Senior Site Ecologist - Highways & Infrastructure Lead

Balfour Beatty plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days leave

Family friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is hiring a Senior Site Ecologist for our Highways team on Northern projects. The role focuses on leading ecological delivery, developing management plans, and ensuring compliance across construction sites. Strong stakeholder engagement with regulators and clients is essential.

This position requires a degree in Ecology (or related) with licences and membership as desirable assets, plus willingness to travel and operate within UK environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of ecological management and mitigation.
• Excellent understanding of ecological legislation for development.
• Good level of commercial awareness.
• Full driving licence and flexibility to travel.
• Good understanding of environmental management for construction sites.
• Good understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment.
• Literate in MS Office – Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on delivery of project ecological requirements.
• Develop and implement ecological management plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with regulators, clients and design teams, and internal teams.
• Ensure site compliance with ecological legislation and coach construction teams in applying controls and mitigations in pragmatic, cost-effective ways.
• Ensure the company environmental management system is maintained in line with changing standards and legislation and liaise with senior team lead on changes required.
• Lead investigations and report on ecological incidents.

Skills

Ecological management

Ecological legislation

Commercial awareness

Driving licence

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Ecology degree

Masters in Ecology

Protected species licence

CIEEM membership

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is hiring a Senior Site Ecologist for our Highways team on Northern projects. The role focuses on leading ecological delivery, developing management plans, and ensuring compliance across construction sites. Strong stakeholder engagement with regulators and clients is essential.

This position requires a degree in Ecology (or related) with licences and membership as desirable assets, plus willingness to travel and operate within UK environmental standards.