Ecology Office Team Leader

Apex Contracting Co.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and inclusive team as an Ecology Office Team Leader in Birmingham. This role offers the chance to lead a passionate team focused on ecological excellence and professional development. With a commitment to work-life balance and a supportive environment, you will be instrumental in guiding your team through exciting projects that make a difference. The company values diversity and offers flexible working arrangements, ensuring that you can thrive both personally and professionally. If you are passionate about ecology and leadership, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career while contributing to meaningful projects.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Health and Wellbeing programs

Generous training budget

Work-life balance initiatives

Inclusivity and diversity programs

Qualifications

• Proven record of supporting clients through survey programmes.
• Experience in staff management and mentoring individuals.

Responsibilities

• Plan workload and career development for the team.
• Produce tenders and provide support for junior team members.
• Lead team meetings and maintain a positive working environment.

Skills

Team Leadership

Ecological Impact Assessment

Project Management

Mentoring

Tender Production

Education

Degree in Ecology or related discipline

Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management membership

Tools

Survey Programmes

EIA Reports

Job description

Do you have a passion for supporting and empowering others as well as driving technical excellence? Are you looking to work on engaging projects with a supportive team of experts?

We are seeking an Ecology Office Team Leader to join our Team, based in Birmingham. Our ecology team includes ornithology, terrestrial, Biodiversity Net Gain, and aquatic (inc. marine) specialists. We are a dynamic and friendly team, with other offices in Ireland and the UK, working closely with a range of interrelated disciplines including Natural Capital specialists, arboriculturists, landscape architects, hydrologists, our historic environment experts, and geotechnical specialists.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive team, so even if you’re not sure you match everything in our job description, we are still keen for you to make an application.

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world, it’s important to work for a company that has a clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move, it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business, click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself. Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity), and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities), help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part-time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training are important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training, or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

As a people-focussed Team Leader, you will be involved in the following activities:

• Working closely with your team and the Regional Director to plan workload, career and personal development of the Team, resourcing, wellbeing, and oversee technical quality.
• Producing/inputting to tenders (commercial and technical) in support of our clients’ projects.
• Providing site- and office-based support to develop and mentor junior team members.
• Liaising with other disciplines within WSP to expand the awareness of, and engagement with, the Scotland ecology teams.
• Helping to nurture an enthusiastic, supportive, productive, and fun working environment.
• Leading weekly Team meetings.
• Availing of a generous training and career development budget to complete training (in-house and external) to help with own personal development and career progression.
• Holding an appropriate academic qualification in a related discipline and being a member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (mentoring and support is available to progress along all stages of membership).
• Having experience of staff management and a passion for developing and mentoring individuals as they progress their careers at WSP.
• Demonstrating a proven record of supporting clients through devising and delivering survey programmes, developing pragmatic, cost-effective mitigation, gaining the agreement of regulators and supervising implementation on-site.
• Having experience of Ecological Impact Assessment and writing EIA Reports.
• Having experience of Habitat Regulations Appraisal.
• Possessing project management experience and skill with medium to large scale projects.
• Demonstrating a proven record of winning work from commercial clients, particularly in the energy, highways, and local Government sectors.