Biodiversity Associate Director - Bath, United Kingdom - BuroHappold Engineering

BuroHappold Engineering

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Bath, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Biodiversity is a growing concern for Governments, Corporations and NGOs.

With the right insight and leadership, the increasing global investment will protect and enhance biodiversity, restore ecosystem services, and play a critical role in climate resilience.

As a leading environmental advisory, Buro Happold staff get the opportunity to work on some truly innovative projects and are already delivering sustainable solutions with leading organisations worldwide.

Buro Happold seeks to complement our existing Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate services by recruiting a strategically minded individual with a high level of technical experience to lead our new UK nature-based solutions for climate resilience portfolio.

Type of contract
Permanent
Grade
Associate Director
Area of Expertise
Cities
Region
UK
Office / Project Location
Bath
Ref No
6537

Key duties

This new permanent role will lead the UK Ecology and Biodiversity Management team and will be responsible for the strategic growth of our UK nature-based solutions and ecosystem services portfolios, and input into the broader environmental net gain, Blue Green Infrastructure and Natural Capital service offers.

You will be expected to lead and mentor the existing team and support them in the delivery of their UK planning projects, refine and implement our nature-based solutions strategy, engage with clients, and collaborate across multiple disciplines to develop and deliver holistic solutions to the joint climate and nature crisis.

You will be part of the senior ecology and biodiversity leadership team, which includes internationally focused ecologists, and you will be a key member of a senior cross-discipline group responsible for taking forward Buro Happold's UK climate resilience work.

Your skills & Experience

Leading the successful growth of a team and/or new service offers.
Experience in coaching and mentoring junior staff to develop their technical and consultancy skills, and fostering a positive team culture.
Knowledge and experience of the sectors in which ecology work is carried out in the UK and a strong awareness of recent developments in the ecology sector around landuse management, climate change and net gain.
A technical understanding of, and experience in the UK planning system and ecological legislation and best practice, including master planning, Ecological Impact Assessment, Biodiversity Net Gain and Biodiversity Action Plans.
Experience in managing resources, budgets and leading the preparation of proposals.
Professional connections throughout the industry, including experts, partners and clients.
Being a full member of CIEEM or similar.

With such change in the ecological market and the pressing biodiversity and climate crisis this is a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated and passionate team, in a bespoke organisation that values innovation and outcomes.

The existing team's ethos is supportive, collaborative and encourages independent thinking. It prides itself on the consistent use of best practice and the quality of its work.

If you're looking to make a positive impact and create change you will be rewarded with an excellent salary and a generous benefits package.

Please get in touch with the Buro Happold team today to register your interest in this full-time Associate Director role - Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience.

Interested? Intrigued? Inspired?

Join us to find out what you're really capable of.

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Be you at Buro Happold:

Buro Happold is proud to be a practice of a diverse range of professionals.

We actively promote inclusivity to enable every individual to reach their full potential, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be.

We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups in the built environment, and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry.

We have much to learn from one another. Diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative and elegant solutions through collaboration.