Senior/principal Ecologist

4 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Penguin Recruitment Ltd Full time

**Senior/Principal Ecologist - Manchester**

My client is a leading international engineering consultancy who are world renowned for design and engineering and have won many international awards including The Times '25 Best Big Companies to Work For'. They are looking for a Senior/Principal Ecologistto join their team in Manchester. You will have the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant and high-profile projects, with many winning awards for biodiversity enhancements, innovation, and knowledge sharing. Some of my clients' projects includeworking on the Thames Water, HS2 and much more

**Key Responsibilities**
- Leading on nationally important infrastructure projects, managing project programmes and budgets.
- Collaborating with our multi-disciplinary teams and undertaking stakeholder engagement.
- Providing ecological input to a varied range of projects across different sectors.
- Leading, planning, and co-ordinating field surveys, analysing and interpreting survey results.
- Working with design teams and planning and co-ordinating ecological mitigation works.
- Undertaking reporting of Preliminary Ecological Assessments, Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments, and Ecological Impact Assessments.
- Designing and co-ordinating ecological mitigation.
- Managing work enquiries, preparing bids, and building client relationships.

**Skills / Qualifications**
- A degree in ecology or closely related field.
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), chartership, or being on the route to chartership (Client to cover membership costs.)
- Good working knowledge of UK and EU Wildlife Legislation, planning policies, licensing requirements and best practice survey techniques.
- Capable at undertaking survey and reporting for Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Ecological Impact Assessment.
- Demonstrable specialist ecological knowledge, such as botanical survey skills and/or survey skills for one or more protected species, ideally with a focus on Scottish species and habitats.
- Strong botanical and bat survey skills (e.g., bat licenced and/or FISC level 3/4) would be particularly desirable.
- A full valid UK/EEC driving licence.

**Salary & Benefits**:

- Competitive salaries and a huge range of other benefits.
- 25 days annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, plus the ability to buy up to 15 extra days
- Paid professional memberships and individual training budgets.
- Training and mentoring schemes to advance your career.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.


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