Ecologist

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Ecologist for a prominent engineering firm in Glasgow. The role involves providing specialist advice on sustainability, managing environmental compliance, and working within an ISO 14001 framework. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in environmental advisory roles and be local to Glasgow. This position offers a competitive salary and excellent training opportunities, making it an exciting career choice in a globally recognized organization.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Health benefits

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental advisory roles with a focus on compliance and sustainability.
• Willingness to work occasional nights and travel to sites as required.
• Local to Glasgow or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on sustainability and environmental legislative compliance.
• Manage the Environmental Management Plan and implement ISO 14001 standards.
• Develop project-specific environmental profiles.

Skills

Ecology

Environmental Compliance

Sustainability

Project Management

Job description

Ecologist (Engineering)

Glasgow

£45,000 to £50,000 + 35 hour week + 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays + Health + much much more…

Are you an Environmental Advisor / Consultant / Ecologist or similar with a background in bats, badgers or similar looking for a challenging and diverse role with one of the world's largest Engineering Companies?

Do you want to join a business where you will be a valued member of staff, in an organisation where they offer excellent training and progression opportunities while also playing your part in the current global crisis.

On offer, is the exciting opportunity for an Environmental Advisor/Consultant/Ecologist to join one of the UK's largest engineering powerhouses. Founded around 150 years ago, this organisation remained at the forefront of technology and innovation and is world renowned for its training, development, high standards of work and overall contribution to the engineering industry.

In this role, the successful Environmental Advisor/Consultant/Ecologist would be responsible for implementing environmental elements to the compliance management system, including, but not limited to, environmental policies, risk assessments, procedures, guidance notes and more, and be able to communicate these effectively to key internal and external stakeholders, parties and other key areas. Other key areas will be the sustainability strategy, focusing on activities in the workplace, marketplace and overall community. This role will also involve some night working, working away which you will get back in lieu as well as working in a hybrid environment.

The ideal Environmental Advisor/Consultant/Ecologist or similar must be local to Glasgow or willing/already relocating to the area and be eager to join a large global engineering and defence business.

The Role

• Provide specialist advice on sustainability and environmental legislative and contractual compliance for the project.
• Manage the project's Environmental Management Plan, Emergency Response Plan, Environmental Risk Profile and Aspects and Impact register.
• Develop within the environmental management platform a project specific Environment and Sustainability Threats and Opportunities profile.
• Implementing and continuous improvement of the compliance management system to the ISO 14001 standard for the site.
• More responsibilities as required.
• Training, development, and progression opportunities.

The Person

• Local to Glasgow or moving to the area.
• Happy to work occasional nights/weekends, which the time will be given back in the week.
• Travel to relevant sites as/when required (travel is covered).

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