Consultant Ecologist

As a Consultant Ecologist at RSK Ireland, you can expect to be involved in the delivery of elements of field surveys, assessment, tender and report writing and project management on various projects across Ireland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing small projects under supervision and assisting senior colleagues in managing projects undertaken by RSK Ireland.
• Working alone and with ecologists in the wider region to ensure quality projects are delivered on time to clients.
• Completing fieldwork including out-of-hours surveys, travelling and working away from home as required.
• Having a good working knowledge and experience of ecology, legislation and survey techniques including protected species surveys and mitigation.
• Coordinating and undertaking fieldwork for ecological impact assessments and protected species surveys including preliminary ecological appraisal, EcIA, AA/HRA etc.
• Ensuring good communication and collaboration within the ecology team including liaising with senior ecologists and mentoring junior team members.
• Acting at all times with professional integrity and exercising sound professional judgement within the limits of own competence.
• A pro-active attitude to managing your own time finding solutions and ensuring work is delivered on time and to the required standards.
• Desk-top data collation and analysis including liaising with relevant biological records organisations and preparing protected species license applications.
• Project specific desk-top research and keeping yourself and other team members up-to-date with relevant industry guidelines and emerging science.
• Writing high quality data analysis and technical reports ready for review by colleagues including ecological constraints reports, Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments and protected species reports.

Person Specification (essential):

• A degree in a relevant discipline or vocation qualification.
• Ideal 2 years plus specific relevant experience or proven previous experience in a similar role.
• A full UK/Irish driving licence with access to your own vehicle.
• Abiding by CIEEM's Code of Professional Conduct.
• Membership of or working towards membership of CIEEM level commensurate with experience.
• Desire and ability to work well within a team with the ability to work independently.

Personal Specification (desirable):

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to produce accurate technical reports.
• Experience as an Ecological Clerk of Works.
• Experience of developing ecological/biodiversity enhancement plans.
• Desire and ability to work well within a team with the ability to work independently.
• Experience of personal species-specific licences i.e. bats newts and/or badger.
• Enthusiasm energy and drive to develop skills individual and ecology team.

Salary and Benefits:

• £25,000 - £32,000.
• Company paid life assurance.
• Contributed pension scheme.
• Discounted Gym Memberships.
• Regular career training and development.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays health cash plan and discounted gym membership.