one of the UKs leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies specialising in environment planning and sustainability.

We are a purpose and people led organisation and as a B Corp we are part of a movement committed to transforming the global economy to benefit all people communities and the planet a team comprising many recognised industry leaders we work with inspirational clients on their organisations on their challenges and on exciting innovative complex and globally relevant projects programmes and schemes.

We provide a bespoke professional service to clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights commitment and ethical approach to everything we do.

To be considered for the role you will:

• Hold an appropriate degree qualification;
• Have a minimum 5 years relevant work experience;
• Have excellent knowledge of UK and relevant European environmental legislation;
• Have excellent fieldwork and report writing skills including protected species surveys Mitigation Licence applications and ecological management plans;
• Be comfortable with and have experience in attending meetings and liaising with clients contractors subcontractors and thirdparty stakeholders;
• Be able to critically review your own work
• Be competent in the mitigation for one or more of the following species groups bats badgers birds dormice great crested newts reptiles and water voles;
• Have good excellent organizational skills and an ability to resource work;
• Be able to manage own workload be proactive in managing projects and be able to delegate to and provide support to junior staff as appropriate;
• Hold Associate/Full membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) or be eligible;
• Be proactive a selfstarter and able to use own initiative when appropriate;
• Have a full clean UK driving licence;
• Be eligible to work within the UK.

Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.

Applications are particularly welcome from ecologists who have:

• At least one Natural England protected species licence preferably Bat Class 2 or GCN Class 1 licence
• Be able to be a named ecologist on mitigation licences
• Botany as a specialism.
• A minimum 2 years experience of reviewing others work;
• Experience in undertaking BNG assessments

Whats in it for you

• Competitive salary on a scale commensurate with experience.
• TOIL (time off in lieu) policy and flexible approach to working hours to ensure a healthy worklife balance.
• 26 days annual leave & bank holidays) plus an additional day for each year of service up to 29 days
• Enhanced maternity pay;
• Opportunities for career development;
• Autoenrolment pension scheme (after 3 months service);
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Socials games nights and volunteering days through our staff engagement and development initiative;
• Dog friendly office
• Fun friendly and forwardthinking coworkers;
• Fantastic training

Equal Opportunities

Temple is an Equal Opportunities provide a diverse and inclusive workplace and ensure that all of our staff respect and understand individual positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age disability gender reassignments marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

Temple is an accredited Investors in People organisation.