Ecological Clerk of Works - Stafford, United Kingdom - Kier Group

Kier Group

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Stafford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

We're looking for an Ecological Clerk of Works to join our Highways team based in Doxey, Stafford to support the Environment and Sustainability Manager and Ecology lead on ecological issues relating to HS2 EWC02 contract.

The HS2 EWC02 contract delivers highways improvements and survey works to facilitate the construction of HS2 Phase 2a. Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, competitive annual leave with the option to buy/sell and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference.

Connecting roads, connecting people

Location:
Doxey

Contract:
Permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know

Salary:

£Competitive

Responsibilities

As an Ecological Clerk of Works, provide support to the construction team on ecological issues relating to Kier's Highway modification schemes for HS2.

As part of the wider environmental team working alongside the construction team, the ECoW helps progress a strategic direction for managing ecological constraints and facilitating works.

This will be done by overseeing site works were required and advising on the required mitigation techniques in line with the Ecological Arboricultural Permit (EAP) process, HS2 Tech Standards, NE licences and Method Statements produced under the HS2 organisational licence

Your day to day will include:

overseeing site works on site and advising on ecological matters

- liaising with the site teams, environmental team, license holders and contractors regarding ecological elements of schemes
- identifying ecological constraints and advising on exclusions and buffer zones until the relevant mitigation schemes have been developed
- producing reports and registers to manage ecological issues
- deliver ecological training and toolbox talks to the site teams where required
- monitor sub-contractors and in-house teams working on ecologically sensitive works

Who are we looking for?
This role of Ecological Clerk of Works is great for you if:

relevant degree and experience of ecology in the construction industry

- membership or working towards membership of a professional body i.e. CIEEM
- experience of working on similar infrastructure projects and working alongside contractors
- experience of implementing exclusion areas and ecological mitigation

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

Some of our favourites include:
- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
- fantastic matched pension scheme
- life assurance

24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family

- green car scheme

Who is Kier?

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress.

We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more.

Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

Closing date: 28 March 2023