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Senior Site Ecologist

Job Description

Senior Site Ecologist

Location: Sheffield and surrounding areas, remote working available.

Salary / Benefits

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About the role

A leading international infrastructure company and principal contractor is seeking a Senior Site Ecologist to join their Highways team in Winchester on the M3 Junction 9 project.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Ecology Technical Specialist and project leads, the Senior Site Ecologist will perform the following key activities:

- Work closely with the project Environmental Manager
- Lead on delivery of project ecological requirements
- Develop and implement ecological management plans
- Build and maintain relationships with regulators, clients and design teams, and internal teams
- Ensure site compliance with ecological legislation and coach construction teams in applying controls and mitigations in pragmatic, cost-effective ways
- Ensure the company environmental management system is maintained in line with changing standards and legislation and liaise with senior team lead on changes required
- Lead investigations and report on ecological incidents
- Provide pragmatic advice and site support to operational teams on ecological requirements

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

- Excellent knowledge of ecological management and mitigation
- Excellent understanding of ecological legalisation for development
- Good level of commercial awareness
- Full driver's licence and flexibility to travel
- Good understanding of environmental management for construction sites
- Good understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment
- Literate in MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook
- Excellent communication skills

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

- Experience of working on large scale infrastructure construction projects
- Educated to degree in Ecology or related subject
- At least one protected species survey licence, preferably hazel dormouse or bat level 1 or 2
- Full CIEEM Membership

Why Apply?

Day in, day out, my clients' teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

For further information and to apply get in touch.

Navartis Ltd is a specialist recruitment company supplying highly skilled technical and management professionals within the global Transportation, Civil Engineering & Utility industries, if you are seeking a new position our recruitment team can locate the opportunity to suit your needs.