Overview

We’re looking for a senior ecologist to join a growing independent environmental consultancy based in Perth, Scotland. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working on development projects across Scotland and the wider UK.

Summary
Our client is looking to add a talented and commercially minded Senior Ecologist to their growing office in Perth. The role will involve project managing projects across the Residential, Infrastructure and Renewables sectors. The successful candidate will be integrated into the current team with the opportunity to have a significant input into the current workload. There will be a requirement to develop a portfolio of projects/clients, with the potential to manage a team of talented ecologists.

Location
Perth

Capabilities and Qualifications:
Candidate must have:

• Degree (Ecology related)

• Protected Species licence

• Proven experience of managing teams, projects and budgets.

• Experience of providing pragmatic and strategic consultancy advice to clients.

• Excellent communication and written skills and the ability to author and audit reports and other technical documents.

• Involvement in a range of surveys and ideally mitigation works for notable and protected habitats and species

• Sound ecological knowledge and excellent working knowledge of relevant legislation and policy.

• Proven project management experience

• Good client management, written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently as well as working within a team.

• Ability communicate on appropriate technical and commercial levels internally and to a diverse range of current and potential clients.

Candidate must be
• Chartered with CIEEM

• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills, able to prioritise the delivery of a dynamic workload.

Contact us
If you are interested in finding out more about this position or similar roles and would like a discreet non-committal chat please contact Greg Snook (greg@jsm-associates.co.uk)

If you have applied for a role and have not received a response within one working week, please assume that your application has not been successful this time around.  We may confidentially retain your details in order to inform you of any other suitable opportunities arising.  We will always contact you prior to sending out your CV to ensure you are content that the opportunity would be a good move for you.

This is one of a number of exciting positions currently available via JSM Associates.

Phone – 01934 312155

Email – greg@jsm-associates.co.uk