Ecologist

Posted 15 October 2024
Salary £40k - 45k per year
LocationLiverpool
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Town Planning
ReferenceJO0000054270
Contact NameGeorgia Cookson

Job description

Job Title: Ecologist
Location: Liverpool
Sector: Private
Salary: Up to 45k (Negotiable DOE)
 
Due to a rapidly increasing workload in our client's team, Carrington West are seeking a talented Ecologist to join a multidisciplinary team based in Liverpool and guide the growth of their ecology services. This presents a real opportunity for career advancement within a collaborative and friendly practice offering a wide range of services.
 
 
The Company offers a competitive reward package including professional membership fees, employee mentoring scheme, employer contribution pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, death in service, private health insurance, employee assistance programme and other fringe benefits including supporting staff undertaking local volunteer work.
 
Role Requirements
·Biodiversity Net Gain experience, in particular carrying out and coordinating biodiversity impact assessments, BNG option assessments for planning applications and drafting and agreeing Biodiversity Gain Plans.
·Experience of the purchase of biodiversity units and credits as part of an offsetting scheme.
·Ecological survey experience including Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Enhancement & Management Plans, Natural England license applications (bats, great crested newt, and badger) and Biodiversity Net Gain assessments.
·Experience of the planning and coordination of specialist ecological surveyors (independent contractors) who are likely to be based nationwide near to individual development sites.
·Experience in providing reports for planning submissions and discharging of conditions attached to planning permissions.