Senior Biodiversity Director | Lenders & Projects, Equity

Timely Recruit Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Flexible working

Training budget

Professional membership

Medical cash plan and family-friendly

Job summary

Timely Recruit Ltd seeks a Biodiversity Technical Director in London with a leadership focus to own the technical quality of biodiversity work, grow the portfolio, and build the team. You will be the senior biodiversity voice to lenders, developers and DFIs, overseeing standards, client relationships and commercial performance.

This is a non-delivery role with equity potential, and includes international site visits and strategic influence across projects.

Qualifications

• Biodiversity work aligned to international lender standards (IFC PS6, EBRD PR6/ESR6, World Bank ESS6).
• Experience assessing real projects against lender standards at project level.

Responsibilities

• Act as the firm's senior technical authority on biodiversity, setting standards and assuring quality.
• Lead complex assignments: critical habitat assessments, Biodiversity Action Plans, offset strategies and lender due diligence.
• Be the senior point of contact for lenders, developers and DFIs.
• Lead and win proposals, bids and client pitches.
• Build, coach and develop the biodiversity team.
• Own project budgets, risk and commercial performance.
• Travel internationally for site visits of around a week.

Skills

Biodiversity standards

Lender-facing experience

Proposal writing

Team leadership

Tools

IFC PS6

World Bank ESS6

Job description

Timely Recruit Ltd seeks a Biodiversity Technical Director in London with a leadership focus to own the technical quality of biodiversity work, grow the portfolio, and build the team. You will be the senior biodiversity voice to lenders, developers and DFIs, overseeing standards, client relationships and commercial performance.

This is a non-delivery role with equity potential, and includes international site visits and strategic influence across projects.