Senior​/Principal Ecologist (Bat Specialist

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My client is a consultancy focussing on sustainable development, climate change risk, energy & carbon management/reduction, natural capital, ESG and the like. They have genuine values which feed into the work that they do and embodies their aim to create climate resilience. Their primary purpose is to ensure that biodiversity is not just protected from harm through development and other land management actions, but is actively enhanced, above and beyond minimum policy and legislative requirements.Your

new role

• Lead and deliver high-impact ecology and biodiversity projects
• Produce and provide technical QA reviews for reports including PEAs, BNG assessments, BREEAM Ecology Credit Assessments and protected species reports.
• Produce complex EcIAs, HRAs or other non-typical assessments and reports.
• Undertake and lead on simple to medium complexity field surveys including UKHab / PEA and bat surveys.
• Undertake biodiversity net gain mapping using QGIS and calculations using the statutory biodiversity metric.
• Manage moderate to complex projects from inception to completion.
• Collaboration on large-scale projects from inception to completion
• Conduct ecological assessments (PEAs, BNG Assessments, BREEAM ecology reports)
• Use QGIS and Biodiversity metrics to assess and map biodiversity net gain
• Mentor and support junio...