Consultant​/Senior Macroinvertebrate Specialist

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Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role…

WSP has one of the largest biodiversity, EIA and planning practices. Our UK biodiversity team comprises 300 diverse and passionate specialists who take pride in delivering a wide range of high-quality ecological services on complex projects across a diverse range of sectors. Our UK and international markets are diverse and include low carbon and hydrogen, transport, water renewables, nuclear, power, waste, minerals and property.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Aquatic or Senior Consultant to join our Freshwater Ecology team. The role represents an exciting opportunity to deliver freshwater ecology inputs into our expansive range of aquatic projects, and to be part of the successful growth agenda, by working as a team to secure new interesting and challenging projects. We pride ourselves in operating at the leading edge of professional practice, with a reputation for innovation and technical excellence.

Open to applications nationwide, we are looking for an ambitious, driven and experienced freshwater ecology practitioner who is focused on finding solutions and passionate about delivering technical excellence.

We are seeking a candidate with experience in macroinvertebrate taxonomic analysis who can lead on our laboratory analysis service. The successful applicant will enjoy the benefits of working within a caring ‘people first’ team which champions WSP’s commitments to diversity, inclusion and equality. Therefore, we are also open to flexible working and reduced working hours for the right candidate.



Key Responsibilities Of

The Role

• Processing macroinvertebrate samples collected by our survey team to species/mixed taxon level (TL5)
• Conducting macroinvertebrate surveys using standard methods across freshwater environments.
• Supporting the technical authoring of freshwater baseline reports for input to Preliminary Ecological Assessments (PEA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA);
  Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA); and Water Framework Directive Assessments (WFDA).
• Providing aquatic inputs across all project life cycles from bidding/ feasibility/optioneering, field survey planning / management / completion, detailed design and assessment.
• Providing mentoring and support to less experienced members of the team.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

The role requires excellent reporting and communications skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team, seeking technical input from other disciplines to deliver carefully considered solutions and to produce high quality work. The required skills and qualifications include:

• Professional experience (at least 2 years).
• Degree (BSc or MSc) in a relevant discipline.
• Invertebrate Identification for Biotic Assessment Accreditation from the Freshwater Biological Association. .
• Competent in laboratory processes for macroinvertebrate taxonomy including the safe use of chemicals including standard preservatives such as industrial methylated spirits.
• Ability to lead macroinvertebrate surveys.
• Experience in field survey design and conducting ecological…