Ecologist

Kier Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking an Ecologist to join the water engineering team on national projects. The role is remote with travel to site and offices as required, delivering ecological consultancy across UK water sector projects and providing technical advice, surveys, and mitigation design to support nature-based solutions.

Ideal candidates hold an Ecology degree or equivalent, are CIEEM/CIWEM members, and have UK habitat survey experience along with Defra Biodiversity Metric and Biodiversity Net Gain

Qualifications

• Holder of Ecology degree or equivalent experience.
• CIEEM member, CIWEM member, or equivalent.
• Experience in UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, Defra Biodiversity Metric and Biodiversity Net Gain plans.
• Confident in authoring technical reports including PEAs, EcIAs, HRAs, survey reports and management plans.
• Holder of a Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Leading ecological surveys, developing management plans and designing mitigation.
• Authoring and reviewing technical ecological documents.
• Ensuring ecological licences and consents are obtained in a timely manner.
• Carrying out Ecological Clerk of Works duties supervising contractors to ensure compliance.
• Supporting the team in facing technical challenges and mentoring junior ecologists.

Skills

CIEEM member

CIWEM member

Habitat surveys

Biodiversity Net Gain

Technical reports

Education

Ecology degree or equivalent

Job description

We're looking for an Ecologist to join our water engineering team based nationally (remotewith travel to site and offices as required) within the water sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: National (remote with travel to site and offices as required)
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £ 40,000 per year

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• A holder of an Ecology degree or equivalent experience
• A CIEEM member, CIWEM member, or equivalent
• Experienced in UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, Defra Biodiversity Metric and Biodiversity Net Gain plans
• Confident in authoring technical reports including PEAs, EcIAs, HRAs, survey reports and management plans
• Holder of a Full driving licence

What will you be responsible for?

As an Ecologist, you'll be working within the water engineering team, supporting them in delivering ecological consultancy services across exciting water sector projects. You'll provide services on a range of exciting projects across the UK water sector, acting as a focal point for technical advice, carrying out surveys, designing mitigation, overseeing licenced works, and promoting nature-based solutions and innovation across the business. This is an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively with a supportive team while making a real difference to the environment and communities we serve.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading ecological surveys, developing management plans and designing mitigation
• Authoring and reviewing technical ecological documents
• Ensuring ecological licences and consents are obtained in a timely manner
• Carrying out Ecological Clerk of Works duties supervising contractors to ensure compliance
• Supporting the team in facing technical challenges and mentoring junior ecologists

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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