Project Ecologist (Wales)

Overview

Join us and make a real impact in ecological protection and enhancement!

Do you dream of working day to day as an advocate for the ecological protection and enhancement of unique habitats associated with abandoned metal mines in Wales?

Are you looking to develop specialist surveying and ecological management skills, while also supporting a multidisciplinary team delivering transformative projects?

Can you assimilate complex and varied data and reporting and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical project and programme stakeholders?

Do you enjoy gathering primary data and interpreting technical reports to build a coherent site model which can be used to plan remediation and pollution prevention works and future site management and enhancement?

If your answer is yes, keep reading!

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our dynamic team, committed to tackling river pollution and delivering metal mine remediation projects in the stunning and protected landscapes of Wales’s former metal mining provinces.

Your Role

An active project focused team member and developing technical specialist in a dedicated support and advice team providing ecological and biodiversity protection and enhancement advice and support to our Wales Metal Mines Programme (WMMP) projects. Contributing to pollution prevention while protecting and enhancing precious ecosystems and designated landscapes.

You will:

• Provide Expert Advice: Offer specialist ecological assessment and management guidance to individual project delivery teams, with a focus on the WMMP.
• Undertake / Supervise Ecological Surveys and Assessments: Oversee the collection and application of core ecological data throughout all stages of project development and delivery.
• Support Project Managers: Act as an ecological specialist supporting WMMP Project Managers, advising on ecological and environmental management, protection, and improvement. Guide the scoping and interpretation of external consultants’ surveys and reports.
• Assist with the Implementation of Key Measures: Help integrate the Mining Remediation Authority Sustainability and Nature Recovery Plans into pollution prevention schemes, collaborating closely with sustainability and environmental management leaders.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Expertise in Ecological Surveying and Impact Assessment: Well established ecological / habitat surveying and reporting skills. A desire to develop specialist skills relating to nationally scarce non-vascular plants and lichens that occur on abandoned metal mine sites.
• Proven Collaborative Working Experience: A track record of providing appropriate and practical technical support and advice to diverse project stakeholders in a highly constrained and regulated environment.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.