Biodiversity Net Gain Specialist (UK wide)

Overview

Biodiversity Net Gain Specialist (UK wide) – Jacobs

Locations across the UK, including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Peterborough and Reading. Permanent full-time or part-time, job share or flexible basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead on applying a biodiversity net gain approach to projects, including the use of biodiversity metrics and the design and delivery of net gain solutions.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams to ensure terrestrial ecology requirements are recognised, acknowledged and designed into projects to maximise biodiversity and ecosystem services outcomes.
• Support and engage with the Geospatial team to deliver innovative digital approaches to assessment.
• Deliver assessments/reports through quality assurance protocols to maintain quality standards.
• Contribute to Jacobs broader Nature Positive offering, including natural capital and environmental net gain approaches.
• Leverage experience of biodiversity net gain to support other ecology deliverables such as Ecological Impact Assessments and Habitats Regulations Appraisals.
• Develop and share skills to build team and individual capability, including engagement with global communities of practice, external communications (conferences, client meetings) and training events.

What you\’ll need

• Detailed working knowledge of the biodiversity net gain approach, including the Defra Statutory Biodiversity Metric and underpinning policy/legislation.
• Experience in designing for biodiversity net gain, including habitat restoration, enhancement and creation techniques.
• Technical reporting skills aligned with national legislation and guidance, including habitat management and monitoring plans.
• Effective client, stakeholder and regulator engagement.
• Leadership skills in providing ecological input to projects.
• Understanding of project consenting and construction.
• Chartered membership of a professional body (or eligibility to obtain chartership).

Our culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and support one another through a culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. We are committed to inclusion and diversity, with employee networks and communities of practice. We partner with VERCIDA to attract and retain diverse talent and are a Disability Confident employer. We welcome flexible working and adjustments to the recruitment process where needed.

We offer flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities to contribute to Jacobs’ global initiatives, including well-being, volunteering and community programs. We aim to enable every employee to find connection, purpose and belonging, whether working from Jacobs offices/projects or remotely.