About the job
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Are you driven by a passion for Marine Ecology?
Join our innovative Nature team as a Principal Marine Ecologist in one of our offices located throughout the UK and Ireland, including Basingstoke, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham, Cambridge, and Dublin. Benefit from our flexible hybrid working model, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life. In this role, you will leverage your skills, knowledge, and expertise across national and international projects.
We engage with a variety of sectors, tackling high-profile power and infrastructure projects (including floating offshore wind), national and international interconnectors, habitat restoration initiatives, flood defense schemes, and coastal developments (such as marinas, jetties, slipways, and port developments).
Your Responsibilities:
- Subject Matter Expertise: Provide technical marine ecological and marine consenting advice, directing contributions to an array of workstreams and deliverables across various projects. You will deliver marine ecology impact assessments, including Environmental Statement chapters and associated assessments (HRA, MCZ, WFD), alongside information necessary for the licensing and permitting applications pertinent to marine projects.
- Quality Assurance: Maintain a critical eye for detail to ensure deliverables are produced to the highest standards and comply with rigorous quality management protocols. Your excellent writing and communication skills will allow you to present complex scientific information to diverse audiences.
- Collaborative Efforts: Work within a multidisciplinary team to enhance the environmental outcomes of our projects, collaborating with specialists in underwater acoustics, coastal processes, water science, marine archaeology, and EIA.
- Business Development: Play a vital role in expanding our marine ecology team's portfolio, developing technical and fee proposals, and engaging in broader marketing and business development activities. You will confidently present to both internal and external audiences and foster client relationships.
- Project Management: Exhibit effective project management skills, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget.

