Principal Ecologist - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Amey plc

Amey plc

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About Amey:

Do you enjoy solving real-life problems and creating a positive impact on society? Do you want to work flexibly in a way that empowers you?

With Amey Consulting, you'll work with high profile infrastructure organisations, giving you the unique opportunity to bring ground-breaking work to life.

Your solutions will have impact, making a genuine difference to people's lives. You'll work in a growing team that is inclusive, open-minded and where your professional development can thrive.

It's where you
feel valued and
alive.

Fresh challenge, new opportunity:

Our Environment and Sustainability team provides strategic environmental consultancy services across transport, utilities, defence and local government infrastructure.

The team has a diverse range of skilled people with expertise in ecology, noise, air quality, landscape, arboricultural services, archaeology, carbon modelling, EIA coordination, EMS and auditing, and GIS specialists, servicing the environmental consulting needs within the wider Amey group.

The role:

In a typical week:

Mentor the ecology team members ensuring their professional development needs are identified and delivered.
Support in managing ecology team resourcing, including hosting resourcing calls and ensuring workload trackers are used effectively as well as inputting into future recruitment needs
Share industry updates, and changes to ecology guidance and legislation with the wider ecology team; driving continued professional development
Implement innovation; by working with innovation teams in Amey to introduce new products and practices which enhance efficiency
Support in maintaining and updating technical ecology report templates and guidance to ensure excellence and consistency in team delivery
Provide technical review and comment on ecology reports and deliverables
Identify, forecast and resource ecological survey requirements in relation to both design and construction programmes.
Undertake the role of Ecological Lead for projects providing advice and direction to the ecology and environmental teams as well as the design teams and Principal Contractors to ensure compliance with legislation, licencing and planning commitments.
Organise and coordinate meetings with Local Authority ecologists and other stakeholders as required.
Attend engineering integration meetings and be able to authoritatively communicate key ecological requirements to ensure they are captured within preliminary and detailed design.

We want to hear from you if:

A strong undergraduate degree in Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biology, Environmental Science (with a strong ecology focus) or similar/equivalent.
A minimum of 10 years demonstrable postgraduate experience preferably in a professional ecological consultancy role encompassing large rail/infrastructure projects.
Full Membership of CIEEM or equivalent with expertise in protected species surveys.
Comprehensive knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation and ecological survey methodologies.
Experience in Invasive species survey and management.
Excellent reporting writing skills with experience in drafting & critically reviewing ecological reports; including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments and Method Statements.
Experience of working closely with regulatory authorities and various stakeholders.
Experience of managing a team of ecological consultants and/or thirdparty contractors.
Strong project management skills with the ability to plan and deliver works in line with budgets and programme deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss ecological issues and capture feedback.
Health and Safety awareness, especially safe working practices and risk assessment related to ecology fieldwork.
Valid driving licence.

In return:

Our rewards make us feel valued here at Amey Consulting. If you're happy, you'll think better. It's a simple formula but one that puts your wellbeing as a top priority, that's why we've worked hard to build a reward and benefits program that puts you first, including;

Competitive salary
Exceptional development and progression plan
Contributory Pension Scheme
Minimum 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Bonus Scheme
Additional Leave Purchase Scheme
Amey Rewards Portal including healthcare, free GP service, dental and childcare vouchers

Your career at Amey:

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You'll be surrounded by people who want you to thrive and embrace new challenges; and we'll give you the flexibility to work in a way that suits you.

You'll be stretched, but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You'll be empowered to play your