Senior Ecologist - Hereford, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty
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Hereford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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About the role
Our projects are more than just an opportunity to make your mark. They're an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise.

Join our
Living Places team as a
Senior Ecologist on our
Herefordshire County Council Framework and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.


Role Purpose


As a Senior Ecologist you will provide pragmatic support and advice to the contract and operational teams on site with delivering ecological requirements to programme, budget and quality standard.

This includes on-site surveys, inspections and watching briefs, providing practical advice on programme and on-site measures required from the works information, and providing practical advice on legal requirements and company standards.


What you'll be doing

As a Senior Ecologist you will:

  • Develop and support implementation of ecological management plans.
  • Build relationships with regulators, clients, design teams, and internal teams.
  • Ensure the company environmental management system is maintained in line with changing standards and legislation and liaise with the senior team leads on the changes required.
  • Investigate and report ecological incidents.
  • Undertake habitat suitability assessments and protected species surveys.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following Experience:

  • Excellent knowledge of ecological management and mitigation.
  • Good understanding of environmental management for construction sites.
  • Excellent understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment.
  • CIEEM Membership.
  • Experience of working on large scale infrastructure construction/highways projects.
  • At least one protected species survey licence.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.


Why join us?


As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life.

Here are some of our key benefits:

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play.

We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow.

As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.


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Job Reference:
BBUK08147

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