Senior / Principal Ecologist - Rail Integrated Opportunity

Candu Energy; Epsom; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AtkinsRéalis is looking for an ecologist to work in the rail market, collaborating with clients to drive fast, robust decisions and contribute to innovative, digital project delivery.

The role involves field surveys, ecological reporting, and cross‑disciplinary engagement, with mentoring towards achieving chartership and access to training through the Practice Manager. Flexible and inclusive working options are highlighted.

Formación

• Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) required or actively working toward.

Responsabilidades

• Client facing and client interaction to understand requirements.
• Working knowledge of the rail market.
• Supporting on infrastructure projects, managing programmes and budgets.
• Planning and undertaking field surveys; analysing and interpreting results.
• Designing and coordinating ecological mitigation.
• Authoring and checking ecological reports and licence applications.

Conocimientos

Report writing

Educación

CIEEM Membership

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Shape the future of our cities and environments.

This role is specific to work within the rail market environment, collaborating directly with the client daily to make fast paced decisions using robust judgement and facilitating essential works challenging current ways of working to be more effective, innovative and digital. The role reports directly to AtkinsRéalis staff already seconded into this market.

Join our organisation, where we have a huge variety of projects on‑the‑go at any one time. So when you start this role with us, it could take your career wherever your interests lie. You'll find everyone here is willing to pitch in and help because we all want you to succeed, and we're ready to help you grow.

When it comes to living your life, we want you to get the most out of it. So talk to us about all our flexible and remote working policies that can support your personal priorities. Also, ask us about some of our recent pledges for Women's'Equality, as well as being a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer.'

Our ecology team truly strives to make a positive difference to the natural environment, by working closely with other disciplines across our business to engage in projects from the outset, ensuring ecology is considered at the earliest possible stage. This collaborative working helps to drive forward nature positive schemes that we are proud of.

Our award‑winning team of over 170 ecologists (including the President of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and three CIEEM Fellows) work across a range of exciting habitat creation, research, development and major infrastructure projects; we foster innovation and help inform policy.

At AtkinsRéalis our people are the foundation of our business and that's why we put our people first. With this in mind, we provide an incredibly flexible and inclusive working environment with staff wellbeing being front and centre of all of our decisions.

We also understand that not everyone chooses to take the university route in terms of education - we are open to taking on ecologists without a degree and we are working closely with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) to make entry into the environmental industry more inclusive for all. For us, it is the experience, knowledge and, above all, your ability to fit in well with our existing team of ecologists, that really matters.

Your role

• Client facing/client interaction - The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of clients' requirements.
• Working knowledge of the rail market.
• Supporting on infrastructure projects, managing project programmes and budgets.
• Planning and undertaking field surveys; analysing and interpreting survey results.
• Designing and co‑ordinating ecological mitigation.
• Authoring and checking a range of ecological reports and licence applications.
• Interdisciplinary engagement - the candidate will actively seek to engage with other areas of the business, seeking opportunities to cross sell and leverage AtkinsRéalis' capabilities, preparing bids, supporting on strategic opportunities, building client relationships (internal and external) and driving work‑winning in the region.
• Candidate will proactively provide innovation on projects and within the ecology team.
• Candidate may coach, mentor and support other staff members in their development.
• This role will have tailored mentoring and support towards achieving career goals, such as Chartership.
• Appropriate training courses external and internal will be reviewed with your mentor and Practice Manager.

About you

• Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), or actively working towards this.
• Ideally would hold a Natural England dormouse and / or bat licence.
• Strong skills in report writing, including preparing Preliminary Ecological Assessments, Ecological Impact Assessments and biodiversity……....…....…. Thiscover…..…....… ...……And...……

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