Associate Director Ornithology
On-site · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Associate Director Ornithology role with WSP Ecology in the UK. Leads and manages workload and technical quality, generates opportunities, oversees tendering and delivery of ecological deliverables, and mentors junior team members. Responsibilities include site- and office-based support, developing a productive team environment, and leading client engagement. Must demonstrate experience with licences for survey/mitigation, Ecological Impact Assessments, Habitat Regulations Assessments, and ability to win work from commercial clients in residential, mixed-use, and industrial sectors. Focus on developing core ecological, project management and consultancy skills while guiding career progression of ecologists across the team. Work across landmark projects globally and contribute to wider industry impact.
Required Qualifications
- Experience across a range of UK habitats and protected species and hold (or have held) survey and/or mitigation licences
- Proven record of supporting clients through devising and delivering survey programmes, developing pragmatic, cost-effective mitigation, gaining the agreement of regulators and supervising implementation on-site
- Experience of Ecological Impact Assessment and writing Environmental Statement chapters
- Experience of Habitat Regulations Assessment
- A proven record of winning work from commercial clients, particularly in the residential, mixed use and industrial sectors
- A passion for leading a team and supporting ecologists of all grades to develop and progress in their careers at WSP
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