Senior/Principal Ecologist

AtkinsRéalis; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein etabliertes Unternehmen sucht einen Senior/Principal Ecologist, um an bedeutenden Infrastrukturprojekten in Bristol zu arbeiten. In dieser spannenden Rolle werden Sie die Möglichkeit haben, innovative Ansätze zur Verbesserung der Biodiversität zu entwickeln und an hochkarätigen Projekten mitzuarbeiten, die nationale Anerkennung finden. Das Team hat sich der Förderung von Gleichheit, Vielfalt und Inklusion verschrieben und unterstützt flexible Arbeitsmodelle, um eine gesunde Work-Life-Balance zu gewährleisten. Wenn Sie leidenschaftlich an ökologischen Lösungen interessiert sind und einen positiven Einfluss auf die Umwelt haben möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Benefits

Flexible Arbeitszeiten

Familienfreundliche Richtlinien

Unterstützung für unterrepräsentierte Gruppen

Qualifications

• Mitgliedschaft im Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) oder Antrag in Bearbeitung.
• Nachweisbare ökologische Kenntnisse, entweder als Artenspezialist oder Generalist.

Responsibilities

• Leitung von national wichtigen Infrastrukturprojekten und Verwaltung von Budgets.
• Planung und Durchführung von Felduntersuchungen sowie Analyse der Ergebnisse.

Skills

Ökologische Kenntnisse

Stakeholder-Engagement

Projektmanagement

Analytische Fähigkeiten

Kommerzielle Fähigkeiten

Education

Abschluss in Ökologie oder verwandtem Bereich

Job description

At AtkinsRéalis, our team of ecologists work throughout the UK to deliver a diverse range of challenging and exciting projects that benefit our clients, biodiversity and society.
To meet our growing project workload and help us design and apply new approaches to our work, we are looking for an enthusiastic Senior/Principal Ecologist to join our Bristol office.
Joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant and high-profile projects, with many of our projects winning awards for biodiversity enhancements, innovation, and knowledge sharing. Our ecology team also won the inaugural CIEEM Large-Scale Consultancy of the Year Award in 2018 and has been highly commended in the same award category each year thereafter.
Please see a link to our AtkinsRéalis Ecology video We are the Ecology Team on Vimeo
At AtkinsRéalis we are fully committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and work hard to make everyone feel respected, empowered and able to realise their full potential as important members of our team. Flexible working is a core part of our culture and we appreciate that different people have different priorities. We recognise that a healthy work/life balance is integral to wellbeing and we are extremely supportive of individual requirements for flexible and remote working.
Read more about how you can thrive with us: Equality, diversity & inclusion in the UK & Europe (atkinsrealis.com)

What you will be doing:

• Leading on nationally important infrastructure projects, managing project programmes and budgets.
• Collaborating with our multi-disciplinary teams and undertaking stakeholder engagement.
• Planning, co-ordinating and undertaking field surveys, analysing and interpreting survey results using approaches such as biodiversity net gain or natural capital.
• Designing and co-ordinating ecological mitigation.
• Authoring and checking a range of ecological reports and licence applications.
• Managing work enquiries, preparing bids and building client relationships.

About you:

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) or an application in progress.
• A degree in ecology or closely related field.
• Demonstrable ecological knowledge, either as a species specialist, or generalist.
• Strong commercial skills. FISC level 4 would be particularly desirable but not essential.
• Natural England / Natural Resources Wales bat survey licence level 2 (or equivalent) would be particularly desirable but not essential.
• A full, clean driving licence.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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