Principal Ecologist

5 months ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom RSK Group Full time

**ADAS**, part of the **RSK Group,** **is seeking an experienced** Principal Ecologist** to join our highly skilled ecology team on a **full time, permanent** basis. This is a **hybrid office and home working **position based in **Cambridge**.

We support our employees' development and give them the tools they need to steer their own careers, that’s why when you join ADAS, a mentor works with you to create and achieve your goals. Working on your own projects will provide you the opportunity to manage your workload and since most projects are local, extended travel is not frequent.

We also want to guarantee that you have a good work-life balance with many opportunities for flexible working hours, locality flexibility, social activities and community involvement projects to achieve this. If you are looking to work as part of a friendly, flexible, and committed team and can bring us your talent as well as a proactive, can-do attitude, now is an excellent time to join ADAS

ADAS is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Working together with our Associate Director for the South East to ensure high quality service is delivered to our clients
- Managing the team of ecologists based at Boxworth
- Managing projects from inception to finalisation
- Talking to our clients and providing solid technical advice
- Writing of technical reports including but not limited to, Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, Mitigation Strategies and Biodiversity Management Plans, Habitat Regulations Assessments Screening reports and protected species reports
- Technical review and approval of reports

**Person Specification**
- Full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle and living within a commutable distance of our Boxworth office in Cambridge
- Associate Level CIEEM membership or above
- Demonstrable experience of ecological consultancy work, including leading surveys and managing projects
- Good working knowledge of ecology, legislation, and survey techniques, including protected species surveys and mitigation
- Previous ecology-related experience
- Excellent written communication skills and be able to produce accurate technical reports to a professional standard

**Salary and Benefits**
- Up to £45,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience
- Life assurance
- A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

More detailed job description attached

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**_ RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies_

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