Principal Ecologist/Technical Director of Ecology - Birmingham
My client is well-known international consultancy with one of the UK's largest and most respected ecology teams. The ecology team is responsible for providing specialist ecological advice across a wide variety of projects across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. They are now looking to hire a Principal or Technical Director of Ecology to meet their business development needs in their Birmingham office.
Main Responsibilities
- Leading and mentoring a team of junior staff
- Ecological Project Management
- Business Development
- Prepare detailed and high quality reports, including ecological impact assessments, feasibility studies and project scheme reports
- Ensure that any technical issues are dealt with as they occur during projects and monitor the progress of projects
Essential Requirements
- An honours degree in a relevant field
- Full MIEEM
- Eligibility for CEnv
- Proven experience in most aspects of ecology
- Excellent, proven interpersonal and communicative skills
- Thorough understanding of biodiversity legislation both in the UK and Europe
- Capable of managing a challenging workload that has the potential to change at short notice
- Management experience
- High level of personal responsibility
- Be able to adapt for working on a diverse portfolio of projects
- Good IT Skills
Desirable Requirements
- CEnv
- Postgraduate degree
- At least one protected species licence
- Full current driving licence
- Project management experience
- An ecological specialism
