Senior / Principal Ecologist

ADAS, part of RSK Group, is seeking Senor /
Principal Ecologists to join our team on a full time,
permanent basis. This role will be hybrid, with travel to
our Bristol office. 

We support our employees’ development and give them the tools they need to steer their own
careers, that’s why when you join ADAS, a mentor works with you to create and achieve your
goals. Working on your own projects will provide you the opportunity to manage your workload
and since most projects are local, extended travel is not frequent.

We also want to guarantee that you have a good work-life balance with many opportunities for
flexible working hours, locality flexibility, social activities and community involvement
projects to achieve this. If you are looking to work as part of a friendly, flexible, and
committed team and can bring us your talent as well as a proactive, can-do attitude, now is an
excellent time to join ADAS!

Key Responsibilities

• Working as a team with our existing ecologists to ensure quality projects are delivered on
  time to our clients
• Managing projects from inception to finalisation
• Talking to our clients and providing solid technical advice
• Helping to manage the team and develop our junior ecologist’s knowledge and skills
• Writing of technical reports including but not limited to, Preliminary Ecological
  Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, Mitigation Strategies and Biodiversity Management
  Plans, Habitats Regulations Assessments Screening reports and protected species reports
• Technical review and approval of reports

Person Specification

• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Graduate level education in a relevant subject
• One protected species licence
• Experience of Biodiversity Net Gain assessment and UKHAB
• Strong botanical skills (e.g NVC, Condition Assessments) (desirable)
• Associate Level CIEEM membership or above

Salary and Benefits

• Up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills, experience and level applied for
• Life assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash
  plan and discounted gym membership

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary
agencies.