Principal Ecologist

We're looking for a Principal Ecologist to join our nature and biodiversity team based nationwide

Location: National (remote with travel to site and offices as required)

Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Ecologist, you'll be working within the nature and biodiversity team, supporting services on a range of exciting projects across the UK in the road, rail, water and property sectors. You'll act as a focal point for technical advice, lead on the development of surveys, mitigation and licences, as well as promoting nature-based solutions and innovation across the business.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading ecological surveys, developing management plans and designing mitigation strategies
• Authoring and reviewing technical ecological documents and ensuring all licences and consents are obtained in a timely manner
• Managing construction risks associated with ecology and ensuring mitigation measures are correctly implemented
• Overseeing client, stakeholder and technical meetings, and inputting into bids and fee proposals
• Steering and mentoring a team of ecologists whilst promoting environmental principles, best practice and innovation

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Ecologist is great for you if:

• You hold an ecology degree (or equivalent) and are a CIEEM Full member (or equivalent)
• You have demonstrable experience as a technical lead on a range of projects with a robust understanding of UK nature conservation legislation and policy
• You hold protected species licences and have experience with development licences, earned recognition or organisational licences
• You have strong working knowledge of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, Defra Biodiversity Metric and Biodiversity Net Gain plans
• You hold a full driving licence and are willing to travel for surveys and occasionally work unsociable hours

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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