Senior Site Ecologist - Manchester/Sheffield - Manchester

Balfour Beatty; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Balfour Beatty's Highways team as a Senior Site Ecologist, where you'll lead ecological efforts on major infrastructure projects in Manchester/Sheffield. Your expertise will drive compliance with ecological legislation, ensuring environmental responsibilities are met. With a supportive workplace and various benefits, you can thrive in a career committed to sustainability.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Excellent ecological management and mitigation knowledge.
• Understanding of ecological legislation for development.
• Experience in large-scale infrastructure projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of project ecological requirements.
• Develop ecological management plans.
• Ensure compliance with ecological legislation.

Skills

Ecological management

Ecological legislation

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree or Masters in Ecology

Full CIEEM Membership

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

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About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn't the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Highways team as a Senior Site Ecologist - Manchester/Sheffield on our Northern projects and you can build something to be proud of.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Balfour Beatty Head of Sustainability: Natural Environment and project leads, the Senior Site Ecologist will perform the following key activities:

• 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.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Excellent knowledge of ecological management and mitigation
• Excellent understanding of ecological legislation for development
• Good level of commercial awareness
• Full driver's 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

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Educated to degree or Masters level in Ecology or related subject
• At least one protected species survey licence and/or experience in badger mitigation
• Experience of working on large-scale infrastructure construction projects
• Full CIEEM Membership

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We prioritize safety, reduce carbon emissions, and add social value to the communities we serve.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their background. To learn more, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and AFBE, and have signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to Black Inclusion. We are also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers to employment. We offer applicants with disabilities an interview if they meet the minimum requirements. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We continually improve our resourcing process to ensure it is fair and inclusive. Feedback can be shared at: [e-mail].