Overview

Are you a dedicated worker and team player with experience in ecological consultancy? If

this is you we have a great opportunity for a Senior Ecologist to join our team in

Chelmsford.

Working on a national basis MLM are one of the largest regionally based consultancy

engineering and environmental services practices. We are committed to continuous

improvement and strive to provide personal attention, value for money and to produce

good quality work and have been involved in nationally recognised, award winning

projects.

Principal duties include:

 Undertaking the design and management of ecological surveys from inception

through to completion.

 Liaising with clients, professional advisors, contractors, insurance companies and

general public.

 Undertaking preliminary ecological appraisals, surveys for legally protected species

and ecological impact assessment and mitigation plan writing reports.

 Acting as job manager for QA purposes.

 Supervising and training current ecological employees to assist with protected species

surveys as appropriate.

 Drafting site instructions, certificates and correspondence.

 Suitably Qualified Ecologist role to assist with achieving points relating to land use

and ecology for sustainability assessments (e.g. BREEAM).

 Designing and implementing ecological mitigation plans and site works; discussing

schemes and amendments with other professionals.

 Prepare mitigation licence applications and negotiate directly with relevant statutory

bodies (eg. Natural England) to obtain necessary approvals, as licence holder or

named ecologist on the licence as required.

What we require for this position:

 Full driver’s licence valid in the UK and use of a personal vehicle insured for

business use

 Relevant degree, or depending on level of experience, NVQ Level 4 in ecology

related field

 Previous experience of ecological field survey work

 Natural England Great Crested Newt survey licence or other relevant survey licence

for lowland England (desirable but not essential)

 Excellent communication skills to allow effective liaison with planners, developers,

professional advisors, contractors, landowners, the general public and others

 Organisational and report writing skills

The successful candidate will be a member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and

Environmental Management (CIEEM), have a degree in Ecology or an Ecology related

field and hold a Natural England Class Licence Level 2 bat licence (for scientific or

educations purposes). A Natural England Great Crested Newt survey licence is desirable

but not essential. The role also requires excellent communication skills to allow effective

liaison with planners, developers, professional advisors, contractors, land owners and the

general public, as well as a full driver’s licence valid in the UK and use of a personal

vehicle insured for business use.

The position is based in our Chelmsford office, but there will be flexibility to work out of

our other offices as required. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week, starting and

finishing times are generally 9:00 to 17:30 in the office with an hour unpaid for lunch.

You may be required to work different hours as the job demands (for example, bat

surveys may require night working and reptile/surveys/mitigation may require early

morning or evening site visits). We offer a competitive salary with an excellent benefit

package and annual performance related bonus.

MLM is an equal opportunities employer, so please inform us of any special requirements

that you may have.

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Please send your CV and covering letter (both are mandatory to be considered for this

position), with details of your current (expected) remuneration package quoting vacancy

reference 723 to: leanne.crawford@mlm.uk.com