Senior Consultant – Environmental and Ecological Assessment

OverviewRole: Senior Consultant Environmental and Ecological AssessmentLocation: Manchester UK - HybridRole ID: 2025-3099Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.Ricardo member of WSP is a global strategic environmental and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3000 employees in more than 20 countries we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.The RoleWe are currently looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Water Practice which has a strong project portfolio in providing technical support on a variety of water management and ecology projects across a wide range of clients in the water developer and public sectors.Key ResponsibilitiesYour role will involve working closely with project management to ensure implementation of ecological assessments through the coordination of associated surveys consultation with third parties and regulators and identification of mitigation in support of our client proposals and operations.You will be involved in team leadership managing the technical work of more junior staff and sub-consultants and (depending on experience) managing projects and their direction too. The nature of the role and the dynamic of the team provides a wealth of opportunities to explore your interests and carry out a range of tasks and functions within aquatic ecology as well as a range of related disciplines.There is also a degree of flexibility over which facets of the role you become most invested in: be it a more technical focus; project management; developing bids and tenders; or a more generalist role.Key Competencies and ExperienceIn depth knowledge of UK and EU Wildlife Legislation planning policies licensing requirements and best practice survey techniques.Capable of undertaking Ecological Impact Assessments and contributing to Habitats Regulations Assessments.A good understanding of WFD assessments in particular the biological metrics and indices that inform ecological status.Leading planning and co-ordinating field surveys analysing and interpreting survey results and planning and co-ordinating ecological mitigation works.Demonstrable specialist knowledge in either fisheries macroinvertebrate or macrophyte ecology preferable.Excellent written and verbal communication skills; be able to produce meticulous and accurate technical reports as well as communicate confidently with a variety of clients and stakeholders.Be organised with proven ability to multi-task and handle several projects simultaneously.Skills and Behaviours A self-starter as youll be part of a small busy team. Excellent team working skills are therefore essential together with strong communication skills sound understanding of ecological impact assessment and a close attention to detail.Whilst fieldwork skills are needed for this role there will be a large component of office-based coordination data analysis client contact and report writing.Working hereYou will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.Work life balanceWe offer flexible approaches to work whether that is working from home being in the office or as a hybrid worker. Were happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.BenefitsWe want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.Our core benefits include 25 days annual leave plus 8 flexible bank holidays a competitive company pension scheme life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.Diversity Equality and Inclusion statementWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity equality and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture we are a recognised as a disability confident employer.Next stepsOnce you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team viaif you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.#LI-MB1 #LI-HybridRequired Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Business Development,Change Management,Technical Project Management,NEC,Technical Writing,OSHA,CRM Software,EPA,Project Coordination,Remedy,EHS,Writing Skills Employment Type : Unclear Experience: years Vacancy: 1