Your New Role:

Are you passionate about protecting and safeguarding the environment and the wildlife within it?

Our Ecologists work on large multi-million pound high profile infrastructure schemes to ensure we protect wildlife and create an environment allowing it to thrive alongside our developments for many years to come.

Our Ecology team work alongside our award-winning design, maintenance and construction teams who transform our roads, railways and public buildings and deliver the critical support services the country relies on every day. You will support this by gaining experience in practical ecology out in the field using and developing your survey and identification skills. We are committed to doing this sustainably by ensuring that environmental laws are upheld and setting the standards to always achieving best practice.

Amey will give you a career in an environment that is challenging, supportive and with a benefits structure to reward you on your journey. The biggest reward of all is being part of the UK’s nature recovery, working within a company passionate about public service who prioritise staff wellbeing. . You can start to make a difference to the environment today by joining our team, so don’t hesitate and apply now.

The salary is £ - Depending on experience

The standard hours of work are 40.0 hours

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

• Delivery of habitat and protected species survey requirements
• Drafting Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Baseline Assessments and protected species licences.
• Consulting with statutory bodies about permitting and licencing.
• Undertaking all ECoW duties during construction and deliver & monitor protected species mitigation requirements where appropriate.
• Working with engineering design teams helping to de-risk design prior to approval and providing a technical input into planning applications in the form of survey reports and technical summaries.

What makes this role unique?

What makes this role unique is the range of opportunities working with Amey Consulting and our contracting teams, working on high profile UK based projects where your contribution will ensure wildlife is not only protected within the UK’s infrastructure but will flourish for many years to come.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A degree in Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biology, Environmental Science (with a strong ecology focus) or similar/equivalent
• Ability to demonstrate previous experience in a professional ecological consultancy role
• Working towards associate or full membership of a Professional Body and Chartership
• Protected species licence holder or working towards same would be beneficial
• Experience and ability to lead on habitat and protected species surveys
• Experience in drafting ecological reports; including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Baseline Appraisals and Method Statements
• Thorough understanding of UK wildlife legislation
• EPS Mitigation licence application experience would be beneficial
• Knowledge of invasive species survey and management
• Health and Safety awareness, especially safe working practices and risk assessment related to ecology fieldwork
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and design team colleagues
• Experience in planning and resourcing ecological surveys

A full UK driving licence

What we offer you:

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

At Amey, you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.

• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.

• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.

• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Application Guidance:

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

At Amey Consulting, we understand that engineering disciplines are varied and a similar skill set is required for many roles. If you are interested in progressing your career at Amey and feel you have the correct transferable skill set, but perhaps don’t fit all the criteria above, please get in touch at rhys.platten@amey.co.uk

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!