Ecologist

Rail Industry

Permanent Vacancy

Glasgow (Hybrid Working)

Salary discussed on application

An Ecologist is required to join a Rail Contractor to work on a permanent basis in Glasgow, dealing with things like bats and badger sets. As an Ecologist, you will be responsible for working within the Track Renewals Plain Line to ensure that their contracts are meeting and/or exceeding sustainability and environmental targets.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing specialist advice on sustainability and environmental contractual compliance.
• Managing the project’s Environmental Management Plan, Emergency Response Plan, Environmental Risk Profile and Aspects and Impact registers.
• Developing a profile on the environment and sustainability threats and opportunities for each project.
• Identifying training needs for internal colleagues and providing training as required.
• Conducting regular internal environmental audits and site compliance inspections.
• Investigating events on-site.
• Collecting information on environmental waste on site.
• Analysing data.
• Writing reports.
• Providing advice and guidance on current practices and procedures within environmental and waste legislation.

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in an Environmental or Engineering discipline
• A IEMA Certificate
• Be a member of an environmental professional body such as IEMA
• A qualification in Environmental Auditing
• Work experience in a construction or engineering environment with knowledge of current UK Environmental Legislation.
• Experience of designing, implementing and/or working with an EMS, certified to ISO 14001 .
• Excellent skills in communication, organisation, and in using Microsoft Office.

The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics (but this is not essential).

• A Lead Environmental Auditor Certificate
• Experience working with CEEQUAL or BREAMM certification Schemes
• Experience working with regulatory authorities.
• Experience with producing reports for the submission to local Governments and the Environment Agency.

This role will require significant site work, and while there is some element of hybrid working from home, the successful candidate must be flexible to work in all weather conditions and due to requirements of working on the railway, must be willing to work night shifts as required.