Senior Ecologist - Petersfield, United Kingdom - Coombes Forestry Ltd

Description

Job Description

Join Our Team as a Senior Ecologist

Salary: Competitive + company vehicle and fuel card

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, including some out-of-hours work for ecological surveys.

Location: Petersfield/Site

About Us:

• With over twenty years experience, COOMBES is a trusted provider of specialist services in Rail and Forestry Sectors.
• Our five divisions work collaboratively, operating as one team, pulling on our expertise in forestry, rail arboriculture, on-track plant, environmental services and minor civils works to deliver cost-effective, innovative solutions tailored to our clients' requirements,
• As a Principal Contractor, we are able to work with our supply chain partners to deliver complex projects along Network Rails infrastructure. We are excited to be embarking on a new phase of COOMBES growth, following recent significant success on CP7 framework tenders and other contract bids.
• As a family-run SME, we value integrity, a positive 'can-do' attitude, and teamwork to deliver exceptional service to our clients.

About the Senior Ecologist role:

• We're seeking a full-time Senior Ecologist to join our in-house Environmental team on a permanent basis.
• You'll play a crucial role in developing and implementing our Environmental Strategy to balance project needs with environmental considerations.
• As Senior Ecologist, you'll establish, manage, and develop ecological management strategies, plans, and resources company-wide.
• You'll oversee the delivery of ecological studies and impact assessments across various projects, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating protective actions or measures.
• From conception to completion, you'll manage projects, advise on best practices, current legislation, and policy, and undertake surveys including Protected Species Surveys, Ecological Impact Assessments, and Habitat Regulation Assessments.
• You'll support the Environment Manager in developing the environment strategy, planning, and budgets, and mentor junior team members.

About You:

• You'll share our company's ethos and values and be eager to develop your management skills while shaping our environmental provision.
• With significant experience in a similar Ecologist role, you'll be up-to-date with current ecology best practices and relevant wildlife legislation and policy.
• You'll have a good understanding of UK protected species and hold at least one survey class license, actively working towards more.
• As an Associate Member of CIEEM, you'll understand environmental concerns in the built environment and may have worked on Rail and Infrastructure projects.
• Highly organized and self-motivated, you'll embrace new practices and technologies, with demonstrable experience using GIS or mapping software.
• Field-based work is a significant part of the role, requiring flexibility, a full driving license, and willingness to travel.

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