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Senior Biodiversity/Ecological Consultant
Job Posted: 11 days ago
Salary: £ 40,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: North Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset
Expire in: 17 days
Job Description
Senior Biodiversity Ecological Consultant
Are you an experienced ecologist with a passion for biodiversity, habitat conservation, and delivering top-quality ecological advice? Do you want to lead meaningful projects that drive Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), sustainability, and positive environmental outcomes?
We’re excited to be recruiting on behalf of a boutique, growing environmental consultancy that’s looking for a Senior Biodiversity Ecological Consultant to join their diverse team. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior role where you can make a real difference, mentoring colleagues, delivering projects and work with a wide range of exciting clients.
What We’re Looking For
As a Senior Biodiversity Ecological Consultant, you will:
* At least 4 years professional background in ecology, biodiversity, and environmental consultancy
* CIEEM or equivalent professional membership
* Solid understanding of Biodiversity Net Gain policy and ecological planning frameworks
* Experience in protected species surveys, habitat assessments, and ecological mitigation
* Skilled in writing technical reports, including EcIA, HRA, and biodiversity reports
* Familiarity with GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS) and biodiversity data analysis
* Bat species and development with relevant licence(s) and bat mitigation design; or
* Biodiversity Net Gain with botanical and vegetation survey expertise, and biodiversity design experience.
About the Role
The Senior Biodiversity/Ecological Consultant will be responsible for:
* Assessment and reporting, eg CEMP, LEMP, HRA and EcIA, key policies, legislation and standards that underpin quality services to clients
* Analysing multiple data strands, collating complex information and clearly reporting results
* Reviewing and approving technical reports
* Innovating and providing appropriate ecological mitigation and recommendations
* Advising and guiding our clients and colleagues with accuracy, clarity and openness
* Confidently collaborating with a range of scientific, engineering and architectural professionals in the planning and development sector, to deliver high quality, meaningful and timely outputs
Managing Projects and Cross- Team Collaboration
* Leading Team events on projects, collaborating with colleagues/associates, leading project work and fieldwork, and co-ordinating tasks and deliverables.
* Guiding and managing graduates and assistants, and mentoring colleagues
* Delivering client service, with high standards of work within agreed timescales and budgets
* Clear, confident advice directly to clients on their plans and projects, and in meetings both internal and external
* Ability to manage and deliver projects from end-to-end.
* Preparing bids, service agreements and quotesBefore You Apply
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