Senior Ecologist - Terrestrial

We specialise in delivering high quality terrestrial ecological services across a range of projects, from National Significant Infrastructure Projects through landscape scale habitat restoration schemes to smaller planning applications. We have successfully supported our clients in delivering sustainable projects in sectors including energy, industry, residential and coastal redevelopment. Our work involves ecological surveys, assessment, compliance and advice, licensing, biodiversity net gain, ecological clerk of works, and habitat restoration design for exciting and important projects.

In parallel with project delivery, our UK Terrestrial Ecology Practice places an emphasis on continued learning and development. As an employee-owned business, we invest in our staff through training, opportunities to attend conferences/events, opportunities to become involved in company initiatives (e.g. innovation initiatives) and in-person Terrestrial Ecology Practice team building sessions.

Due to continued growth in a variety of markets we are looking to grow our terrestrial ecology team.

About Our Environment, Resilience and Renewables Advisory Group:

Our Environment, Resilience and Renewables Group has been providing environmental solutions for our clients for over 30 years in the UK. We offer a comprehensive range of environmental services to support all sizes and types of development. From high profile infrastructure projects such as Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms and Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station, to carbon management, climate resilience, locally driven habitat enhancement and wider biodiversity net gain projects. We combine market-leading technical excellence, across the range of environmental disciplines, with a clear understanding of clients’ ambitions, needs and pressures.

Job Role:

We are seeking a professional ecologist keen to work on cutting edge projects and with excellent communication skills and technical ability in relation to terrestrial ecology. As part of this role, you will lead and deliver protected species surveys and assist in all survey work from the project inception and proposal stages through to the completion of ecology reports such as Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and Surveys Reports. You will provide ecological assessment and advice as a technical expert through all stages of the project lifecycle, including preparing Ecological Impact Assessments, Protected Species and Habitat Mitigation Strategies, Ecological Management Plans, Protected Species Licence applications, Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments, Habitats Regulations Assessments and Method Statements.

About You:

You will have an extensive ecological understanding and 5+ years of demonstrable experience working on a range of development projects, including undertaking baseline surveys and drafting reports with a relevant degree in an environmental/ecological or similar subject (equivalent non-degree qualification will be considered).

This role might be right for you if you have:

Extensive experience in the delivery of:

• Preliminary Ecological Appraisals,
• Ecological Impact Assessments,
• Protected Species and Habitat Mitigation Strategies,
• Ecological Management Plans,
• Protected Species Licence applications, and
• Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments.
• Lead and undertaken terrestrial species surveys and provide advice on mitigation measures using best practice.
• Natural England protected species survey licenses, in particular for bats. Experience as the named ecologist on mitigation licences in would be advantageous.
• Full CIEEM member.
• Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) experience and/or liaising with Contractors.
• A willingness to travel occasionally will be required, along with a valid UK driving licence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational, analytical and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.

And if you are:

• Dependable, pro-active and self-motivated
• Flexible, adaptive, innovative and willing to develop your career.

What we can offer you:

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation. Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

Location: Birmingham, Brighton, London, Peterborough, Manchester, Newcastle, Exeter and Edinburgh.