Regional Habitat Delivery Lead (Ecology)

Environment Bank; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Environment Bank is seeking a Habitat delivery specialist to lead creation and enhancement projects across a regional corridor in the UK. You will plan, deliver and supervise habitat works with ecologists and land managers, ensuring safety, timeliness and budget adherence.

Join a growing team devoted to restoring biodiversity and building the national habitat network. This role offers hybrid working and opportunities to travel for site visits across designated regions.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Environment Bank is seeking a Habitat delivery specialist to lead creation and enhancement projects across a regional corridor in the UK. You will plan, deliver and supervise habitat works with ecologists and land managers, ensuring safety, timeliness and budget adherence.

Join a growing team devoted to restoring biodiversity and building the national habitat network. This role offers hybrid working and opportunities to travel for site visits across designated regions.