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Our client is a multidisciplinary consultancy who offer a wide range of specialist services across Scotland. With offices in Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

They currently have a team of 20 consultants operating in their ecology team. These consultants work on a wide variety of projects, including large housing developments, local harbours, as well as private residential projects.

Your new role

• Planning and undertaking targeted habitat and species surveys;
• Producing high-quality reports including Preliminary Ecological Appraisal;
• Undertaking the design of ecological mitigation and advising on its delivery;
• Managing small to medium-scale projects (particularly project budgets and deadlines), and contributing to large-scale project delivery with support from the wider team;
• Liaising with ecological regulators and planning authorities;
• Liaising with clients, partner organisations and sub-consultants concerning all areas relevant to our projects;
• Delivering technical work within your specialisms, on complex or challenging projects;
• Fee proposal preparation and tender bid submissions.
• Attendance at meetings, providing advice to clients and internal multidisciplinary team members.

What you'll need to succeed

• You will hold a relevant degree, ideally with a further education qualification (an M.Sc. in a relevant environmental discipline is desirable but not essential);
• Full or Associate Member of CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management);
• An understanding of current environmental legislation, policy trends, standards and established ecological guidance;
• Expertise in habitat and species survey, assessment and mitigation for one or more species groups (preference for bats and other British mammals, GCN, and botanical knowledge);
• Strong technical report-writing skills and a track record of effective project management, delivering tasks on time and to budget;
• Experience in Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) or working with site contractors to deliver advice and mitigation on site to ensure client commitments are met;
• Confident in a client-facing capacity with knowledge of the environmental consultancy market;
• Skills in GIS, QGIS and QField.
• A current CSCS card or equivalent;
• The flexibility to work unsociable hours, or away from home as required;
• A full, clean, UK driving licence; and

What you'll get in return

• Hybrid working Policies - 2 Days a week in the office
• Company pension contributions
• Training allowances
• A generous holiday allowance

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.