Principal Ecology Team Lead

We are currently seeking an experienced ecologist who is looking to step up in a leadership position and manage a team across the UK. Its envisaged that this role will be a mix of site inspections and team management.

We seek an individual with extensive experience undertaking ecological surveys, including Phase 1 habitat surveys, site assessments for protected species.

This is an excellent opportunity for your next step in your career.

Job title:

Principal Ecology Team Lead

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Working as a senior team member of the Ecology team in the Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure Division with responsibility for the leadership and day-to-day management of the team of ecologists and providing senior level ecological expertise.
• The Principal Ecologist’s role is instrumental in achieving the timely, efficient and thorough completion of projects and development of the ecology business.
• Mentoring and line managing Ecologists
• Writing client reports
• Project Managing
• QA team reports

What we’re looking for:

• Degree or equivalent in ecology or related subject

• Full membership (or eligibility for full membership) of CIEEM
• Demonstrable ability to undertake ecological surveys, including Phase 1 habitat surveys, site assessments for protected species, initial inspections for bats and follow-up surveys of activity, great crested newts using standard techniques as a minimum.
• Demonstrable ability to manage projects, including setting and meeting deadlines.
• A range of organizational skills including successfully acting as a lead contact and manager for multiple projects, the ability to plan own and team’s workload and producing high quality outputs such as accurate, thorough and comprehensive reports.
• Excellent report writing skills including production of accurate, thorough and comprehensive reports written to format and in plain English.

About Capita Real estate and infrastructure

At Capita Real estate and infrastructure, we create places where people can prosper.

Today, critical infrastructure and public building projects need to be sustainable and environmentally appropriate. They must deliver value for the people that will use them - local communities and businesses - for decades to come. The wide range of demands requires a more holistic approach to design. That’s where we come in.

Our clients rely on our commitment to understanding their challenges and finding smarter solutions, and a broad range of experts offering a distinctively diverse set of skills. Our leadership team, who are practitioners themselves, understand what it takes to deliver.

Our culture is built on over 100 years of delivering excellence and creating solutions for critical infrastructure challenges. This enables us to provide a different perspective and approach; one based on what our clients need and can afford.

From engineering and architectural innovation to environmental sustainability and technologically enabled project delivery, we are renowned for our breadth of expertise and holistic, collaborative approach.

We’re a unique team specializing in infrastructure and buildings; the physical networks which keep the country moving and the places where people and communities can prosper.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socializing, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

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What we hope you’ll do next:

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.

Location:

Blackburn

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent