Senior Ecologist in Birmingham

Who we are: Avove is a new, independent utilities infrastructure business, formed from the utilities division of a leading infrastructure services company. We design, build, and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We are proud to work in partnership with our clients, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Water, Northern Powergrid and Scottish Power.

What we can offer: We offer a competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum, all salaries are offered depending on skills and experience of the successful candidate. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you:

• 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Life assurance
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• Volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising

The Role: Working on a hybrid basis, this is a great opportunity for a candidate to make their mark and build a brand new team around them.

Responsibilities:

• Advise on potential ecological constraints during all aspects of projects.
• Provide guidance on best methods and practice to meet technical and project requirements.
• Attend site walkovers to inform design and future ecological deliverables required.
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and, when necessary, brief junior ecological staff.
• Input into desktop environmental assessments of proposed works.
• Complete ecological surveys to inform required mitigation.
• Source and coordinate outsourced ecological deliverables with vendors as needed.
• Provide advice and guidance on addressing ecological constraints present.
• Input into fee development and bidding from an ecological perspective.
• Liaise with clients on ecological technical matters.
• Aid and support the development of junior ecologists.

Qualifications: Membership of a relevant professional body.

Skills:

• Out of the box thinking.
• Pragmatic approach.
• Sound knowledge of processes and technical standards within ecology.
• Knowledge of H&S legislation and regulations.

Experience:

• Ecological knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of utilities-based work.
• Hold species licence/s, in particular a licence for great crested newt.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Our main value is to “Move Life Forward” and we are committed to developing our colleagues and encouraging personal growth, in conjunction with a flexible working approach so everyone can thrive in an inclusive and open environment. We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates independently through all stages of the recruitment process.