Consultant Biodiversity

Growth For Impact; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Growth For Impact is seeking a Biodiversity Consultant to draft scoping reports and biodiversity chapters, and to manage end-to-end workstreams across time zones. The role involves coordinating inputs with regional Ecology Leads, delivering baselines and impact assessments that meet UK/Irish regimes, and supporting bids and thought leadership.

The candidate will maintain current knowledge of biodiversity policy, adhere to ERM's safety and quality standards, and contribute to template

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ecology or related discipline; MSc desirable.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• 2–3 years in consulting, research or NGO delivering biodiversity baselines.
• Knowledge of UK, Irish and international biodiversity frameworks.
• Strong report-writing and communication skills.
• Ability to manage scope, budget and time across time zones.
• Preferred: global delivery hub experience across time zones.
• Preferred: familiarity with automation or AI-enabled survey tools.

Responsibilities

• Draft scoping reports and biodiversity chapters.
• Manage end-to-end workstreams from scoping to client communication.
• Coordinate inputs with regional Ecology Leads, Sub‑Team Leads and PMs.
• Deliver biodiversity baselines and ecological impact assessment chapters.
• Serve as day-to-day contact for regional Task Leads; present findings clearly.
• Support bids and thought leadership; improve templates and methodologies.
• Contribute to internal capability building; standardise templates and trackers.
• Maintain knowledge of UK/Irish/international biodiversity policy and metrics.
• Adhere to ERM health and safety, ethics and quality; oversee field surveys.

Skills

Biodiversity baselines

Report writing

Project coordination

Client communication

Time management

Education

BSc in ecology or related field

MSc desirable

Job description

ROLE

• – Draft scoping reports and biodiversity chapters.


• – Manage discrete workstreams end‑to‑end, including scoping, planning, delivery, technical/QA review and client communication.


• – Coordinate CDH inputs with regional Ecology Leads, Sub‑Team Leads and Project Managers.


• – Deliver biodiversity baselines and ecological impact assessment chapters that meet UK/Irish regimes.


• – Act as day‑to‑day point of contact for regional Task Leads on biodiversity workstreams, presenting findings clearly.


• – Support bids, proposals and thought leadership; drive continuous improvement of templates, methodologies and CDH‑region ways of working.


• – Contribute to internal capability building, including standardising templates, method statements, tracker tools and technical guidance.


• – Maintain current knowledge of UK, Irish and international biodiversity policy, guidance and metrics.


• – Adhere to ERM’s Health & Safety, ethics and quality management systems in all project work, including field surveys, sub‑contractor management and CDM compliance.

REQUIREMENTS

• – Bachelor’s degree in ecology, zoology, environmental science, conservation, biological sciences or a closely related discipline; MSc or Master’s degree desirable.


• – 3–5 years of relevant working experience.


• – 2–3 years of consulting, research or NGO experience delivering biodiversity baselines/chapters on infrastructure, energy or development projects.


• – Sound working knowledge of UK, Irish and international biodiversity frameworks.


• – Strong report‑writing skills for scoping reports, biodiversity chapters and technical appendices.


• – Excellent written and verbal communication, high attention to detail, and ability to work efficiently within scope, budget and time constraints across time zones.


• – Preferred: experience in a global delivery/shared‑service or hub environment across time zones.


• – Preferred: familiarity with automation, AI‑enabled tools or digital habitat survey to support baseline assessment and reporting workflows.