Job Title: Ecologist
Location: Liverpool
Sector: Private
Salary: Up to 45k (Negotiable DOE)
Due to a rapidly increasing workload in our client's team, Carrington West are seeking a talented Ecologist to join a multidisciplinary team based in Liverpool and guide the growth of their ecology services. This presents a real opportunity for career advancement within a collaborative and friendly practice offering a wide range of services.
The Company offers a competitive reward package including professional membership fees, employee mentoring scheme, employer contribution pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, death in service, private health insurance, employee assistance programme and other fringe benefits including supporting staff undertaking local volunteer work.
Role Requirements
- Biodiversity Net Gain experience, in particular carrying out and coordinating biodiversity impact assessments, BNG option assessments for planning applications and drafting and agreeing Biodiversity Gain Plans.
- Experience of the purchase of biodiversity units and credits as part of an offsetting scheme.
- Ecological survey experience including Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Enhancement & Management Plans, Natural England license applications (bats, great crested newt, and badger) and Biodiversity Net Gain assessments.
- Experience of the planning and coordination of specialist ecological surveyors (independent contractors) who are likely to be based nationwide near to individual development sites.
- Experience in providing reports for planning submissions and discharging of conditions attached to planning permissions