Location: Galway, Ireland
Salary: DOE
The Role:
This is an exceptional opportunity to work with a highly respected and long-established planning and environmental consultancy that specialises in energy and telecommunications infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. We are known for our excellent track record, innovative approach, collaborative culture and exciting projects.
What’s On Offer
- Profit Share & Partner: A unique opportunity to share in the profitability of the company and become a Partner.
- Competitive Pay: A market-based salary package designed to reward your expertise and leadership, considering the first point.
- Generous Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package tailored to suit your experience and professional needs.
- Prestige & Leadership: Lead our UK business to grow and expand our existing energy related project portfolio, playing a pivotal role in the growth of our company in the UK.
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:
The ideal candidate will:
- 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
Working arrangements are flexible; full-time preferable but hybrid, remote, part-time, limited hours, and consultancy options will all be considered.
If you’re interested in this role, please forward an up-to-date CV and cover letter to simonne@entrust-services.com.
