Fish Ecology Consultant

6 months ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom RPS Group Full time

RPS is looking for a **Fish Ecology Consultant (Senior/Principal) **to support our portfolio of high-profile offshore wind projects in Scotland, the rest of the UK and internationally. We operate a hybrid working arrangement and you can be based in Chepstow, Edinburgh, Woking or London (home working can be considered). We have flexible working opportunities, including part time roles, to ensure a balance of family and working life.

We are at the forefront of the industry - delivering offshore infrastructure projects in complex marine environments including offshore wind farm developments. Our experience includes 20 years at the forefront of the industry, working across the UK, wider Europe, America, Australia and Asia.

When you join RPS, you’ll become a member of a deeply experienced marine consenting and environment team who have been selected as the lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA) consultant for some of the industry’s major “firsts”. These include the world’s largest offshore wind farms: Orsted’s Hornsea One, Two and Three, and Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm SSE’s Berwick Bank. We are also at the forefront of supporting the offshore wind industry through Round 4 and ScotWind.

We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Here you’ll find work that is engaging and rewarding, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

**What you’ll be doing**

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As a Fish Ecology Consultant you will be supporting the delivery of large-scale marine and coastal infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland by acting as technical lead and working with our extensive team of technical specialists and project managers as well as client teams and regulators. You will work with our project managers to ensure all technical inputs related to fish and shellfish ecology, in particular EIA chapters and HRA inputs, are managed within our financial plans, project programme and to our client scope. You will coordinate the compilation of fish and shellfish ecology reports (and other marine ecology reports, as appropriate) and undertake technical reviews of these. You will also supervise processing of data and modelling, as appropriate, and will be supporting and mentoring junior colleagues on their development in this area.

We have exciting plans to expand our support to the global renewables sector, with offshore wind as a key focus area of this initiative. As a member of our team, you will work with some of the industry’s brightest and most experienced talent to deliver projects for the industry’s major energy developers. And, as we and our clients continue expanding Internationally, you’ll also have an opportunity to support the delivery of their portfolios internationally.

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**Who we’re looking for**
- ** **You’ll have a thorough understanding of fish and shellfish ecology, including experience of undertaking EIA for major energy infrastructure projects in the UK or overseas.
- Applicants with experience of working in other offshore industries (e.g. Oil & Gas) or onshore energy infrastructure projects would also be welcomed.
- You’ll have deep expertise in leading and coordinating the production of documentation related to the fish ecology impact assessments.
- You will have experience in advising stakeholders through all stages of project delivery.
- You will hold a post-graduate qualification in a relevant ecology or biology discipline.
- You will be working towards chartership status of a relevant professional institute.

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**What’s in it for you?**

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career If you’re interested in how we use and manage the marine environment, want to help meet NetZero targets and, support projects that tackle climate change through the development of offshore renewable energy, then talk to us about our career opportunities in this area. You’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We will give you the opportunity to work with some of the best talent in the offshore wind industry. We offer you a work environment that encourages collaboration and clever thinking - to drive solutions-based outputs that deliver sustainable benefit for our clients, their projects, and the environment. We also create global mobility opportunities for our talented people, enabling us to deliver interconnected sectors and services, and make RPS a great place to do great work.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse com

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