Senior Fisheries Consultant
4 weeks ago
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic freshwater Principal Fisheries Consultant with extensive consultancy experience that includes preparing bids, project management, and being the technical lead on fish and eel pass design projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare initial quotations and tender responses
- Undertake site visits and surveys
- Liaison with clients, stakeholders, and government agencies
- Obtaining permissions and consents, including liaison with the Environment Agency fish pass panel
- Act as the technical lead on a range of projects including fish and eel pass design
- Undertake technical report writing and provide specialist knowledge to clients and colleagues
- Project management, including budget and programme management
- Supervising and mentoring junior staff
- Work closely with our engineers and CAD technicians to develop designs
- Review of technical work according to relevant industry guidance and standards
Person Specification:
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a scientific or environmental discipline
- Relevant years' environmental consultancy experience
- Full driving licence
- Previous knowledge of fish and eel pass design
- Excellent technical report writing skills
- Understanding of fisheries legislation and industry standards, including the fish pass application process
- Experience of working in another discipline, such as freshwater fisheries monitoring, geomorphology, river restoration, or similar
- Evidence of project management experience and supporting junior staff
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification in a scientific or environmental discipline
- Relevant years' consultancy experience
- Experience of using MS project
- Chartered Environmentalist (IFM, CIWEM, or similar)
- GIS or CAD experience
- Prince 2 project management or similar
Salary and Benefits:
- Up to £60,000 depending on experience
- Preferably full-time, but other arrangements considered
- Life assurance and company pension scheme
- 2 days annual volunteering
- A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan, discounted gym membership, EV car lease, and cycle to work schemes
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