Senior Consultant Ecologist

EnviroCentre; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a Senior Consultant Ecologist to join their Glasgow office. The role involves managing ecological projects, conducting surveys, and liaising with clients and stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background and proven experience in ecological consultancy. This position offers opportunities for career development within a dynamic team dedicated to delivering quality environmental solutions.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Hybrid Working

Generous Holidays

Training Allowance

Company Pension Contributions

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in ecological consultancy.
• Experience in habitat and species survey and assessment.
• Full or Associate Member of CIEEM.

Responsibilities

• Planning and undertaking habitat and species surveys.
• Producing high-quality reports including Preliminary Ecological Appraisal.
• Managing small to medium scale projects.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Report Writing

Client Liaison

Ecological Mitigation

Field Skills

Education

Relevant Degree

MSc in Environmental Discipline

Tools

GIS

QGIS

QField

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EnviroCentre Limited has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Consultant Ecologist, to be based in our Glasgow office.

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EnviroCentre Limited has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Consultant Ecologist, to be based in our Glasgow office.

We are ideally looking for an individual with 4+years of proven experience within an ecological consultancy, who can demonstrate a strong technical background.

The role will provide an opportunity for an individual to demonstrate a broad range of ecology skills by undertaking specialist technical work, whilst working as part of a passionate, integrated, dynamic environmental team that spans our four regions. You will have experience of projects across a range of sectors and be able to liaise directly with stakeholders and colleagues of other technical disciplines to achieve the best environmental outcomes for our clients and their projects.

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding team delivering on key regional and national projects and to further develop a variety of skills and build a successful career within the environmental consultancy sector.

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and undertaking targeted habitat and species surveys;
• Producing high quality reports including Preliminary Ecological Appraisal;
• Undertaking design of ecological mitigation and advising on its delivery;
• Managing small to medium scale projects (particularly project budgets and deadlines), and contributing to large scale project delivery with support from the wider team;
• Liaising with ecological regulators and planning authorities;
• Liaising with clients, partner organisations and sub-consultants concerning all areas relevant to our projects;
• Delivering technical work within your specialisms, on complex or challenging projects;
• Fee proposal preparation and tender bid submissions.
• Attendance to meetings, provide advice to clients and internal multi-discipline team members.
  
  

Role Requirements

• You will hold a relevant degree, ideally with a further education qualification (MSc in a relevant environmental discipline is desirable but not essential);
• Full or Associate Member of CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management);
• An understanding of current environmental legislation, policy trends policy trends, standards and established ecological guidance;
• Expertise in habitat and species survey, assessment and mitigation for one or more species group (preference for bats and other British mammals, GCN, and botanical knowledge);
• Experience in writing or contributing to HRA, EcIA and Ecology Chapters for Environmental Statements;
• Strong technical report writing skills and a track record of effective project management, delivering tasks on time and to budget;
• Experience in Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) or working with site contractors to deliver advice and mitigation on site to ensure client commitments are met;
• Confident in a client facing capacity with a knowledge of the environmental consultancy market;
• Skills in GIS, QGIS and QField.
• A current CSCS card or equivalent;
• Excellent field skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• The flexibility to work unsociable hours, or away from home as required;
• A full, clean, UK driving licence; and
• Candidates keen to mentor junior staff are highly desirable.
  
  

What EnviroCentre can offer you:-

We invest in you and your success. We support our people to innovate, collaborate and achieve their next career steps.

Become part of our highly respected team and youll be working alongside technical experts in a range of environmental disciplines who take pride in the quality of service that we offer at every stage of the project lifecycle.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, hybrid working and all the benefits of working for a dynamic and growing organisation including generous holidays, a training allowance, company pension contributions and more. Applications for full- and part-time working will be considered. EnviroCentre operate on the basis of a 35-hour working week.

We actively promote diversity, equality, and inclusion within and outside our organisation and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all sections of society.

We are committed to provide reasonable support or adjustment in our recruitment processes. If you need support or you have any question relation to this role, please contact Lesley Stewart on 0141 341 5040

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

• Industries

  Construction

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