Strategic Ecological Specialist - Expression of interest

Kent; Lancashire; In loco; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Kent’s Environment Team invites experienced environmental professionals to join in supporting growth and the sustainable energy transition across the UK. This role provides strategic ecological leadership from project inception through consent, construction and operation, ensuring ecological risks and requirements are identified early and managed effectively.

You will work with multidisciplinary project teams on major infrastructure and energy projects, delivering high-quality reports and

Competenze

• Provide ecological leadership across infrastructure and energy projects.
• Define ecological assessment, survey, permitting and licensing requirements.
• Develop proportionate survey strategies aligned with risks and timelines.
• Interpret ecological datasets and translate findings into project advice.
• Lead EcIA, HRA support and biodiversity assessments.
• Author and review ecological reports and planning documentation.
• Quality assure ecological deliverables and manage subconsultants.
• Advise on protected species licensing, habitat management and Biodiversity Net Gain.
• Engage with regulators and stakeholders to support consent.
• Based in the UK with Kent Environment Team involvement.

Mansioni

• Provide strategic ecological advice to project teams, clients and discipline leads across all project phases.
• Identify ecological assessment, survey, permitting and licensing requirements for project development.
• Develop proportionate ecological survey strategies aligned with project risks, constraints and timelines.
• Undertake, manage and interpret ecological surveys and datasets for practical project guidance.
• Lead ecological impact assessment workstreams including EcIA and HRA support.
• Author and review high-quality ecological reports and planning documentation.
• Undertake quality assurance and technical review of ecological deliverables.
• Manage ecological subconsultants and contractors including scope and procurement support.
• Advise on Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and protected species licensing.
• Engage with statutory consultees, regulators and stakeholders to support consenting.
• Role located in the UK within Kent’s Environment Team.

Conoscenze

Strategic ecological advice

EcIA experience

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

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Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. 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 abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Scope of Work:

Role description for Ecological Manager posting:

Kent’s Environment Team welcomes expressions of interest from experienced environmental professionals to support the team’s growth and workload. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact and support the sustainable energy transition.

We welcome interest from UK-based environmental professionals with experience in providing strategic ecological input associated with major infrastructure and energy projects. This role will provide strategic ecological leadership across major infrastructure, energy and development projects, acting as a trusted adviser within multidisciplinary project teams. The successful candidate will oversee ecological inputs from project inception through to consent, construction and operation, ensuring that ecological risks, opportunities and requirements are identified early and managed effectively.

We are particularly interested in hearing from professionals with skills and experience in any of the following:

• Provide strategic ecological advice to project teams, clients and discipline leads across all project phases.
• Identify and define ecological assessment, survey, permitting and licensing requirements to support project development, consenting and delivery.
• Develop proportionate ecological survey strategies and programmes aligned with project risks, constraints, timescales and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake, manage and interpret ecological surveys and ecological datasets, translating technical findings into practical project advice.
• Lead ecological impact assessment workstreams, including Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA), Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) support and biodiversity assessments.
• Author and review high-quality ecological reports, technical assessments, Environmental Statement chapters and planning application documentation.
• Undertake quality assurance and technical review of ecological deliverables prepared by colleagues and external specialists.
• Manage ecological subconsultants and specialist contractors, including scope development, procurement support, programme management and quality control.
• Advise on protected species licensing, habitat management, mitigation design, biodiversity enhancement and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements where relevant.
• Engage with statutory consultees, regulators, local authorities and key stakeholders to support project development and consenting.
• Located in the UK

Key Requirements:

The deliverables and services required will vary depending on the project and scope required. However, at a broad basis, the following will be required:

• Report writing to a high standard, for both internal and external audiences
• Close liaison with internal and external project stakeholders
• Effective communication within engineering project teams
• Management of and/or input to Project Management documents

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. 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 abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Please contact us confidentially [e-mail] to find out how we can support you.