Ecologist - Technical Lead

This is a remote position (with an office to visit in London or Birmingham if you like) for a Technical Lead in Ecology, who will act at the quality controller.

Our client is a specialist in protected species, and tree surveys, ecological and arboricultural and have a built a culture around a positive and thriving working environment for their employees.

As well as having the freedom to rework the report product from the ground up, you’ll be primarily responsible for the QC of the work of junior ecologists, who need the guiding hand of a time-served senior to help them acquire the skills they need to deliver robust, professionally written reports to our clients: field ID, critical thinking, decision making, presentation, flow of argument, command of written English, and of course, legislative compliance.

In addition, if you would like - this role can also involve plenty of survey opportunity, so you won’t be stuck in an office every day. That’s when you’re not out and about, up-skilling the team in the field and delivering bespoke training packages.

Essential technical skills:

• This role will suit you well if you can demonstrate five or more years’ experience across a broad range of assessments for habitats and protected species, higher level reports such as EPS licencing, HRA and ES chapters, have a strong grasp of the evolving developments in biodiversity net gain and be confident in UK Habs.
• Have a coaching mindset
• Be extremely well organised
• Possess incredible attention to detail
• Have the ability to prioritise competing demands on your time
• Be an excellent communicator verbally and in writing
• Have professional membership of CIEEM/RSB and are working toward chartership
• Class 2 bat licence/BMCL registered
• CIEEM’s “Accomplished” criteria for Surveying (among others)
• FISC level 4

This a guide and an ideal but we are flexible around hiring Ecologists around this type of experience, so if this position sounds of interest to you please apply.