Senior/principal Ecologist - Manchester, United Kingdom - Rambøll

Rambøll

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Senior / Principal Ecologist
We invite you to bring your ecological skills and experience into play as part of our ecology team.

You will be key member of the team, working closely with the office ecology lead managing and assisting with a range of projects spanning several sectors.

To succeed in this role you must have an appropriate BSc or equivalent qualification and be a Member of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management at the appropriate grade.

Possession of protected species survey licences (ideally bats) would be an advantage with experience of managing and undertaking ecology surveys for a range of flora/fauna.

Ramboll operates a flexible working policy and our staff members can agree their work pattern and the proportion of time spent working in the office and at home

Inviting bright minds

We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers.

You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Ecosystem Solutions
department

As our new Senior or Principal Ecologist, you will be part of our Environment and Health division, working on a range of projects ranging from commercial or residential development to transport and renewable energy projects.

Project work will be varied, covering a broad range of ecology services. The role will involve managing and undertaking ecological surveys, reporting, ecological mitigation design and liaising with relevant stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding team delivering on key projects and to further develop a variety of skills and build a successful career within the environmental consultancy sector.

You will join a positive, progressive environment team in an Ecosystem Solutions team delivering projects that use nature based solutions and you will have a great opportunity to play a part in growing this team further and positively contributing to the wider business.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

Planning and undertaking ecological surveys and producing high quality reports including habitat (e.g. Preliminary Ecological Appraisal) and species surveys
Undertaking ecological mitigation design and delivery
Liaising with ecological regulators and planning authorities
Managing small to medium scale projects with input on large scale projects with the support of the ecology lead
Main point of contact with Ramboll project managers, clients, partner organisations and subconsultants
Delivering technical work on complex projects
Fee proposal preparation and assisting with client relationship management
Supervision and management of more junior ecologists and input to resource planning.
Carrying out such additional duties as may reasonably be required in this role

In addition to the above, at Principal grade the role will involve the following key tasks and responsibilities:

Reviewing reports including EIA chapters
Delivering complex projects on time and managing them to budget
Effective resource planning, management and mentoring of an ecology team in a multidisciplinary consultancy environment
Business development and client relationship management

Key deliverables

Successful contribution to delivery of major EIA projects
Technical specialist for the team (dependent on species licenses)
Successful collaborator with other teams in Ramboll, such as Impact Assessment and Buildings
Key client contact and prominent member of the regional ecology team
Contribution to the fields of biodiversity, natural capital, climate and sustainability

In addition to the above, at Principal grade the role will involve the following key deliverables:

Key responsibility for an area of discipline development in the Ecology team
Key member in delivery of the Ecosystem Solutions business plan and input to the development of future plans
Innovator in biodiversity, natural capital, climate or sustainability

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company.

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

Proficient user of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook (and ideally ArcGIS or QGIS)
Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English to a range of audiences
Capable of producing clear and concise written documents fit for the desired purpose
Highly organised and able to work efficiently and effectively to deadlines on designated tasks
Hold one or more protected species survey licence (ideally bats)
Good knowledge of relevant environmental/ecology legislation
An understanding of the UK planning system in relation to development and the integration of ecology
Full clean UK dr