Overview

Amec Foster Wheeler is currently recruiting for a talented and ambitious Senior Ornithologist to work in our Bristol office, in order to support the delivery of a number of exciting infrastructure projects in the UK, as well as other projects. Our long established, but still growing team delivers high quality ecological services on complex projects in a variety of sectors including transport, renewables, nuclear, other power, waste, minerals and property.

 

Due to our expanding project portfolio Amec Foster Wheeler require an Ornithologist to join our Southern Ecology team, working all over the UK but mainly in Southern England and Wales. You will be working within an established team of Ornithologists and Ecologists and would be expected to provide assistance and support for our on-going workload in a broad variety of locations and projects ranging from estuarine SPA wader monitoring in lowland England to breeding bird surveys (CBC and species specific) across some large scale, varied and high quality greenfield sites.

 

Amec Foster Wheeler offers an excellent salary package, including a company car for almost all ecologists, a tailored training programme and great opportunities for career progression.

 

Key Responsibilities

The main focus of the role will be project and task management responsibilities including the management of site fieldwork schedules, production and technical review of baseline bird reports, ornithological data gathering, surveying and the interpretation of results, inputting into EIA and HRA, client liaison and undertaking some business development responsibilities. There will also be the opportunity to assist the wider ecology team in the South with other ecological surveys and any wider ecological experience in protected species surveys would be highly desirable.

 

Located in our Bristol office, this post provides the opportunity to grow and develop the ornithology services in the South West as well as joining a wider experienced Southern team who will assist in your continued professional development within a leading UK consultancy firm.
Skills / Qualifications
Qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant ecological / environmental subject, you will be a competent and appropriately experienced Ornithologist. You will have good bird identification skills, be familiar with a range of species specific and generic bird survey techniques and have a sound knowledge base of bird ecology. Typically, we would expect more than two years’ experience in ornithological survey and appraisal or field based research to have developed the skills required for the post. Additional experience in resource management, project management and proposals is also important for this role. wider ecological survey skills would be highly desirable although not essential.

 

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) would be beneficial. A valid UK driving licence is essential for this role as is the flexibility to work unsocial hours and to work away on site when required.
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.