Principal Ornithological Consultant

2 weeks ago


Southampton, United Kingdom APEM Full time

**About The Role**:
The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally.

Our successful pioneering work has attracted investment and enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working towards the protection of the environment across the globe.

**Why join us?**

Working for GoBe will put you at the forefront of work in the renewable offshore wind energy sector. We have played a part in over 70% off all current UK offshore wind farms, supporting businesses with gaining consent for planning permission. We help businesses with site selection and feasibility studies, navigate legislation and identify ways to mitigate environmental impact.

In return we offer an opportunity to join us at an exciting time for growth, GoBe has joined the Apem Group and we are looking to leverage our expertise and grow even faster which in turn opens up career growth for you.

**About the role**

Work will include:

- Develop and lead ornithological related workstreams including delivering ornithological assessment input into the EIA and HRA process for offshore wind developments.
- Guide developers through compensation workstreams.
- Provide and delegate technical advice and assessment as part of our existing ornithological team.
- Contribute to and/or lead on stakeholder liaison in support of our clients.
- Provide specialist input and advice on ornithological matters to support our clients at a project and strategic level.
- Manage project workloads from an ornithological perspective; and
- Line manage and mentor members of the ornithology team.

**About you**

You will be an experienced ornithologist looking to move your career from Senior to Principal level. You will be looking for more responsibility and client contact. To be considered you should:

- Educated to at least degree, but preferably MSc, level in a relevant discipline.
- Excellent written and oral communication, organisational and time management skills.
- A professional manner with strong inter-personal skills and an ability to communicate at all levels.
- An established track record in the field of offshore ornithology and seabird ecology, derived from a relevant career in consultancy, research or working for government.
- A working knowledge of the technical assessments underpinning ornithological work in support of development projects and through the EIA and HRA processes (e.g. CRM, displacement analysis, apportioning, PVA, monitoring design, etc.), related to offshore wind farm development;
- Experience of working within the planning process, ideally in England, Wales or Scotland; and
- Experience working with regulators and stakeholders.

We offer flexible working with offices in south Devon and central Glasgow, we offer industry competitive salaries commensurate with experience, with associated benefits. We value the wellbeing of our staff, and this is reflected in our flexible working conditions and desirable office locations.

**Next steps**

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box above, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area - we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills. We may also have an associated role that might be of interest.



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