Technical Director

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

Do you want to be a part of a team supporting innovative and strategic solutions across ecological restoration and nature recovery?

Well then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Established in early 2020, we are a multidisciplinary team supporting innovative and strategic solutions across ecological restoration and nature recovery. We bring together an unrivalled breadth of expertise in biodiversity, restoration, sustainable land management and environmental law. We are part of the RSK Biocensus business, and we put our expertise to use as part of multi‑disciplinary teams within RSK Group to help a range of clients, from large‑scale developers, public authorities, utilities, all the way through 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.

Our aim is thus to make a real difference with action on the nature and climate crisis, and to leave a better legacy for future generations.

As our Technical Director at RSK Wilding, part of the RSK Group you will have a key and responsible role within RSK Biocensus, RSK Wilding and RSK Nature Repair, winning work, providing key leadership, managing staff, providing technical advice and leading by example. Both roles take on specific areas of additional responsibilities within the business. You will also have an exciting opportunity to be part of 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 take responsibility for managing 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 and when required.

• 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 judgement 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.

You will at all times be professional and contribute in a way to promote the environmental and sustainability goals of the business.

Ideally you will hold an equivalent of at least a first degree in Ecology or a related subject and hold a full membership of CIEEM. You will also have at least ten to fifteen years’ specific relevant experience. A clear understanding of major or complex projects as well as providing consultancy support in a wide range of circumstances. In addition, you will have experience across other areas such as:

• 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…