Senior Consultant - Ecology

Overview

Senior Consultant in Ecology delivering ecological desk studies, reports and assessments for Arcadis projects, working closely with the UK-based team.

What you'll do

• Manage ecological desk studies, requesting data from record centres in the UK and identifying and analysing designated sites and species present within the study area.
• Direct field surveyors to target detailed inspections and inform the overall ecological assessment based on desk study findings.
• Undertake high level environmental constraints studies and MAGIC searches.
• Collate data for preliminary ecological appraisals and assist with producing biodiversity strategies and other documents.
• Assist on a range of projects and with bid production.
• Undertake and assist with licence applications, including developing mitigation and monitoring.
• Partake in training on best practice and survey standards, as appropriate.
• Lead the development of team training plans and contribute significantly to upskilling and training.
• Review plans and budgets for medium-size and/or complex tasks and monitor progress against these.

What you'll need

• Appropriate academic qualification: minimum Masters in Zoology, Ecology, Conservation Biology or any relevant environmental field.
• Between 10-15 years of professional experience required.
• Experience writing ecological reports and contributing to other ecological reports such as the scoping and baseline sections of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and biodiversity net gain reports.
• Demonstrates understanding of and applies environmental legislation, policy and guidance.
• Can identify a range of commonly found taxa/species associated with recognised broad habitat types, using keys and field identification guides.
• Prior experience of ecological surveys, species surveys and habitat assessments.
• Basic environment assessment knowledge of UK EIA and Town Planning Regulations.
• Takes responsibility for own adherence to biosecurity and health and safety protocols.
• Excellent communicator.

Nice to have

• Preference given to Ph.D. holders.
• Membership of a professional body such as CIEEM or an equivalent organisation.
• Understanding of UK or European bat species, or transferable knowledge from Indian species.
• Experience of ecological consultancy or working within conservation.
• Confident working in a team with excellent attention to detail.
• Project management skills for medium and large projects.
• Highly motivated, with good communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Advanced knowledge of ArcGIS or bat analysis software.
• Proficiency in a foreign language.

Details

• Locations: Bangalore, Karnataka; Noida, Uttar Pradesh; Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra; India.
• Requires working with the team based in the UK, around the time difference and remote communications.