Biodiversity Manager

Mace; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a biodiversity expert to lead innovative projects aimed at enhancing environmental sustainability. This role involves developing and delivering biodiversity net gain plans, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with DEFRA standards. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work collaboratively across various teams, promoting best practices in ecology and sustainability. With a focus on creating transformative impacts, this position offers a dynamic environment where your expertise can drive significant change. If you are passionate about ecology and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Ecology or related subject is mandatory.
• Chartership with CIEEM is preferred or actively working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Lead biodiversity net gain plans and ensure project delivery.
• Engage stakeholders and support sustainability strategy updates.
• Conduct habitat surveys and provide ecological advice.

Skills

Biodiversity Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Sustainability Strategy

GIS Mapping

Ecology Assessments

Technical Assurance

Education

Degree in Ecology

Chartership with CIEEM

Tools

Power BI

BREEAM

Job description

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well

• Client focus - Deliver on our promise

• Integrity - Always do the right thing

• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You'll be responsible for:

• Lead the development of delivery of BNG Plans across programme to drive 10% BNG. This includes agreeing project outcomes and ensuring their delivery by the project team.
• Be a technical expert and promote innovation in the area of biodiversity.
• At the same time this person should be a pro-active generalist, able to cover all major issues of sustainability with all relevant stakeholders.
• Support work winning through bid support, innovation, client liaison, and external profile-raising of Mace/Mace services.
• Monitor, assure, manage and update the requirements of the BNG Plan, including the biodiversity management process, performance measures, and KPIs.
• Implement assurance to the latest DEFRA standards on biodiversity net gain.
• Support and lead stakeholder engagement for biodiversity offsets opportunities in conjunction with delivery partners, communications teams, sponsors, local authorities, and special interest groups.
• Work collaboratively with technical authorities to share knowledge on biodiversity management.
• Support the delivery and update of the sustainability strategy document.
• Support environmental and social appraisals (ESA) for the programme if required.
• Embed sustainability requirements and relevant standards with delivery partners.
• Identify and celebrate sustainability best practices and successes.
• Coordinate regular biodiversity reporting and Power BI reporting.
• Chair periodic biodiversity forums with delivery partners to drive performance on delivering BNG.
• Undertake biodiversity assurance activities when required.
• Support enhanced environment steering groups, reporting into periodic performance reviews to engage partners in biodiversity opportunities and management.
• Manage correct reporting of biodiversity data with DEFRA's latest methodology.
• Advise on biodiversity offset options and likely impacts for programme-wide interventions.
• Develop and deliver training across the programme as required.
• Carry out extended Phase 1 habitat/UKHab surveys on sites, and BREEAM reports for key clients.
• Participate in early design layout workshops, applying mitigation hierarchy principles.
• Support colleagues with the commissioning of ecology surveys, including preparing technical scopes for sub-consultants.
• Provide land management advice, habitat restoration advice, and oversee habitat creation projects.
• Conduct biodiversity net gain assessments, including the use of biodiversity metrics and design and delivery of net gain solutions.
• Perform GIS mapping.
• Write and carry out technical assurance reviews of ecology reports.
• Advise clients on delivering their strategic ecology priorities, including writing policies and developing portfolio/estate-wide strategies.
• Work with project teams to deliver best practices in protecting and enhancing ecology.
• Support work-winning through bids, solutioning, client liaison, and raising the company's profile externally.

You’ll need to have:

• Degree in Ecology, Conservation, or related subject.
• Chartership (or actively working towards Chartership) with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).
• Practical experience in the following sectors would be beneficial: Infrastructure (e.g., rail or highways).

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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