Ecology Team Lead

WSP; Belfast City; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Northern Ireland is seeking an Ecology Office Team Leader to guide a regional ecology team, oversee workload and career development, and contribute to tendering and project delivery. You will mentor junior staff and work closely with other disciplines to raise awareness of ecology across the business.

You will lead on survey programmes, mitigation strategies and EIA reporting, with opportunities to shape landmark projects while benefiting from WSP’s global reach and commitment to

Qualifications

• Academic qualification in a related discipline; CIEEM membership preferred.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring individuals.
• Proven track record delivering ecological surveys, mitigation, and EIA reports.
• Experience securing work from commercial clients across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Plan workload and development of the team with the Regional Director.
• Produce and input into tenders (commercial and technical) in support of projects.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members.
• Liaise with other disciplines to expand ecology awareness within WSP.
• Foster a positive, productive and supportive working environment.
• Utilise training budget to support personal and team development.

Skills

Staff management

Mentoring

Project management

Business development

Education

Academic qualification in related discipline

CIEEM membership

Job description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

A little bit more about your role ….

We are seeking anEcology Office Team Leaderto join our Team, based in Northern Ireland. Our ecology team includesornithology, terrestrial, Biodiversity Net Gain and aquatic (inc. marine) specialists. We are a dynamic and friendly team, with other offices in Ireland and 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

Your New Role What’s Involved?

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

• Working closely with your local team and the Regional Director to plan workload, career and personal development of the team, wellbeing and oversee technical quality.
• Producing and inputting into tenders (commercial and technical) in support of our clients’ projects.
• Provide leadership and guidance that creates a positive and professional, supportive working environment, to develop and mentor junior team members.
• Liaising with other disciplines within WSP to expand the awareness of, and engagement with the South East ecology teams.
• Helping to nurture an enthusiastic, supportive, productive and fun working environment.
• 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.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• An appropriate academic qualification in a related discipline and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (mentoring and support is available to progress along all stages of membership).
• Experience of staff management and a passion for developing and mentoring individuals as they progress their careers at WSP.
• 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.
• Experience of Ecological Impact Assessment and writing EIA Reports.
• Project management experience and skill with medium to large scale projects.
• Experience of winning work from commercial clients, across a range of sectors.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the

best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

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