Job description
- Provide technical expertise and support to the team and our clients on a wide range of technical areas including EIA (to include ecology, aquatics and ornithology).
- Review and approve specialist reports as well as project proposals.
- Maintain an awareness of legislation and the potential impact on the various projects.
- Work in close collaboration with specialists from other disciplines.
- Liaise with clients and authorities.
- Ensure the team maintains a high-quality standard in the services provided and produces defensible deliverables.
- Continuously improve and develop the services offered within the department.
- Maintain a good understanding of all levels of the planning system.
- Ability to manage and work efficiently and diligently to reasonable deadlines.
- Good organizational and management skills.
- Good written skills, with attention to detail, experience of preparing technical reports and ability to present and communicate findings in a clear and concise manner.
- Hold a range of species survey and mitigation licenses.
- A strong communicator with good interpersonal and negotiating skills, to enable effective working with multi-disciplinary external and in-house teams and an ability to liaise with clients and stakeholders at a professional level.
- An ability to provide clients within an ecologically sound scheme.
- Examination in Public or Public Inquiry experience.
Departmental Management
- Manage the performance management and probation processes for the team.
- Provide mentorship to and develop the team.
Qualifications:
- Relevant degree and Full Member of CIEEM.
- Full UK-valid driving license.
- Right to work in the UK.
Work Experience:
- Six or more years’ experience in the relevant field, preferably within the consulting environment would be beneficial.
- Two or more years’ experience managing a small team would be beneficial.
We offer the opportunity to join a friendly and committed team of multi-discipline professionals and a supportive and collaborative working environment.
Benefits include:
- A voluntary workplace pension.
- Private health care.
- A starting allowance of 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
- Payment of professional membership and a program of CPD.
We are ideally looking for a full-time person, but we would consider part-time applicants (min 4 days).
To apply, please send a covering letter, CV and examples of work that you think show you in a positive light, to careers@gavia-environmental.co.uk