Senior Ecologist

This role is ideal for candidates with a minimum of seven years' experience. The successful candidate will gain exposure to a diverse range of projects across the renewable energy, circular economy, and civil infrastructure sectors. This is a permanent role with excellent career progression.

Responsibilities

• Managing individual contracts to ensure the delivery of high quality ecological consultancy services
• Providing specialist ecological advice across a variety of projects
• Planning, conducting and overseeing site ecological surveys and fieldwork
• Preparing and supervising the implementation of Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs)
• Conducting Appropriate Assessments, Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIAs), Biodiversity Chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs) and other environmental reports
• Writing detailed technical reports and other project deliverables
• Ensuring quality control with a strong focus on accuracy, timelines, and continuous improvement of the Ecology team's output
• Acting as expert witness during Oral Hearings
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and participating in meetings with clients and design teams as needed

Skills / Qualifications

• Degree in ecology or related discipline
• At least seven years of post-graduate experience in environmental consultancy
• Member of CIEEM, CIWEM or comparable professional body
• Experienced in participating in oral hearing process and serving as an expert witness
• Comprehensive knowledge of Irish wildlife and conservation legislation
• Strong technical report writing skills
• Proven experience in preparing and overseeing the implementation of Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs)
• Experienced in collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent communication, organisational and project management skills
• Holds a full, clean driver's licence