Principal​/Associate Ecologist

Job Description Are you driven by a passion for the environment and a desire to make a lasting impact? Do you enjoy working on a variety of projects that contribute to sustainable development? Are you motivated by joining a global company with a reputation for excellence and innovation? If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity.

Join our Environment and Health division as our new Principal/Associate Ecologist and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Principal/Associate Ecologist, you will be part of our Terrestrial Ecology Department in the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Service Line within the Environment and Health division. You will work on projects ranging from transport infrastructure to commercial and residential development, as well as renewable energy and data centre projects. You will join a dynamic and expanding team delivering key projects and further developing a variety of skills within the environmental consultancy sector.

Joining Ramboll offers you the opportunity to contribute positively to the business and build a successful career in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Managing ecology projects with input on ecology to large scale projects such as transport infrastructure projects with the support of the ecology team leads

Main point of contact with Ramboll project managers, clients, partner organisations, and sub-consultants in Ireland Planning and undertaking ecological surveys or clerk of work programmes and producing high-quality reports including habitat (e.g., Preliminary Ecological Appraisal) and species surveys

Undertaking ecological mitigation design and delivery

Liaising with ecological regulators and planning authorities

Delivering technical work on complex projects

Fee proposal preparation and assisting with client relationship management

Supervision and management of more junior ecologists.

Effective resource planning and management within a multi-disciplinary consultancy environment; maintaining relationships with subconsultants to support the team Reviewing reports including precautionary methods of work and species licence applications

Delivering projects on time and managing them to budget

In addition to the above, at Associate grade the role will involve:

Managing delivery of, and reviewing reports including EIA chapters and NISDelivering large and complex projects on time and managing them to budget

Business development and client relationship management

About you Proficient user of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook (and ideally ArcGIS)
Familiar with digital data capture techniques in ecology fieldwork

Experienced in fieldwork and application of survey techniques in accordance with best practice guidance

Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English to a range of audiences

Capable of producing clear and concise written documents for a range of purposes

Hold one or more protected species survey licences (ideally bats) and ideally with experience of holding or implementing development licences

Good knowledge of relevant environmental/ecology legislation

An understanding of the planning systems in Ireland and Northern Ireland in relation to development, and the integration of ecology

Full clean driving licence, willingness to undertake surveys at unsociable hours (e.g., bats, newts), and flexibility to allow occasional working away from home Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, preferably CEnv or CEcol.

What we can offer you Commitment to your development

Leaders guided by our Leadership PrinciplesA culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects

The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Flexible work environment
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions

Private medical cover and life assurance

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application with your up-to-date CV. We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll in the United Kingdom and Ireland Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation-owned people company, founded in Denmark, we believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a…