The main purpose of this position is to head and manage a team of ecology consultants, leading and delivering the utility, rail and developer ecology business with a strong focus on providing commercial and practical solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Undertake the role of office manager

• Provide personnel, sales, commercial and technical management of a team of ecology consultants.

• Business development

• Ensure contracts and projects are managed in a professional manner and are delivered to the required standard

• Personally develop and manage agreed key accounts.

• Manage complex and/or high profile projects to achieve profit and customer service

• Carry out high level consultancy and research.

• Undertake license applications for complex situations

• Protect the health safety of staff through the overseeing implementation of appropriate work practices and risk assessments.

You must be educated to degree level or equivalent in an ecological or natural science subject as well have good demonstrable business development experience in the ecology field, including working on environmental impact assessments and complex development projects with a good sales and business development track record.

Excellent knowledge of habitats, protected species and planning legislation and policy in the UK and Europe is also essential, as is good demonstrable post qualification experience of delivering ecological consultancy

Full membership of IEEM is also essential alongside a high level of knowledge of ecological survey methods.

A second qualification in a relevant technical subject is highly desitable alongside working knowledge of the applicability of environmental legislation to business and experience of the utility, rail and developer sectors.

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This is one of many Environment job opportunities provided through Allen & York and these can be found on our website:www.allen-york.com/environment-jobs/worldwide.

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