Senior Ecologist - Environmental Impact & Planning Lead

PAE Government Services Inc.; Harwell; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical cover

Digital GP service

Enhanced parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible/hybrid working

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an ecologist to join our environmental team in the UK. You will work with ecologists, environmentalists and geoscientists to deliver ecological appraisals, either as standalone deliverables or integrated into wider site development support work.

You will lead site visits, ecological surveys and prepare screening and scoping reports for planning applications, while developing innovative methods for assessing terrestrial, marine, coastal and ecological impacts.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or significantly contributing to ecological surveys, HRA, and environmental impact assessments for new developments and permitting applications.
• Qualification background in ecology, zoology, botany, marine sciences or equivalent.
• Chartered ecologist, environmentalist, or scientist; recent postgraduates considered.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to environmental impact assessments and development consent order projects.
• Lead on site visits, ecological surveys, marine ecology, and coordinate with client project managers.
• Lead in producing screening and scoping reports to support planning applications.
• Develop innovative methods of impact assessment for terrestrial, marine, coastal, and ecological impacts.
• Develop best available techniques for environmental assessments considering climate resilience, emissions, noise, biodiversity, water discharges, and heritage.

Skills

Ecology leadership

Environmental assessments

HRA experience

Team leadership

Education

Ecology related degree

Job description

Amentum is seeking an ecologist to join our environmental team in the UK. You will work with ecologists, environmentalists and geoscientists to deliver ecological appraisals, either as standalone deliverables or integrated into wider site development support work.

You will lead site visits, ecological surveys and prepare screening and scoping reports for planning applications, while developing innovative methods for assessing terrestrial, marine, coastal and ecological impacts.