Job Description

Job Title: Consultant Ecologist

Salary: £23,000 - £31,000

Location: Nottingham

We are looking for a Consultant Ecologist to join a not-for-profit Ecological Specialist in Nottingham. They have been in operation for over 30 years, serving developers, planners, architects, power and extraction industries, utility companies, local authorities, government agencies and private individuals. Its varied portfolio of work ranges from major national research contracts and large-scale ecological impact assessments for housing and industry, through to management planning for nature reserves, bat surveys of barns and churches and habitat surveys of small-scale developments.

As a Consultant Ecologist, you will receive some excellent benefits:

• £26,000 - £31,000 per annum depending on your experience
• Flexible working options and a healthy work-life balance encouraged
• 28 days annual leave plus public holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Health payment plan
• Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your career
• Payment of professional membership fees
• A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, developing your experience and skills.
• Opportunity to work on high profile projects with nationally significant clients, and on smaller scale conservation-focused projects.
• A close-knit, friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere
• Family friendly organisation
• Based at our newly refurbished office in a listed building at the heart of the creative quarter in Nottingham
• The majority of their projects are within an hour of the office. Overnight stays are infrequent.

As a Consultant Ecologist, your duties will include:

• Undertake desk studies and GIS mapping
• Carry out ecology surveys (individually and as an assistant)
• Manage projects with senior management oversight
• Produce reports for clients
• Carry out fieldwork and manage fieldwork carried out by others, including the management of resources required (people, vehicles, equipment, third party data, contractors).
• Ensure that projects are managed effectively to ensure that the projected profit for EMEC is met or Exceeded.
• Prepare licence applications and manage licenses throughout the process.
• Ensure that for projects for which they have responsibility that all financial management procedures, including purchase orders, prompt invoicing and assessment of WIP are undertaken.

To be considered, you will need:

• Experience in an ecological consultancy environment
• Hold a degree in a relevant subject
• Hold a clean driving licence and have access to a car
• Good knowledge of habitats and species typical of the East Midlands region
• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant conservation legislation and practice
• An understanding of health and safety
• Good report writing skills
• Hold one or more protected species licences

Interested in this or other roles in ecology consultancy? Please contact Lloyd Key via (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.

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This is a permanent role.

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

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION
• Analytical skills
• Self-management