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Ecological Clerk of Works

January 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Ecological Clerk of Works

We're looking for an Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) to join our Highways team based in Gloucester. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a high-profile landscape-led major highways project in Gloucestershire. This role will be site-based and responsible for overseeing the delivery of ecological mitigation, site clearance and habitat creation. You will supervise contractors ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, planning conditions and associated documents (e.g. Construction Environment Management Plan, species licences, mitigation strategies and method statements). Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual leave with the option to buy/sell, one professional subscription funded to support your professional development and even more.

Location: Gloucester - site based

Contract: Permanent - Fulltime

Salary: up to £35k

Responsibilities

As an Ecological Clerk of Works, you'll provide single point of contact for ecological matters onsite and be responsible for overseeing the management of construction risks associated with ecology and provide continuous improvement of environmental processes, procedures and related forms

Your day to day will include:

  • Provide onsite support to licenced ecologists as required
  • Supervise contractors to ensure compliance with CEMP, SSSI assent, protected species licences and agreed methodologies.
  • Produce and deliver inductions, toolbox talks and communicate to contractors.
  • Carry out pre-construction checks and regular site inspections.
  • Provide regular updates to stakeholders and the project team.
Who are we looking for?

This role of Ecological Clerk of Works is great for you if have:

  • Ecological related degree or equivalent
  • Member of CIEEM or equivalent
  • Previous Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) experience including working with contractors and ensuring compliance with protected species licence requirements and environmental protection measures.
  • Experience conducting protected species surveys including badgers, nesting birds, great crested newts and reptiles
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
  • life assurance
  • access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets
  • 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:

Closing date: 16 February 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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