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Senior / Principal Ecologist (BNG Specialist)

AtkinsRéalis, Birmingham

Senior / Principal Ecologist (BNG Specialist)

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AtkinsRéalis, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 day ago, 1 Oct | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: f01d8642612f4e46bc19b31f5eb40ceb

Location ref: Birmingham

Full Job Description

  • 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 and checking a range of ecological reports and licence applications.
  • Interdisciplinary engagement - the candidate will actively seek to engage with other areas of the business, seeking opportunities to cross sell and leverage AtkinsRéalis' capabilities, preparing bids, supporting on strategic opportunities, building client relationships (internal and external) and driving work-winning in the region.
  • Candidate will proactively provide innovation on projects and within the ecology team.
  • Candidate may coach, mentor and support other staff members in their development.
  • This role will have tailored mentoring and support towards achieving career goals, such as Chartership.
  • Appropriate training courses external and internal will be reviewed with your mentor and Practice Manager.

    Client facing/client interaction - The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of clients' requirements., Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), or actively working towards this.
  • Strong skills in report writing, including preparing Preliminary Ecological Assessments, Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Chapters for Ecological Impact Assessments and Habitats Regulations Assessment (including Appropriate Assessment) and Protected species survey licence(s).
  • Strong working knowledge and experience of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, and the Defra Biodiversity Metric.
  • A good 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.
  • Ideally project management experience including technical, financial and quality assurance aspects.
  • Experience of working on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and familiarity with the Development Consent Order (DCO) process, would be viewed favourably.
  • A desire to contribute to the growth and development of the team.
  • A full UK/EEC driving licence.

    You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally. We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.
    • Our ecology team truly strives to make a positive difference to the natural environment, by working closely with other disciplines across our business to engage in projects from the outset, ensuring ecology is considered at the earliest possible stage. This collaborative working helps to drive forward nature positive schemes that we are proud of. Our award-winning team of over 130 ecologists (including the President of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and three CIEEM Fellows) work across a range of exciting habitat creation, research, development and major infrastructure projects; we also design new innovations and help inform policy. At AtkinsRéalis our people are the foundation of our business and that's why we put our people first. With this in mind, we provide an incredibly flexible and inclusive working environment with staff wellbeing being front and centre of all our decisions. We also understand that not everyone chooses to take the university route in terms of education - we are open to taking on ecologists without a degree and we are working closely with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) to make entry into the environmental industry more inclusive for all. For us, it is the experience, knowledge and, above all, your ability to fit in well with our existing team of ecologists, that really matters., We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people., At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

    Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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