Senior Site Ecologist

About the role

Here at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society.

Our commitment to sustainability looks even further – generations further. Join our Balfour Beatty Highways team as a Senior Site Ecologist on the M3 Junction 9 project and you’ll be part of our legacy.

Reporting to the Balfour Beatty Ecology Technical Specialist and project leads, the Senior Site Ecologist will perform the following key activities:

• Work closely with the project Environmental Manager
• Lead on delivery of project ecological requirements
• Develop and implement ecological management plans
• Build and maintain relationships with regulators, clients and design teams, and internal teams
• Ensure site compliance with ecological legislation and coach construction teams in applying controls and mitigations in pragmatic, cost-effective ways
• Ensure the company environmental management system is maintained in line with changing standards and legislation and liaise with senior team lead on changes required
• Lead investigations and report on ecological incidents
• Provide pragmatic advice and site support to operational teams on ecological requirements

• Excellent knowledge of ecological management and mitigation
• Excellent understanding of ecological legalisation for development
• Good level of commercial awareness
• Full driver’s licence and flexibility to travel
• Good understanding of environmental management for construction sites
• Good understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment
• Literate in MS Office – Word, Excel, Outlook
• Excellent communication skills

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Experience of working on large scale infrastructure construction projects
• Educated to degree or Masters level in Ecology or related subject
• At least one protected species survey licence, preferably hazel dormouse or bat level 1 or 2
• Full CIEEM Membership

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

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