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Environmental Specialist – Ecologist
March 12, 2018 | Comments Off on Environmental Specialist – Ecologist
Location: Basingstoke or Winchester
Kier Strategic Highways is currently recruiting for an Environmental Specialist - Ecologist to join the Area 3 highways maintenance contract.
Job Purpose:
- To undertake ecological surveys and to assist the Environment Team with various activities, in particular undertaking environmental assessments.
- Working in the Area 3 contract supporting highways design for Highways England contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with and provide professional advice on ecological matters to relevant client personnel.
- Undertake and manage ecological assessment work: field surveys and mitigation design for legally protected sites, habitats and species;
- Carry out surveys to identify areas of potential and current ecological value, including desk study and field study for protected species.
- Compile environmental assessments.
- Liaise with contractors regarding ecological elements of scheme implementation.
- Liaise with members of the public and third parties regarding complaints/requests
- Assist in the execution of Designated Funds work.
- Ensure compliance with the Information Management System and Kier processes and procedures.
- Adopt and implement the client's Policies and Strategic Environmental Plan, promoting environmental principles and best practice with both Highways England and Kier Highways Area 3 Team.
- Actively promote Health and Safety in the workplace, setting a good example to other employees and ensuring awareness of and compliance with the general Health and Safety responsibilities as set out in the Health and Safety Procedures Manual.
- Perform other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- BSc and/or MSc in Ecology or related subject.
- Sound and proven knowledge of UK and European nature conservation legislation and relevant local and national planning guidance and processes.
- Possession of protected species licences would be an advantage
- Excellent written English and report writing skills.
- Drivers licence.
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