Assistant & Consultant Level Ecologists – Growing Independent Consultancy
East Midlands, Flexible Home Working • £22K – £33K Dependent on Skills & Experience, Plus Bens • Ref: JSM 1123
Posted 18th September 2023
My client has 2 exceptional opportunities available for ambitious and driven Ecologists to join their growing Ecology team at Assistant and Consultant level.
The roles will be based from my clients’ Castle Donnington offices. They also offer significant flexible working arrangements to suit your needs. This is an exciting opportunity offering the successful candidate a role that will significantly broaden your Ecology career.
My client is a growing Independent Consultancy working with a diverse range of high-profile clients and projects across the region and beyond. They have a varied portfolio of prestigious clients including; landowners, developers, architects and local authorities, thus giving you great breadth of work experience.
Due to their ongoing success, my client has created this role to enable further growth and delivery of their strong order book. They are looking for an Assistant and an Ecological Consultant to join their close-knit team and assist with the delivery of a range of projects.
The role will entail input on a variety of ecology projects; many of which would involve multiple protected species in complex scenarios. The work will be a blend of site and office work. You may be an experienced assistant ecologist looking to take the next exciting step in your career, or already working at ecologist level but looking move to a company which offers a genuine work/life balance, progression, and real competitive pay.
Location
Castle Donnington, East Midlands/Flexible working
The Roles
Assistant Consultant
This role includes the opportunity to support with:
· Collating and reviewing biodiversity data for desk studies.
· Site-based habitat and protected species assessments and surveys.
· Assisting with the production of technical reports.
· Producing GIS plans.
· Inputting into biodiversity metric calculations.
About You (Assistant Consultant)
· Collating and reviewing biodiversity data for desk studies.
· Site-based habitat and protected species assessments and surveys.
· Assisting with the production of technical reports.
· Producing GIS plans.
· Inputting into biodiversity metric calculations.
Consultant Level
· Independently undertake a range of ecological site assessments and protected species surveys, whilst working with senior support on large or complex projects.
· Manage and deliver projects within client agreed timeframes and budgets.
· Produce high quality outputs such as biodiversity metrics, technical reports, and plans.
· Liaise with clients, colleagues and sub-contractors to deliver project work.
· Support and assist senior management.
About You (Consultant Level)
· Relevant degree in an Ecology/Environmental discipline.
· One or more protected species licences or botanical ID skills to FISC Level 3 or equivalent capability.
· A minimum of Associate level of CIEEM membership or be eligible to apply.
· Experienced in producing technical reports (incl. Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, Ecological Impact Assessment and Biodiversity Net Gain).
· Good IT skills.
· A strong drive for self-improvement and learning.
· Able to use own initiative and work independently with minimum direct supervision.
· Demonstrable capability of self-organisation, working as part of a team, and delivering tasks.
· Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
In Return My Client Offers
· Highly competitive salary;
· Extensive benefits package including healthcare, pension, generous holiday entitlement;
· Performance bonus, typically paying 10% per annum;
· Flexible working conditions, including regular homeworking and flexible hours to suit your needs;
· Significant training budget;
Even if you are cautiously looking, I would recommend a discreet conversation to find out more about the firm and the role.
Contact Us
If you are interested in finding out more about this position or similar roles currently and would like a discreet non-committal chat, please contact Jeremy Money (jeremy@jsm-associates.co.uk). However, if you have not received a response within with-in one working week, please assume your application has been unsuccessful this time round. We will confidentially retain your details and inform you of any other suitable opportunities arising should you not be successful in this role.
This is one of a number of exciting positions currently available via JSM Associates. JSM offers an extensive range of jobs in the areas of Planning, CSR & Sustainability, Environmental Management, Remediation & Contaminated Land, EIA and Ecology, Geotechnics, Environmental Planning, Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Landscape.
Phone - 01934 312 155
Email - jeremy@jsm-associates.co.uk
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