Job Description

ADAS, part of RSK Group, is seeking a Bat Ecologist / Senior Ecologist on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a hybrid home and office-based position with the successful candidate to be located within a commutable distance to one of our ADAS offices in either the South West (Bristol), South Wales (Cardiff), Oxford, the Midlands (Wolverhampton) or Cambridge.

We support our employees\' development and give them the tools they need to steer their own careers, that\xe2\x80\x99s why when you join ADAS, a mentor works with you to create and achieve your goals. Working on your own projects will provide you the opportunity to manage your workload and since most projects are local, extended travel is not frequent.

We also want to guarantee that you have a good work-life balance with many opportunities for flexible working hours, locality flexibility, social activities and community involvement projects to achieve this. If you are looking to work as part of a friendly, flexible, and committed team and can bring us your talent as well as a proactive, can-do attitude, now is an excellent time to join ADAS!

ADAS is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading on key Bat related project work, including mitigation design and licensing
• Working as a team with our existing ecologists to ensure quality projects are delivered on time to our clients
• Managing projects from inception to finalisation
• Talking to our clients and providing solid technical advice
• Writing of technical reports including but not limited to, Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, Mitigation Strategies and protected species reports
• Leading on protected species surveys

Person Specification:

• A full driving licence, access to your own vehicle and be commutable to one of our offices listed above
• Demonstrable ecology related experience with good working knowledge of ecology, legislation, and survey techniques, including protected species surveys and mitigation
• Natural England Level 2 survey licence for Bats (or equivalent)
• Experience in designing bat mitigation and applying for bat derogation licences
• Graduate level education in a relevant subject
• CIEEM membership
• Experience of managing projects and liaising effectively with clients
• Excellent written communication skills and be able to produce accurate technical reports

Salary and Benefits

• \xc2\xa324,000 - \xc2\xa337,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Life assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies

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