Senior/Principal Ecologist

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Senior/Principal Ecologist
Dublin, Ireland / Belfast, Northern Ireland
Are you driven by a passion for the environment and a desire to make a lasting impact?
Do you enjoy working on a variety of projects that contribute to sustainable transport infrastructure and development?
Are you motivated by joining a global company with a reputation for excellence and innovation?
If this sounds like you, or you're curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity.
Join our Environment and Health division as our new Principal Ecologist and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.
Your new role
As our new Senior Ecologist, you will be part of our Biodiversity and Ecosystems Global Service Line within the Environment and Health division.
You will work on projects ranging from transport infrastructure to commercial and residential development, as well as renewable energy projects.
You will join a dynamic and expanding team delivering key projects and further developing a variety of skills within the environmental consultancy sector.
Joining Ramboll offers you the opportunity to contribute positively to the business and build a successful career in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Managing small to medium scale projects with input on large scale projects such as transport infrastructure projects with the support of the ecology team leads
Main point of contact with Ramboll project managers, clients, partner organisations, and sub-consultants
Planning and undertaking ecological surveys or clerk of work programmes and producing high-quality reports including habitat (e.g., Preliminary Ecological Appraisal) and species surveys
Undertaking ecological mitigation design and delivery
Liaising with ecological regulators and planning authorities
Delivering technical work on complex projects
Fee proposal preparation and assisting with client relationship management
Supervision and management of more junior ecologists and input to resource planning.
In addition to the above, at Principal grade
the role will involve:
Effective resource planning, management, and mentoring of an ecology team within a multi-disciplinary consultancy environment
Reviewing reports including EIA chapters, HRA, precautionary methods of work, and species licence applications
Delivering complex projects on time and managing them to budget
Business development and client relationship management
About you
Proficient user of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook (and ideally ArcGIS)
Familiar with digital data capture techniques in ecology fieldwork
Experienced in fieldwork and application of survey techniques in accordance with best practice guidance
Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English to a range of audiences
Capable of producing clear and concise written documents for a range of purposes
Hold one or more protected species survey licences (ideally bats) and ideally with experience of holding or implementing development licences
Good knowledge of relevant environmental/ecology legislation
An understanding of the planning systems in Ireland and Northern Ireland in relation to development, and the integration of ecology
Full clean driving licence, willingness to undertake surveys at unsociable hours (e.g., bats, newts), and flexibility to allow occasional working away from home
What we can offer you
Commitment to your development
Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
Flexible work environment
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Matched pension contributions
Private medical cover and life assurance
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