Assistant Consultant- Ecology

WSP in India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP India is seeking an Assistant Consultant to join our growing ecology support team. You will lead data handling efforts, deliver GIS-based outputs, and analyze raw survey information to support client projects in multiple sectors.

Key tasks include preparing ecological maps, assessing habitat changes, and supporting investigations of protected species, with a focus on collaboration across the GCC Ecology Team. The role requires attention to detail and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Experience handling and analyzing data sets.
• Experience using GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Strong spatial data analysis skills.
• Good team member with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Handle, sort and prepare data sets.
• Create ecological cartography to national standards.
• Compute habitat losses/gains from spatial data.
• Support investigations of protected species in the region.
• Design habitat mitigation/compensation plans.
• Analyze bat survey data including sonograms.
• Manage large data sets and GIS templates.
• Access datasets with licensing compliance.
• Promote knowledge sharing across the team.
• Produce figures for publications and public consultations.
• Assist with licensing information requirements.
• Contribute to marketing and bidding content.

Skills

Data handling

GIS software

Spatial analysis

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Environmental/Data handling degree

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Spatial Analyst

Job description

Job Description

• WSP is seeking an Assistant Consultants to join our large and growing technical support team.
• The successful applicant will lead a team of data handling professionals who will be part of WSP GCC Ecology Team, delivering the highest standards of technical work and aiding the continued success of the ecology business by assisting us in our client focused delivery of projects.
• The work will be focused on providing data handling support, including GIS deliverables and data analysis of raw survey information gathered by ecologists in the mentioned region’s team. Deliverables will be used in reports and assessments provided to our clients for a range of different commercial and scientific sectors.

Responsibilities

• Handling, sorting and preparation of data sets.
• Preparation of ecological cartography (e.g. plans to show habitat types or species distributions) to nationally recognised standards.
• Calculating habitat losses and gains through spatial data sets.
• Preparing supporting information for investigations of mentioned region's Protected Species.
• Preparing habitat mitigation and/or compensation design plans.
• Undertaking analysis of bat survey data including sounds analysis to identify species and behaviours from sonograms.
• Managing, interpreting and manipulating large data sets.
• Creation of geospatial data templates for use with tablets, online portals and GIS Reader software.
• Purchase and maintain datasets including OS Mapping and non-publicly available data, adhering to 3rd party licensing agreements.
• Actively promoting knowledge sharing with an inclusive nature, developing working relations with all aspects of WSP, gaining internal clients along the way.
• Generation of figures for inclusion in publications and public consultations.
• Detailed information assisting deliver legal requirements of licensing.
• Material supporting marketing and bidding.

Mandatory Skills

• Have experience of handling and managing data sets for analysis.
• Have experience of using GIS software and techniques, for example use of ArcGIS, QGIS, Spatial Analyst.
• Are skilled and experienced in spatial data analysis.
• Are a good team worker with excellent attention to details.
• Are confident and highly motivated, with good communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of Ecological Consultancy or working within the field of conservation.
• Database management.
• Spatial Analysis including Statistical Analysis.
• Google maps, Google Earth Professional.
• Acoustic bat analysis.
• Photoshop or similar.
• Microsoft Applications.

Qualifications

• Have an appropriate academic qualification in an environmental, data handling or related discipline.

BGV

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.

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