Associate Technical Director - Ecology

Join to apply for the Associate Technical Director - Ecology role at Arcadis. Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

As an Associate Ecologist, you will join our team of over 50 ecologists, who have more than 30 years of experience undertaking ecological surveys and assessments, as well as advice on soil, land use, hydrological and sustainable drainage issues, arboriculture, ecosystem service, natural capital assessment, biodiversity strategies and metrics, and cultural heritage. We have undertaken over 2,000 projects across the UK, Europe and beyond for public and private clients.

We are engaged on a variety of large projects including Urban and Greenfield Residential Development, Highway and Rail Schemes, Power Stations, Electrical and Gas Infrastructure, and work for clients including EDF Energy, Welsh Government, Transport for Wales, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Natural Resources Wales, National Grid, the Environment Agency, Transport for London, Highways England, Network Rail, Canal and River Trust, Housing Associations and various Local Authorities.

As part of our Environmental team, you’ll help improve quality of life. Your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality or noise, across some of the world’s busiest and most beautiful locations.

Role accountabilities:

• Leading and managing the delivery of a range of projects to meet time, budgetary and SHEQ targets.
• Managing the ecological aspects of the client relationship so that delivery exceeds client expectations.
• Taking a leadership role on projects and within the team, providing both direction and technical advice and leading by example.
• Attending meetings, supporting the Team Leader in day-to-day running of the team, providing advice to clients and managing bid production.
• Having responsibility for technical quality and approval of project deliverables.
• Undertaking ecological surveys, overseeing/undertaking the analysis of results of field surveys.
• Managing and/or producing Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs), impact assessments, biodiversity strategies and other documents.
• Providing advice on ecological issues within own area of expertise and across a broad range of issues.
• Compiling licence applications, including developing mitigation and monitoring strategies.
• Undertaking/supervising mitigation and monitoring of licensed work and liaising with statutory authorities.
• Undertaking performance management of assigned team members and providing training at staff meetings and to smaller groups of staff.
• Designing research projects and contributing to the development of best practice with respect to training and survey standards, as appropriate.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Excellent commercial and project management skills for a range of project sizes.
• Detailed knowledge of ecological principles, biodiversity metrics, relevant environmental and ecological impact assessment (EcIA) legislation, policy and guidance.
• In-depth knowledge of particular plant or animal groups and appropriate field survey skills.
• Proven track record in writing and delivering Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs), Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) assessments, Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIAs) and Ecology Chapters for Environmental Statements which have been consented.
• Proven track record in writing project and/or plan-level Habitat Regulation Assessments (HRAs).
• Proven experience of bid production for a range of projects and client interaction.
• Experience leading a team.
• Hold survey and/or mitigation/conservation licenses.
• Leads in the design and compliance of biosecurity and health and safety protocols.
• You will hold a relevant degree, ideally with a further education qualification.
• Chartered Environmentalist/Ecologist (or demonstrably approaching Chartered Ecologist).
• Full member of CIEEM.
• The ability to travel, when necessary.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone’s contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

Our commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging is central to how we improve quality of life. We aim to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our approach, with six ED&I workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.