Ecologist - Banbury, United Kingdom - APEM

APEM

Verified Company

Banbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About The Role:

Are you a passionate Ecologist, seeking an exciting opportunity to elevate your career? Do you have some experience post-graduation and are looking to contribute to impactful project work? Do you envision a role that allows you to embrace a mixture of fieldwork and technical data analysis and report writing?

Due to the ongoing success and expansion of the business, Aspect Ecology has an excellent opportunity for an experienced ecologist to progress their career in ecological consultancy, by joining our industry leading team of specialists and working on an exciting range of challenging and interesting projects.

The purpose of the role is to undertake terrestrial ecology site work and support in the preparation and writing of reports through data processing, analysis, and interpretation, as well as project management and liaison with clients.

By joining Aspect Ecology you will be working within an experienced team of terrestrial ecologists who deliver a wide variety of projects across the UK across a range of sectors including housing, retail, employment and renewable energy, amongst others.

As part of the APEM Group, you will have the opportunity to work with cross-cutting expertise, not only in the terrestrial sector, but across other allied sectors.

To be successful in this role you'll need:

A relevant degree and/or postgraduate qualification, with a strong academic record.
Have Qualifying/Associate Membership of CIEEM (or be eligible to obtain).
A sound background in natural history and familiarity with UK flora and fauna.
Experience conducting Phase 1 Habitat and / or UK Habitat Classification surveys.
Experience of writing Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and / or protected species survey reports.
Experience of protected species surveys (e.g. bats, birds, dormice, GCN, otter, water vole, etc.).
Ability to work under pressure in a fastpaced environment, with effective teamwork and excellent organization and communication skills.
Ability to travel across the UK, with some requirement for overnight stays.
A full UK driving licence.

You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them.

We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career.

Next steps
We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team.

If you can't tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development.

That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area - we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

About Us:

At Aspect Ecology, we specialise in providing ecological consultancy services to a well-established base of high-profile public and private sector clients.

Our Oxfordshire-based team has a wealth of experience and expertise advising on an extensive range of projects nationwide with a focus on integrating ecological habitats and wildlife benefits within new developments.

We are a professional and friendly team of enthusiastic ecologists who thrive on innovation and delivering a high quality output to our clients.