Senior Ecologist - BNG Specialist

This is a remote position (with an office to visit in London or Birmingham if you like) for a Senior Ecologist with BNG experience.

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

This role is for a senior ecologist that wants to help drive the deliver BNG services to clients, including surveys, assessments and advice. Due to growth they have a need for a Senior Ecologist to support their Principal Ecologist in BNG delivery. We are looking for energetic ecologists with an attention for detail and ability to mentor junior members of the team.

Naturally, you’ll be familiar with best practice standards and legislative drivers that apply to UK habitats and species. However, you will be primarily responsible for the delivery of BNG services for wide array of our clients’ projects and assisting with the QC of the BNG work of junior colleagues.

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, and especially if you have the ability to author higher-level reports such as EPS licencing, HRA and ES chapters. However, it is essential for this role that you have a very strong grasp of the evolving developments in biodiversity net gain and are confident using UK Habs.
• You will need to demonstrate that you can produce BNG assessments as well as on/off-site management plans and associated supporting documents to a very high standard.
• Professional membership of CIEEM/RSB and are working toward chartership
• 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.