Seasonal Ecologist - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Amey

Amey

Verified Company

Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Your New Role
Are you passionate about protecting and safeguarding the environment and the wildlife within it?

As a Seasonal Ecologist you will proactively work with the wider team to scope and deliver the ecological support required throughout the project lifecycle on large multi-million pound high profile infrastructure schemes.

You will be responsible for supporting protected species surveys, drafting protected species and habitat reports and supporting Senior Ecologists in the team.

Our Ecology team work alongside our award-winning design, maintenance and construction teams who transform our roads, railways and public buildings and deliver the critical support services the country relies on every day.

You will support this by planning and delivering habitat and protected species survey requirements and finding solutions to ensure the best outcome for biodiversity.

Using the latest technology, you will be at the forefront of ensuring the highest quality ecology advice, making sure we continue to be pioneers of the industry and exceed national standards.

We are committed to doing this sustainably by ensuring that environmental best practice is upheld and setting the standards to always achieving best practice.

The salary is £ - Depending on experience

Contract: 6 Month Fixed term Seasonal Work

The standard hours of work are
40.0 hours
Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we're open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

Undertaking a wide range of ecological surveys.
Drafting protected species and habitat reports.
Supporting the senior Ecologist and Lead Ecologist with other project work where required.

What makes this role unique?

What makes this role unique is the range of opportunities working with Amey Consulting and our contracting teams, working on high profile UK based projects where your contribution will ensure wildlife is not only protected within the UK's infrastructure but will flourish for many years to come.

We want to hear from you if you have:

A degree in Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biology, Environmental Science (with a strong ecology focus) or similar/equivalent
Ability to demonstrate previous experience in a professional ecological consultancy role
Qualifying membership of a Professional Body and Chartership such as CIEEM
Working towards Protected species licenses
Experience in protected species surveys
Experience in drafting ecological reports; including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and Method Statements
Thorough understanding of UK wildlife legislation
Health and Safety awareness, especially safe working practices and risk assessment related to ecology fieldwork
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues
Experience in resourcing ecological surveys
A full UK driving license

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs.

It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program
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Career Development

Exceptional development and progression plan

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Pension

Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to

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Holidays:

Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

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Choices:

Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership

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Save with Amey

Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers

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Social Value:

You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and
support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are
committed to working
sustainably and by
working in partnership with the communities we serve, so
people and the planet
are protected.

At Amey,
you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.

Who is Amey?

We are at
the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation's strategic assets.
Our
11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
Our unique
engineering and
operations experience, together with data driven insight from our
consulting business,
delivers better results for our clients.

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We are trusted partners of Government - both national and local - mana