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Location

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

RSK Biocensus  part of  RSK Group  are an award winning CIEEM company, are recruiting a tenacious and passionate Principal Ecologist  to join their growing UK ecology team. This role is permanent with  full time  &  part time  work patterns available. This role will be a  hybrid role , with  flexible homeworking  and client site work.

We are looking for someone to work with clients in Hemel , and the surrounding areas. As a Principal Ecologist  at  RSK Biocensus  you can expect to get involved with the delivery of elements of field surveys, assessment, tender and report writing and project management, on various nationwide and local projects.

Key Responsibilities  

• Principal Consultants have a key role within RSK Biocensus, winning work, providing leadership, technical advice and training, and leading by example. Self-motivated and proactive, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing major projects from commencement to completion and close-out.
• You will develop client relationships to ensure tender opportunities come into the business, based on successful delivery of previous tenders and projects. You will undertake all work with an appropriate level of care and attention, compliant with RSK procedures and within agreed budgets and timescales
• Providing leadership, direction and advice, acting at all times with professional integrity, and exercising sound professional judgment within (and recognising the limits of) your competence
• Supporting others to uphold professional standards; acting as a role model
• Developing your professional knowledge and skills; maintaining a personal CPD record and an up to date professional CV
• Actively using the PDR process to set objectives for the year ahead that develop your skills and competencies in line with the team’s needs and your interests and aptitude

Person Specification  

• 1st Degree in relevant discipline or Vocation qualification
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Species specific personal licences are desirable
• Full membership with CIEEM is desirable
• Abide by CIEEM’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Salary and Benefits 

• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Regular career training and development
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays,health cash planand discounted gym membership 

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer 

RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.

About Us

As a market-leading ecological consultancy, our mission is to help clients identify and manage the ecological risks affecting their operations or projects by providing pragmatic, expert advice. We have the UK’s largest ecology skills network and are constantly on the lookout for ecologists with varying levels of experience across all the ecological disciplines. We are also on the hunt for employees to provide a range of administrative and support services that keep the company wheels turning!

Whether it is working on large infrastructure developments, such as rail schemes and wind farms, or surveying for bats, badgers, and birds, our work is diverse and interesting, and always includes a range of exciting projects across the UK and beyond.

RSK Biocensus is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.” 

RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees. 

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