Principal Ecologist in Birmingham

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future. Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Ecologist to join our Energy Transition & Sustainability (ET&S) team in the Midlands.

Our Ecologists play an important part within the ET&S team and alongside our clients. As a Principal Ecologist, you act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers. You will also manage or influence the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and undertake the people manager role when required by the business.

Responsibilities

• To act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers.
• Preparing and leading the preparation and checking of surveys and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals.
• Significantly contributing to and leading the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, taking responsibility for the preparation of technical and commercial offers with accountability to the bid director.
• Working on site, either on a visiting basis or in a full-time but temporary role and including out of hours working.
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business.

What You Will Bring To Us

• Full membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management or equivalent Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist status, gained through the professional institution to which the individual is aligned.
• Developed experience and expertise within the Ecological field. Expertise in protected species surveys. EPS Mitigation licence application experience and Protected species licence holder or working towards same (notable species: bats & dormice).
• Experience in Invasive species survey and management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ecological processes and survey methodologies.
• Able to produce technically sound ecological solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards, wildlife legislation and client requirements.
• Ability to apply ecological management theory and principles to clear understood situations.
• Experience in undertaking project related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• Good understanding of risk assessment, experienced in the management and communication of hazards and risks on projects and ensure appropriate risk mitigation has been applied.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject or demonstrable equivalent further learning such as Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biology or Environmental Science.

What We Can Offer You

• Career Development – Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones.
• Work-life Balance – Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns.
• Wellbeing – Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers.
• EDI – At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are.
• Social Value – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
• Bonus – up to 10% of base salary.
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
• Save with Amey – Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset. You’ll be stretched but always supported. We recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.