CGC - Senior Ecologist

Job Title - Senior Ecologist

Job Type Permanent:

Location GUILFORD AREA

Salary: Highly competitive salary depending on skills and experience, with company van or allowance and general benefits. General hours of work are 40 hours per week, between Monday and Friday.

Location: Home Based. Travel will be required, hence a full clean driving licence is essential.

"We welcome applications from women, veterans and individuals with disabilities. In alignment with our commitment to inclusive recruitment practices, we guarantee an interview to all applicants who meet the core criteria for the role”

As a Senior Ecologist, you can expect the benefits from Chevron Green Consultancy that come with being an employer of choice:

Benefits:

• Largest and best TM company in the UK
• Life Insurance with further benefits for self and family,.e.g. 24/7 access to GP
• Car Allowance 
• Job Security
• Company Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer A Friend Scheme of £750
• Fill Your Boots Rewards – saving an average of £400 per year
• Access to our Internal Academy and Career Development
• Career Development and Progression

Chevron Green Services

About Chevron Green Services

Chevron Green Services delivers future focused green infrastructure services and consultancy. Every day, through nature's lens we care for their world, and our planet. 

Rooted in expertise, competence and professionalism, we dare to be different. We are bold and deliver brilliance.

Our mission is to support our clients to safely create, maintain and care for biodiverse habitats for generations to come.

We do this through providing commercial vegetation management, arboriculture and environmental consultancy.

About the role of Senior Ecologist Role

You will be joining the professional and friendly CGC team working remotely from home, covering all work locations and clients.  Works will be for varied clients including Highways, Local Authorities, housing associations, infrastructure and the private sector. Chevron Green Services is a growing business, and we look to recruit excellent staff at all levels. In return, we offer a highly rewarding career in a friendly and professional team. Our work is varied and covers large parts of the UK. As a CGS Senior Ecologist, you will work within the Environmental Team to support a growing business in the Midlands Region. 

The ideal candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced Consultancy and be able to work on numerous projects to assist the existing bespoke team. The role will require project management of Ecological / Environmental schemes for various clients working alongside other team members, as well as some field-based work including ecological surveys, asset surveys and ecological clerk of works.  The role would suit a candidate with a few years of industry experience looking for a rewarding role.

Responsibilities of a Senior Ecologist

Senior Ecologists or Environmental Professionals, with a minimum for 4 years of experience in an ecological or environmental field, to join the CGC Environmental team and bolster our ability to deliver projects across the Midlands.

• Technical environmental and ecological lead on projects
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, planning conditions and associated documents and to help reduce risks and delays.
• Supervising contractors and ensuring compliance with protected species licence requirements and environmental protection measures.
• Mentoring and training of junior team members
• Extended phase 1 habitat/ UKHabs surveys,
• Protected species surveys
• Formulation of mitigation proposals and habitat creation schemes.
• Ecological Clerk of Work
• Technical reports for planning submission
• Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments
• Ecological input into EIAs.

What good looks like as a Senior Ecologist 

• Qualified with a degree in a relevant scientific or environmental discipline
• Knowledge of ecology, legislation, and survey techniques and the planning process
• Experience of ecological survey / environmental sector
• Ecological site survey experience (protected species surveys, Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) / Phase 1 habitat surveys/UKHabs)
• Level 2 Bat licensed holder– or near to achieving
• Experienced in using and interpreting bat recording analysis software
• Ecological Clerk of Works Experience
• Experience of delivering projects within a commercially competitive environment
• Stakeholder Engagement (such as Wildlife Trusts, Environmental Health Officers, Natural England, Heritage England, Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities etc
• Data collation and interpretation experience
• Good report preparation/writing skills (including technical report writing) skills
• Experience of writing fee proposals, project management and client liaison.
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as part of a small team
• Prioritise tasks and manage their own workload and those of other team members
• Experience in checking reports produced by peers and team members. Have an attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate and concise reports,
• Approachable, proactive, ambitious, and well organised
• Excellent attention to detail and willingness to learn
• Membership of CIEEM or equivalent
• Full clean UK driving licence

What else looks good

• Producing Protected Species Survey Licences (particularly bat)
• Have experience of people management and a willingness to mentor junior staff.
• Full member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management or equivalent (or working towards it)
• Ideally, have experience in both linear infrastructure and property development projects
• GIS experience

We seek a committed person with the aptitude, attitude to learn about the natural environment and put their current skills practical use in a challenging environment.

If you would like to join our award-winning team as a Senior Ecologist all you need to do is apply!

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AT CHEVRON GREEN CONSULTANCY

Chevron GC recognises that a diverse workforce—encompassing a broad spectrum of people, skills, and cultural backgrounds—enhances the quality and breadth of perspectives, insights, and experiences within the organisation. In line with this belief, we are firmly committed to being an equal opportunity employer, upholding the principles of diversity and inclusion, and opposing all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, we encourage you to inform us so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

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