Ecologist - Principal/associate Director/technical

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Wardell Armstrong Full time

Wardell Armstrong (WA) is a successful multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people. Working together with clients, we deliver solutions to challenging problems in Property & Development, Infrastructure & Utilities and Mining & Minerals.

**The Opportunity**:
Our Ecology business is highly successful and as part of our ongoing plans to develop our teams, we are looking to appoint an experienced Ecologist with at least 4yrs experience.

The ecology team works alongside several other environmental professionals within the Firm, including planners, archaeologists, arboriculturists, landscape architects and engineers. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team is desirable but not essential. Project work will be varied, and there will be a strong focus on renewable energy, infrastructure, and residential schemes as well as other commercial development projects.

**Responsibilities will include but are not limited to**:

- Managing ecological projects (commensurate with experience), assisting team leads with managing resource allocation and financial budgets, addressing any client feedback and ensuring effective communications on all projects.
- Experience with Biodiversity Net Gain would be advantageous.
- Carrying out ecological surveys, where necessary, and checking that surveys are being carried out to the required standards by all staff.
- Assist the team leads with the preparation of fee proposals.
- We are seeking someone who has:

- Experience of managing ecological projects to completion and reporting to the standards required by planning authorities, Natural Resources Wales, and other similar bodies.
- Experience of performing the role of an Ecological Clerk of Works on construction projects.
- Experience of preparing a wide range of technical reports including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, ES Chapters, Habitat Regulations Assessments, and other technical reports.
- Experience in Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments and designing Biodiversity Net Gain solutions (desirable but not essential).
- Qualifying Member’ status, or higher, of CIEEM.

**We offer**:

- Hybrid home/office working arrangement.
- Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
- Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
- 24 days annual leave per year.
- Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
- Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
- Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
- Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
- Regular training programme.
- Flexitime Working Schedule.
- Long service awards.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Travel Loans.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Recruitment Bounty Scheme

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