Environmental Consultant/ Senior Consultant - Highland, United Kingdom - Affric

Affric
Affric
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Highland, United Kingdom

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Region:

  • Scotland_
  • Vicinity:
  • Highlands and Islands_
  • Industry Sector:
  • Conservation Jobs_, _Ecology Jobs_, _Renewable Energy jobs_, _Water Jobs_, _Environmental Jobs_, _Acoustics Jobs_, _GIS Jobs_, _Energy Jobs_, _Wildlife Conservation Jobs_, _Stakeholder Engagement Jobs_, _Marine Biology Jobs_, _Marine Science Jobs_
  • Job Category:
  • Consultancy_, _Construction_, _Legal/Regulatory_, _Project Management_, _Ecologist_, _Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)_, _Reporting_, _Environmental Scientist_, _Marine Scientist_
  • Job Type:
  • Permanent_
  • Education Level:
  • Please see job description_

Salary:

£34,000 to £41,500 per annum


Posted:
10/04/2024


Start Date:

ASAP

Recruiter:
Affric


Job Ref:
GreenJobs - C100424


Environmental Consultant/Senior Consultant (with Marine Mammal Ecology expertise)

Competitive salary, aligned to experience.
Affric Limited is a growing, successful, and ambitious environmental consultancy based in Inverness, in the North of Scotland. Affric provide professional environmental consultancy services, from feasibility to decommissioning, across a range of sectors, many with marine elements. Affric has a small, focused team which provides a friendly supportive working environment. We work closely with our clients to offer a tailored service and to ensure successful project delivery.


Job Purpose


The main purpose of this Environmental Consultant role is to undertake a range of activities to support the delivery of energy, pipeline, and infrastructure (ports and harbours) developments.

The appointed staff member will be an active member of the Affric team, providing environmental advice as part of multidisciplinary team, and will contribute to the day-to-day tasks of the consultancy as a whole.


These will often include:

  • Support in the delivery of projects from initial feasibility;
  • Specialist input into Environmental Supporting Documents and Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR);
  • Liaising with clients, with site visits, as required;
  • Providing construction environmental management support;
  • Producing high quality work within tight time and cost constraints; and
  • Carrying out any additional activities that may be reasonably required or requested.
  • Marine mammal mitigation plans and/or monitoring programmes;
  • Survey design (on occasion, this may not be solely attributed to marine mammals and may involve other areas of marine ecology);
  • The processing, analysis, interpretation and/or presentation of acoustic data; and
  • Fieldbased work as required.

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Education & Qualifications

  • Educated to BSc level in a relevant field (i.e., marine biology, ecology, conservation, or environmental sciences).

Desirable

  • Educated to MSc level (i.e., marine mammal sciences).

Relevant Experience

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in the field of marine mammal ecology, derived from a relevant career in consultancy or research/conservation;
  • A working knowledge of technical assessments underpinning environmental work (e.g. EIA, HRA, baseline characterisation, scientific study design etc.); and
  • Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Desirable

  • Worked with stakeholders or organisations from a range of backgrounds or sectors;
  • Working with PAM / Acoustic data;
  • Experience developing marine mammal survey specifications;
  • GIS mapping expertise.

Competencies & Skills

  • Able to work under pressure and able to organise and prioritise workloads; and
  • Good understanding of marine mammal protections in the UK.

Desirable

  • Makes complex issues understandable to nonspecialists;
  • Understanding of marine construction techniques; and
  • Good Understanding of UK environmental regulations and law.

Attitude & Disposition

  • Flexible and adaptable;
  • Positive nature;
  • Willing to work away from the office as requested;
  • Can work independently as part of a small team;
  • Understand how own role contributes to achieving the company's and personal objectives and goals; and
  • Willingness to contribute to projects that might be outside current areas of expertise.

Other

  • Full drivers' licence.

Desirable

  • Sea survival qualification;
  • JNCC qualified marine mammal observer (MMO); and
  • Have an appropriate institute membership (e.g., IEMA, CIEEM, IMarEST).

Company Benefits

Benefits of Working for us:

  • We are a closeknit, friendly team, with a supportive office atmosphere;
  • External and internal training;
  • 34 days annual leave;
  • Pension scheme;
  • Payment of professional membership fees; and
  • Flexible working options and a healthy worklife balance are encouraged.
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