Project / Senior Ecologist - United Kingdom - Temple Group
Description
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Temple are leaders in the field of built and natural environments and creating sustainable futures.
Looking for an opportunity to advance your career in consultancy within a supportive environment?
As a dynamic and growing business, we are looking for self-motivated and positive-minded Senior Ecologists to join our friendly teams in one of our eight offices across the UK.
Responsibilities include co-ordinating and undertaking protected species surveys and mitigation projects, preparation of clear and comprehensive reports and guidance, advising clients of constraints and survey requirements and managing projects in a commercially efficient and cost-effective manner.
This position could provide a great opportunity to lead and deliver complex contracts and support more junior staff, draft high-quality reports and review technical work, as well as support clients and their design teams by identifying solutions to their problems.
We have fixed term and permanent roles available in several of our well-appointed offices across the UK and the successful candidates will be based from one of these, however, the project-based nature of our work means that in order to successfully carry out contracts there will be a requirement for travel, overnight stays and periods of working away from home.
Temple is one of the UK's leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability.We are a purpose and people led organisation and as a B Corp we are part of a movement committed to transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet
With a team comprising many recognised industry leaders, we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes.
Have a minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience;Have excellent knowledge of UK and relevant European environmental legislation;
Have excellent fieldwork and report writing skills including protected species surveys, EPSM applications, ES chapters and ecological management plans;
Be comfortable with and have experience in attending meetings and liaising with clients, contractors, sub-contractors and third-party stakeholders;
Be competent in the survey of and mitigation for one or more of the following key protected species: bats, badgers, birds, dormice, great crested newts, reptiles, and water voles;
Hold an EPS and/or conservation licence for one or more of the above species groups;
Have up to date knowledge of, and familiarity with, survey guidance for a range of protected species;
Demonstrate proven project and staff management experience;
Be able to manage own workload, be proactive in managing projects and be able to delegate to and provide support to junior staff as appropriate;
Be proficient in customer service and able to deliver and lead training events and workshops, both internally to Temple and externally to clients and other stakeholders;
Hold membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM);
Have a full clean UK driving licence;
Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies.
We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.
Competitive salary on a scale commensurate with experience.TOIL (time off in lieu) policy and flexible approach to working hours to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
26 days annual leave (& bank holidays) plus an additional day for each year of service up to 29 days
Enhanced maternity pay;
Opportunities for career development;
Cycle to work scheme;
Socials, games nights and volunteering days through our staff engagement and development initiative;
Fantastic training
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