▷ Urgent Principal Ornithological Consultant

21 hours ago


Galway, Ireland APEM Group Full time

About The Role

Are you an experienced ornithologist looking for a new role that will challenge you and offer variety on your day-to-day tasks? Do you have experience with managing or directing projects, particularly around offshore wind? Do you want to be part of a diverse and multi-specialist team, contributing to a centre of excellence for all things ornithology? Due to our continued growth, APEM Group are looking for a Principal Ornithologist to join our ornithology team, delivering expert advice and technical assessments for ground-breaking projects across a variety of clients and projects for both private and public sectors.

As Principal Consultant, you will plan and manage project workloads from an ornithological perspective, leading ornithological related workstreams including delivering ornithological assessment input into the EIA and HRA process for offshore wind developments. Working closely with the other Principals and Associate Director, you will contribute to expanding the business across the UK, Europe and worldwide, and to set and deliver the business strategies for the ornithology teams. You will be involved in aspects of tender preparation, both individually, with other internal teams and in partnership with external organisations. You will also successfully develop, maintain and manage internal and external stakeholder relationships, directing varied scale projects with multidisciplinary teams based in various locations. You will hold prime position in contributing to a centre of excellence for Ornithological advisory services, setting high standards and ensuring timely delivery of technical quality throughout the projects you are engaged in. You will lead and mentor a team of consultants and senior consultants, acting as a mentor and guide, including providing constructive feedback and coaching to more junior members of the team.

You will have:

- A degree (preferably MSc), in a relevant science discipline.
- An established track record in the field of ornithology or seabird ecology, or impact assessment, derived from a relevant career in consultancy, research or working for NGOs or government.
- Professional accreditation (CIEEM, IEMA etc.).
- A detailed knowledge of the technical assessments underpinning ornithological work in support of large development projects and through the EIA and HRA processes (e.g. CRM, displacement analysis, apportioning, population modelling, monitoring design, etc.) related to onshore or offshore wind development.
- Considerable experience working with and developing relationships with regulators and stakeholders.
- Track record in project delivery – project management of programmes including large, high profile or complex projects.
- Managerial and leadership experience, including resource and capacity planning.
- Excellent report writing ability, demonstrated by a track record of writing high quality technical reports for a range of clients in the private and public sector.
- The ability to talk knowledgeably about a wide range of subjects within a relevant field, and to be viewed as an expert in your chosen field.

You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them. We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career. We also offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.

Next steps

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need is some basic information and your CV; we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.

About Us

The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally. Our successful pioneering work has enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working towards the protection of the environment across the globe.

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