Ecologist (BNG specialist)

Your role

• Supporting on nationally important infrastructure projects, managing project programmes and budgets.
• Planning and undertaking field surveys; analysing and interpreting survey results.
• Designing and co‑ordinating ecological mitigation.
• Authoring a range of ecological reports and licence applications.
• Interdisciplinary engagement – the candidate will actively seek to engage with other areas of the business.
• Candidate will proactively provide innovation on projects and within the ecology team.
• This role will have tailored mentoring and support towards achieving career goals.
• Appropriate training courses external and internal will be reviewed with your mentor and Practice Manager.

About you

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), or actively working towards this.
• Strong botanical skills, including (preferably) at least Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) level 4, or demonstrable botanical ability matching this level.
• A knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, policy and methods, the natural environment and wildlife legislation.
• The ability to undertake Biodiversity Net Gain assessments including feasibility assessments, baseline assessments and post works assessments.
• Good report writing skills including (preferably) experience of authoring Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMPs).
• Report writing, including preparing Preliminary Ecological Assessments and Ecological Impact Assessments.
• Strong working knowledge and experience of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, and the Defra Biodiversity Metric.
• A working knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, policy and methods, the natural environment and wildlife legislation.
• The ability to undertake Biodiversity Net Gain assessments including feasibility assessments, baseline assessments and post works assessments.
• Good report writing skills including (preferably) experience of authoring Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMPs).
• Strong botanical skills, including (preferably) at least Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) level 4, or demonstrable botanical ability matching this level.
• A full UK/EEC driving licence.

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