Technical Director

Technical Director

Are you a technically minded professional looking to take the next step in your career and ready for an exciting new challenge?

About RSK Wilding

Established in early 2020, RSK Wilding is a multidisciplinary team supporting innovative and strategic solutions across ecological restoration and nature recovery. We bring together unrivaled expertise in biodiversity, restoration, sustainable land management and environmental law. We are part of the RSK Biocensus business and work within the RSK Group to help a range of clients—from large‑scale developers and public authorities to passionate landowners—to offset carbon emissions and achieve biodiversity net gain (and other natural capital benefits) through ecological restoration and rewilding across the UK.

The Role

As our Technical Director at RSK Wilding, part of the RSK Group, you will play a key and responsible role within RSK Biocensus, RSK Wilding and RSK Nature Repair. You will win work, provide leadership, manage staff, provide technical advice and lead by example. Both roles involve specific areas of additional responsibilities within the business.

You will also have an exciting opportunity to join the RSK Biocensus Senior Management Team and will be expected to contribute positively and collaboratively to the running of the business.

You will be expected to manage both line reports and project staff on major projects, as well as your own time, workload and utilisation. You will also support other colleagues in their technical and project management duties as required.

Main Responsibilities

• Understanding the RSK Biocensus, RSK Wilding and/or RSK Nature Repair offerings in detail, carrying out biodiversity assessment, writing BNG proposals and reports, and working closely with developers, landowners and our own habitat creation teams to deliver biodiversity offsets.
• Providing leadership, direction and advice, acting at all times with professional integrity, and exercising sound professional judgment within (and recognising the limits of) your competence.
• Directing major projects, including financial objectives, resource allocation, managing sub‑contractors, risk and quality assurance, ensuring timely delivery and effective communication, seeking and responding to client feedback and exceeding client expectations.
• Producing and overseeing the production of a wide range of technical reports, directing their completion and reviewing, as necessary, to meet the standards required.
• Designing and leading specific research projects.
• Commissioning and/or leading restoration and implementation fieldwork and providing advice on complex scheme and ecological issues (as appropriate).
• Representing the company at external events, as required and directed, including events relating to professional membership and business development, building networks within the industry.

Key Experience & Qualifications

• Design and delivery of restoration schemes across a range of scales and embedding ecological restoration, rewilding and/or nature‑based solutions.
• Specification, contract management and site leadership for delivery of restoration projects.
• Leading multi‑disciplinary teams and project groups.
• Building relationships, bidding and tendering, and management of significant clients.
• Knowledge of current and emerging standards of practice.

A full UK driving licence and use of own vehicle is required for this role.

Personal Attributes

You will be self‑motivated and proactive, managing workload and time within a fast‑paced environment. You will lead major projects from commencement to completion and close‑out, communicate effectively, and bring a wide range of expertise and knowledge to succeed at RSK Wilding.

As a leader within the business you will mentor, coach and develop staff, direct reports and specific teams and potentially support organisational competencies and training.

Salary & Company Benefits

Salary: £56,000 + depending on experience.

• Company life assurance.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays and private health care.
• Regular training and career development (CPD).
• Contributed pension scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships.

Apply today or contact our team for any further queries or information regarding the role.

Closing date for applications will be Sunday 4th December, with interviews taking place shortly after.

RSK is an Inclusive Employer.

About Us

Biocensus offers leading consultancy and contracting services in the ecological sector. Our interdisciplinary teams have operated on and contributed to dozens of specialised and multimillion‑pound projects across the UK. Our refined service offering oversees a complete range of ecological services, including advising on purchasing land, undertaking surveys and environmental impact assessments and post‑consent licensing and monitoring.

As a market‑leading ecological consultancy, we rely on our expert and multi‑disciplinary teams of more than 150 in‑house staff, supported by a nationwide network of more than 700 quality‑assured consultant ecologists. We have the scale and capabilities to progress large‑scale projects and the range of expert skills for the most complex or sensitive programmes. We work with our clients to make their developments suitable for first‑hand users and the surrounding wildlife. RSK Biocensus teams identify environmental risks and seek opportunities to enhance developments. We will not identify and highlight a problem without offering a corresponding solution.

RSK Biocensus is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues’ growth. We\’re committed to preserving RSK\’s people‑first culture, promoting innovation, fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office‑based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you\’re passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?