Associate Director

4 weeks ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Ricardo Full time

Job Summary

Ricardo is seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead our Aquatic Ecology team in delivering technical expertise across all project stages. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, drive business development, and contribute to the identification of opportunities and bidding for work.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership across the Ecology team to deliver expertise in aquatic ecology investigations.
  • Act as technical lead for the production of consent-related technical assessments.
  • Business development, client liaison, and establishing new clients.
  • Grow, lead, and develop teams, and support and train junior staff.

Requirements

  • A degree in a relevant subject, such as ecology or other biological sciences, and/or a relevant postgraduate qualification.
  • Demonstrable commercial consultancy experience and Full Membership of CIEEM and/or Chartered Ecologist status.
  • Extensive knowledge of UK and EU Wildlife Legislation, planning policies, licensing requirements, and best practice survey techniques.
  • Demonstrable experience working on large-scale environmental projects.
  • Willingness to undertake line management responsibilities and a business leadership role.
  • Strategic mindset able to contribute to wider team leadership.
  • Confident to take on a mentor role to junior staff.
  • Flexible approach to working, with inquisitiveness and willingness to learn.
  • Ability to adapt to working on a wide range of projects.

Skills and Behaviour

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to produce and review meticulous and accurate technical reports.
  • Excellent team working skills, with strong communication skills.
  • Ability to represent Ricardo and its clients to key stakeholders, including wide-ranging technical engagement and consultation with regulators, local authorities, NGOs, and the general public.

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification (Masters or Doctorate).
  • Advising and managing consenting applications, such as planning, Development Consent Orders, HRA, WFD, and Environmental Permits.
  • Experience in Project Direction and technical reviews.

Working with Ricardo

Ricardo is a diverse and inclusive workplace where every voice matters. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place and encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.

Work Life Balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core of our culture, allowing employees to flourish and achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits, including support for your physical and mental health.

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance, and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.



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