Resourcing & Logistics Coordinator

Thomson Environmental Consultants; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental consultancy in Guildford is seeking a proactive resource planner to support ecology projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organizational skills to allocate resources effectively and ensure project delivery. This office-based role emphasizes teamwork and multitasking in a dynamic environment. A competitive salary starting from £25,063 per annum is offered along with benefits including health care and 25 days annual leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Health care cash plan

Enhanced pension scheme

Life insurance

Discounted gym membership

Paid professional memberships

Clothing allowance

Outstanding performance rewards

Long service awards

Free parking

Regular social events

Qualifications

• Confident and forward-thinking individual able to multitask under pressure.
• Ability to build trust and confidence with strong relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Resourcing Manager to allocate resources to projects.
• Ensure ecologists have the right equipment in the field.
• Monitor equipment maintenance across offices.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Job description

Overview

Due to the requirements, this is primarily an office-based role, in our Guildford office. If you are a proactive individual, who is detail oriented, highly organised, and has exceptional communication skills, this role could be a great opportunity for you. Your role will be to make sure our ecologists are in the right place at the right time with the right equipment to deliver our first‑class ecology services to our clients.

Responsibilities

On a daily basis you'll work closely with our Resourcing Manager, Project Managers and team leaders across our Ecology department to support projects through allocation of staff time and equipment.

• Allocating resources to projects and responding to changing circumstances such as project changes and absence to ensure continued project delivery.
• Making sure our ecologists have the right equipment in the field.
• Monitoring the maintenance programme for equipment across all offices—making the best use of our kit and making sure it's in the right place when we need to use it.

Skills & Qualifications

You will be a confident and forward‑thinking individual with the ability to multitask whilst staying calm under pressure. You will be able to offer:

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, able to build trust and confidence, and with the ability to resolve conflict with an outcome‑focused working style.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills. Able to prioritise in a fast‑paced and changing environment.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ideally, although not essential, you will have experience working in a resource planning environment, organising scheduling plans and logistics, or similar.

All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

About the Company

Our core purpose is to enable nature and business to thrive together. Our brand mission is to be chosen by clients as their preferred specialists and regarded by people in our industry as the company to work for. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast‑growing environmental consultancy in the UK. With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes to our clients across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

Services

• Terrestrial ecology
• Freshwater ecology
• Hydrology
• Marine laboratory
• Arboricultural services
• Geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping
• Environmental impact assessments

Salary

Salary: from £25,063 per annum.

Culture & Values

We promote a healthy work‑life balance to ensure we have an engaged, productive and happy team. We are flexible, committed, and welcome new challenges. We recognise the importance in training and developing our team as well as offering a competitive pay and reward package. We are proud of our achievements in fundraising for charity, and we enjoy fun while working hard.

Our people are our greatest asset. We want Thomson to be a great place to work, where everyone feels supported to be the best they can be. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, “nothing is too much trouble” culture. We live and breathe our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Support, Excellence) values. Your opinions matter to us; we are constantly evolving.

We are passionate about career development so we make sure we nurture talent. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry‑accredited external training, as well as in‑house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross‑team working and collaboration. We can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high‑profile, one‑in‑a‑life‑time projects.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Health care cash plan
• Enhanced stakeholder pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Discounted gym membership
• Paid professional memberships
• Clothing allowance
• Outstanding performance rewards
• Long service awards
• Free parking
• Regular local and company social events

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.