Biodiversity Technical Specialist

3 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Environment Agency Full time

Number of jobs available- 1
- Region- Yorkshire and the Humber
- City/Town- Leeds
- Building/Site- Lateral
- Grade- Staff Grade 5
- Post Type- Permanent
- Working Pattern- Full Time
- Role Type- Operational Delivery
- Salary Minimum- £37,462
- Job description- We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced ecologist to join our Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology (FBG) team in South and West Yorkshire as a Biodiversity Technical Specialist.
This is a key role within the team, and you will lead on biodiversity matters for South and West Yorkshire, and at times for Yorkshire Area as a whole. It is a varied area with the challenges and pressures of urban development as well as the more rural areas of the Pennines and the Humber-head levels.
You will lead and co-ordinate biodiversity input into a wide range of Environment Agency activities, including water company planning, FCRM project programmes, environmental permitting, Environment Programme and Water Framework Directive activities.
You will proactively identify and influence opportunities to deliver biodiversity benefits, and will develop and manage projects to realise those benefits. You will provide specialist input to projects managed by others.
You will be a technical mentor and advisor to support others on policies, procedures, practices and techniques. By coaching and encouraging continuing personal development, you will ensure knowledge is shared and capability developed and succession enabled in the team.
As responding to incidents is a central part of what we do, you will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
- The team- You will be part of the Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology (FBG) team covering the Yorkshire area. The FBG team is a multi-disciplinary team that promotes the conservation of water and wetland wildlife, and improvements to the environment for people. We give advice across the business and to our external customers and partners on ecology and geomorphological processes to protect and enhance the water environment.
- Experience/skills required-
You will have:

- a thorough understanding of the ecology of riverine, aquatic, and wetland habitats and species, nature conservation management, including river and floodplain restoration;
- good working knowledge of environmental and nature conservation legislation, Government policy and strategy, best practice relating to nature conservation in Town and Country planning;
- leadership, mentoring and coaching skills;
- good planning and organisational skills, a track record of delivering high quality work on time and within budget;
- highly developed project management, problem solving, negotiation and influencing skills;
- excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of data and information management.
- Contact and additional information- Although this post is office based there will be a requirement to undertake site visits and fieldwork to help resolve specific issues that arise. There will be some travel to other Environment Agency office locations, and attendance at national and area meetings, as necessary.

If you have any questions or would like any further information please contact the recruiting managers Katie Harwood on 07901 110602 or Joanne Kay on 07768 122392.

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