Job Title

Principal Ecologist

Location

Birmingham

Salary / Benefits

£40,000 - £50,000 negotiable dependant on experience plus

- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Up to 12% Matched Pension Scheme
- Internal Benefits scheme
- flexible working
- career development.

Company Information

A global leader in public transport infrastructure specialising in the mass transit and rail sector are looking to expand there team in the UK by recruiting an experienced Principal Ecologist

The Environmental Consultant will be working on high profile infrastructure projects such as Crossrail and HS2 based in our Birmingham office with remote working.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Principal Ecologist to further their career in a highly motivated and inspirational environment.

To be suitable for this Principal Ecologist role you will have the below skills / experience:

- A Degree in a relevant environmental subject
- Membership of a relevant professional body
- Chartered status or working towards
- Holding relevant licences i.e. GCN and/or bat licence is essential.
- ECI Contract experience on infrastructure projects would be an advantage.
- Standardised habitat survey methodologies (Phase 1, NVC etc.)
- UK protected and invasive species
- Key Environmental/Ecological legislation
- Faunal survey methodologies
- Biodiversity Action Planning
- Habitat creation techniques
- Ecological Management Plans
- Habitat management theory and practice
- UK species identification and taxonomy
- Conservation management and planning
- Environmental condition assessment
- Arboriculture Expertise
- Experience in Biodiversity off setting / No Net Loss

Main Duties of the role:

- Effective liaison and coordination with multidisciplinary design teams
- Organising specialist ecological surveys as and when required. Ensuring tasks are correctly priced and seeing through delivery on time and to budget.
- Advise internal and external clients / colleagues on ecological matters
- Leading site walkovers / surveys
- Report writing and review of less senior ecologists site reports and associated documentation.
- Facilitation and project management of ecological mitigation design
- Undertake ecological assessment work as part of EIA's
- Implement ecology related strategic documents such as management plans and minimum requirements
- For all works - ensure compliance at all times with European and UK Environmental and Wildlife Laws.
- Support the Environment Discipline Lead for the UK and Engineering Leads on all project works

For further information and to apply please get in touch.

Navartis Ltd is a specialist recruitment company supplying highly skilled technical and management professionals within the global Transportation, Civil Engineering & Utility industries, if you are seeking a new position our recruitment team can locate the opportunity to suit your needs.