Senior Ecologist (Keystone Environmental)

Origin Enterprises plc; Tetbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

We are seeking Senior Ecologists to join our Ecology Team in Gloucestershire.

This position is based at our head office location just outside Tetbury in the heart of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. The office is situated not far from Stroud, recently voted the best place to live in the UK.

Your primary responsibilities would be:

• Project management of small-medium scale projects
• Technical report writing (at senior level)
• Assisting with client liaison, quotes, and budget management
• Resource and workload planning
• Leading complex surveys, including supervision of in-house and external staff
• Supporting and contributing to the Ecology Team's vision and objections

The successful applicant will also have the unique opportunity to work alongside our in-house habitats team, who work directly with our ecology team, to develop and deliver bespoke mitigation and enhancement schemes that provide genuine and lasting benefit for wildlife.

Core requirements:

• Project management experience
• Technical report writing experience (at senior level)
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities, avoiding/minimising the former and capitalising on the latter
• Experience of leading, mentoring and organising surveyors
• An excellent working knowledge of UK and European legislation and the planning system
• Ability to balance and manage priorities, and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues whilst working under pressure
• Fee proposal capabilities

Additional beneficial experience:

• An area of specialism (aquatic, botany, ornithology, invertebrates and bats of particular interest)
• Holder of one or more survey and/or development licences
• Sound experience of using the BNG metric
• Experience of design and implementation of practical, innovative, and achievable mitigation strategies for protected species
• Capable of higher-level technical writing (e.g. ES ecology chapters)

What We Provide:

• Competitive salary pending experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option for hybrid working
• Company vehicles for meetings and site attendances
• Quarterly staff appreciation events
• Community incentives and volunteering opportunities
• Continued growth and career progression including annual CPD & training budget
• Company pension and sick pay
• Private medical insurance
• Access to internal Mental First Aid Qualified staff
• Idyllic office location in the Cotswolds with on-site parking

• Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
• Industry:
  • Environmental Services
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Job Functions:
  • Consulting
  • Other
• Skills:
  • Habitat Management
  • Surveys
  • Species Identification
  • Teamwork