Role: Consultant Ecologist
Location: Wokingham
Salary: Up to £36,000 p/a depending on experience + company car or car allowance
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
 
Are you a Consultant Ecologist looking for your next challenge within a leading Water & Ecology team?
 
My client is looking for a Consultant Ecologist to provide ecology consultancy to existing/new projects and provision of ecology support to pollution emergency response. The ideal candidate will be based within 3 hours of Wokingham as projects are based across the Midlands and the South of England.
 
Weekly contractual hours are 35 per week, with daily hours being 9am - 5pm, 5 days per week, with a 1 hour paid lunch break each day.
 
 
Your role will involve:
·Carrying out ecological and protected species site assessments of habitats and associated report writing, inclusive of habitat mapping;
·Providing advice to the team on potential ecological impacts on emergency and/or planned works;
·Assisting with business development, marketing quotations and tenders;
·Provide protect species and habitat mitigation strategies in line with current UK legislation and best working practices;
·Helping maintain and develop client relationships through effective project management and provision of excellent customer service.
 
Skills:
·Experience within an ecological consultancy;
·Hold a degree (or equivalent) in an environmental subject;
·Understand the principals and practice of key ecological field surveys;
·Hold or be working towards professional accreditation;
·Hold or be working towards protected species licences;
·Good understanding of wildlife legislation;
·A full & clean UK Driver's License is essential.
 
What they offer:
·25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays;
·Company Pension Scheme (5% employee contribution, 4% employer contribution);
·Company vehicle or car allowance (employees' car must be comply with policy to qualify);
·Flexible working;
·Life assurance scheme;
·Refer a friend scheme;
·Employee assistance programme (with access to GP appointments, physio appointments and mental health support).
 
 
Apply today and if successful, I will be in touch. You can contact me at libby.horner@carringtonwest.com / 02394 314919.
 
Due to the volume of applicants, we may only be able to respond to applicants who are to be progressed to the next stage. If you do not hear from us, unfortunately it means your application hasn't been successful.
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