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Habitat Delivery Specialist
Environment Bank
United Kingdom
Hybrid
GBP 30,000 - 50,000
Full time
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Job summary
Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to restoring natural habitats across England. As a Habitat Delivery Specialist, you will play a crucial role in delivering habitat creation and enhancement projects. Collaborate with ecologists and land managers to ensure the success of biodiversity initiatives. This role offers the chance to make a tangible impact on the environment while working in a supportive and inclusive team. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, a performance-based bonus, and ongoing career development opportunities in a rapidly growing sector. Be part of a mission-driven team that values diversity and innovation.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent work experience.
- Experience in delivering nature recovery projects.
- Knowledge of habitat management principles.
Responsibilities
- Deliver habitat creation and enhancement projects on time and budget.
- Review ecology designs and provide activity schedules.
- Manage contractors and ensure project KPIs are met.
Skills
Education
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Job description
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About Us
At Environment Bank, we're working together to help restore natural habitats across England. With thousands of acres of new habitat creation already underway, our projects are delivering biodiversity gains and helping vital ecosystems to recover and flourish.
About Us
At Environment Bank, we're working together to help restore natural habitats across England. With thousands of acres of new habitat creation already underway, our projects are delivering biodiversity gains and helping vital ecosystems to recover and flourish.
Our diverse team includes ecologists, land managers, habitat specialists, geospatial analysts, planning advisors, account managers, digital creatives, legal experts, and more.
From our habitat specialists to our sales and marketing teams, everyone at Environment Bank is a champion for our values, working towards our goal of reversing biodiversity loss.
Environment Bank is a market-leading organisation in a sector that's experiencing rapid growth. We've already built a highly skilled team of experts and we're actively looking to expand our team in the coming months.
We're incredibly proud of all we achieved so far and we're still growing. If you'd like to be part of a driven organisation that's making a real difference, find your next role with the team at Environment Bank.
About The Role
As a Habitat delivery specialist in the Habitat creation and management team, you will be responsible for delivering habitat creation and enhancement projects safely, on-time and to budget. This is an exciting role for a forward-thinking applied ecologist/conservationist with the practical skills of creating and managing habitats, where you would work closely with our ecologists and land managers to plan and deliver habitat creation works across your region. Works would include creation and enhancement of a range of habitats including, woodland and scrub, species rich grassland, wetland, and associated infrastructure works. You would then continue to be involved across our national nature network, managing the success of the habitat banks as they develop.
We are looking for someone based in the Midlands or North of England.
And there's more ...
- Reviewing ecology design for successful implementation
- Writing or reviewing the management section of the Habitat Management Plan and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan
- Providing activity schedules to the project manager to build into the programme
- Writing the specification for key materials for the habitat bank for the project manager to procure against (e.g. seed requirements, fencing requirements etc.)
- Meeting contractors on site and setting to work and managing contractor KPIs
- Reviewing Construction Phase Plan or equivalent (including Incident Response Plan), reviewing delivery methodology and providing input to the project risk register
At the heart of Environment Bank are the people, who make it all possible. We employ individuals, who share the same passion to live our Environment Bank mission and values.
At Environment Bank we believe that fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace makes us more innovative, dynamic, and competitive. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is valued and respected, free from discrimination based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.
Requirements
What we need from you:
- Educated to a degree level in a relevant subject. Or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of the principles and practice of habitat creation/restoration and management
- A track record of delivering nature recovery projects
- Experience of working within a budget and within a set time frame
- Experience of working directly with farmers and/or landowners, in a professional capacity
- Experience of working with contractors
- A Health and Safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH/IOSH
- Full UK clean driving license and willingness to travel for regional site visits and events
- Experience in rural land management
As an organisation, we believe that work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced, so we're creating a space where our team can thrive, both personally and professionally - providing flexible working arrangements, mental wellbeing support, and more.
We offer...
Performance-based annual bonus up to 10% of salary
Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions at 6% of salary
️ 30 days of annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, birthday, and wellbeing day
Option to purchase 5 additional days of annual leave after probation
Remote and hybrid flexible working options
Regional and departmental team co-working days
Expenses-paid Whole Company Meet Twice a Year
️ Team fundraising and charity events
Ongoing career development with training and mentoring
???? Medical cash back scheme to cover everyday healthcare costs
Employee assistance mental wellbeing support
️????️ Enhanced sickness pay allowance
- Seniority levelMid-Senior level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionOther
- IndustriesNon-profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education
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