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Senior Ecologist

Cheshire Permanent
  • A fantastic opportunity to join an established organisation
  • Providing specialist in-house support to a close-knit team

About Our Client

The client are part of a land-promoter function for a large established group in the property space. They offer a tight-knit team and small-business feel whilst being backed by a major player in industry.

Job Description

As a Senior Ecologist you will:

  • Provide key links between a range of ecology consultants and the planning / projects team.
  • Prepare and review Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA), Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and shadow Habitat Regulation Assessments (HRA) reports
  • Conduct initial habitat surveys
  • Prepare Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) calculations and reports
  • Consult with regulators and statutory bodies
  • Engage and manager stakeholders

The Successful Applicant

To be successful you will:

  • Relevant degree in Ecology or similar
  • minimum 5-years industry experience
  • Demonstrable skills and experience of preparing PEA, EcIA, Ecology Chapters of ES and HRA
  • Experience and working knowledge of UKHab classification and the Defra Metric.
  • (Ideally) Membership of CIEEM

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to be a pivotal part of the technical team for an established and exciting organisation! You will play a key role in bringing ecological requirements into projects from the very early stages. The business offer a competitive salary, working environment and great benefits.The role offers hybrid working, ideally 1/2 days on site in Cheshire, however fully remote can be considered.

Contact
Jason Hines
Quote job ref
JN-072023-6108884
Phone number
+44 172 773 0102

Job summary

Job function
Life Sciences
Subsector
Scientific
Sector
Property
Location
Cheshire
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jason Hines
Consultant phone
+44 172 773 0102
Job reference
JN-072023-6108884