Location: Galway, Ireland
Salary: DOE
The Role:
This is an exceptional opportunity to work with a highly respected and long-established planning consultancy that specialises in energy and telecommunications infrastructure across the UK & Ireland. We are known for our excellent track record, innovative approach, collaborative culture and exciting projects.
What’s on Offer:
- Profit Share: A unique opportunity to share in the profitability of the ecology division of the company.
- Competitive Pay: A market-based salary package designed to reward your expertise and leadership.
- Generous Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package tailored to suit your experience and professional needs.
- Prestige & Leadership: Lead our ecology division, playing a pivotal role in the growth of our company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading ecological services on strategic infrastructure and renewable energy projects, managing project programmes and budgets
- Proactively bringing in new business and growing a new ecology department including building a team
- Managing work enquiries, preparing bids and building client relationships
- Collaborating with our multi-disciplinary teams and undertaking stakeholder engagement
- Planning, co-ordinating and undertaking field surveys, analysing and interpreting survey results using approaches such as biodiversity net gain or natural capital
- Designing and co-ordinating ecological mitigation schemes
- Authoring and checking a range of ecological reports (Preliminary Ecological Appraisals/Ecological Impact Assessments/Appropriate Assessments & Natura Impact Statements/ Biodiversity Management Plans/Net Gain/Species Survey Reports/Management Plans)
Qualifications and Experience:
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
- Ideally 5 years relevant post qualification experience
- A degree in ecology
- Demonstrable excellent ecological knowledge
- Strong commercial skills to bring in new business
- Capability to undertake wide range of different species surveys and wide range of ecological reports
- A full, clean Ireland/UK/EU driving licence.
Personal Qualities
- Must be dynamic
- Must be an excellent communicator
- Must be able to deal confidently with clients, staff reports and senior managers
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- High level of personal integrity and commitment to upholding company values
- Flexible approach with ability to multi-task and prioritise
- Positive outlook and approachable manner
- Highly motivated to achieve personal and organisational goals
- Comfortable working in a team or individually as required
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this role, please forward an up-to-date CV and cover letter to joanne@entrust-services.com or simonne@entrust-services.com
