Biodiversity Technical Officer

3 days ago


Colchester, United Kingdom Environment Agency Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology Team as a Biodiversity Technical Officer. Working as part of a dedicated group you'll support sustainable development, build ecological resilience to climate change, assess the ecological impacts of projects and wherever possible ensure biodiversity net gain is achieved.
- Our team covers Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex and you can choose to base yourself at our office in either Norwich, Ipswich or Kelvedon near Colchester.
- In this role you'll be providing technical advice and guidance, assessing ecological risks and identifying opportunities in all aspects of the Environment Agency’s work.- Those with a passion for the following are encouraged to apply:
- Protecting vulnerable wildlife populations, via a range of exciting species and habitat conservation projects
- Providing advice on how to protect and enhance ecology affected by development or maintenance activities
- Collaboration and working in partnerships
- Influencing nationally significant infrastructure projects
- Making our natural environment more accessible and socially inclusive for everyone

The posts are full-time although requests for other work patterns will be considered.

The team
- We cover a diverse patch from the North Norfolk coast to the Thames, encompassing a fantastic coastline, the beautiful Norfolk Broads, three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and numerous nationally and internationally important wildlife sites.
- You will join a friendly, vibrant team of environmental professionals; your skills will complement our fisheries and geomorphology expertise.
- We work in partnership both internally and externally to advise on environmental impacts and improvements. Experience/skills required
- You will be an ecologist, or naturalist, qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, and be a:
- Confident communicator
- Enthusiastic with excellent influencing and negotiating skills
- Able to interpret complex technical issues into pragmatic, clear and compelling advice and operational decision making

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ecological expertise and practical experience of the following:
- Ecological requirements of freshwater habitats and species
- Surveying for protected species
- River restoration and enhancement techniques
- Wetland habitat management
- Designing and implementing mitigation/compensation and nature-based solutions
- Contributing to scoping and reviewing Strategic Environmental Assessments, Appropriate Assessments, Environmental Impact Assessments and Water Framework Directive assessments
- Town and Country Planning and Marine Planning and regulation processes
- Government policy and strategy e.g. Natural Capital and Biodiversity Net Gain
- Membership of a relevant professional institute

A full UK driving licence is essential.

Contact and additional information
- In East Anglia we want to create a diverse workplace where individuals are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where we grow and learn together.
- It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.
- The Environment Agency take part in incident response. You’ll be expected to get involved depending on your role and circumstances. Full training will be provided.



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