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Ecologist

November 16, 2017 | Comments Off on Ecologist

Ecologist - Highways

Location: Manchester

Kier Strategic Highways are looking to recruit an Ecologist to join the Design Services Team.

Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group with 88 UK offices and over 22,000 employees. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Kier Highways design roads, bridges and intelligent transport systems (ITS), covering strategic and nationally important roads, as well as local roads serving local communities. Our projects range from major improvements to complete renewals of roads and structures. With specialist teams, we manage complex works from conception through to handover at the end of maintenance periods.

Job Purpose:

  • To provide specialist ecological support to the Design Services.
  • To produce comprehensive and accurate scheme designs and surveys in accordance with the scheme brief and in line with the time and budgetary allocations.
  • To carry out environmental assessments and provide environmental advice as required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Developing and designing solutions in accordance to Highways England and other client standards, procedures and requirements and also meeting environmental requirements e.g. Environment Agency and Natural England.
  • Production of accurate and concise scheme documents and reports.
  • Carry out specialist ecological surveys and assessments.
  • Production of designs that comply with relevant health and safety legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations.
  • Programming of assessments, further site surveys, watching briefs and organising Environmental contractors on behalf of the project manager.
  • Input into scoping and assessment for large scale improvements.
  • Determination of risk and receptors for environmental, heritage, ecological features and design mitigation for impacts.
  • Undertaking desk studies and site surveys including phase 1 and protected species for Value Management and technical survey.
  • Keep up to date with new environmental policies and legislation.
  • Input and review of the relevant procedures.
  • Undertake Environmental Impact Assessments and contribute to the Impacts Register.
  • Carrying out relevant surveys as required.
  • Perform other duties as may from time to time be reasonably re

Key Skills and Qualifications:

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
  • Experience of working with protected species
  • Strong experience in a similar or supporting post
  • Experience working in the Civil Engineering/Construction industry
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication Skills
  • Managing Projects
  • Technical Competence
  • Team Working
  • Planning & Organising
  • Risk Management
  • Right first time' attitude to duties

About Kier:

Make the journey. Leave a legacy.

Being part of Kier means living our values of being collaborative, enthusiastic and forward thinking. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.

Kier is an inclusive employer.

Let's shape your world together.

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