Wardell Armstrong LLP is a successful multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices across the UK, employing approximately 500 staff, including around 60 full time ecologists. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people. Working together with our clients, we deliver solutions to challenging problems in Mining & Minerals, Infrastructure & Energy, and Property & Development.
The Opportunity:
To meet increased demand, we are looking to recruit a senior or principal ecologist (approx. 5-8 years experience) into our London office.
In this exciting role you will:
- Manage and support the delivery of projects;
- Prepare project proposals;
- Mentor junior staff in the field;
- Lead protected species surveys;
- Compile, analyse, evaluate and interpret survey data;
- Design protected species mitigation and prepare mitigation licences;
- Produce and contribute to complex technical reports including Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments and others;
- Develop project/financial management skills;
- Be taught the necessary skills for you to advance your career in ecology;
As the successful candidate you will:
- Have four or more continuous years of experience within ecological consultancy;
- Hold a degree in ecology or a related discipline;
- Hold, or be eligible for, ‘associate member’ status, or higher, of CIEEM;
- Be able to work effectively as part of a team;
- A full UK driving licence;
For all positions we offer:
- 1.5x pay for work carried out during unsocial hours (10pm – 6am);
For our permanent positions we offer:
- Hybrid home/office working arrangement (3 days in the office, 2 days at home);
- Membership of the Firm’s Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer’s contribution of up to 5%;
- Payment of a relevant professional subscription;
- 24 days annual leave per year;
- Membership to the Firm’s Private Health Care Scheme;
- Inclusion in the Firm’s Critical Illness Cover Policy;
- Inclusion in the Firm’s Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary;
- Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage;
- Flexi-Time Working Schedule;
- Long service awards;
- Travel Loans;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Recruitment Bounty Scheme;
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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