Junior Ecologist

Junior Ecologist – Bury Saint Edmunds

Permanent, Full Time

Wardell Armstrong (WA) is a successful multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people. Working together with clients, we provide solutions to difficult problems in Mining & Minerals, Infrastructure & Energy, and Property & Development.

The Opportunity:

We are looking to recruit Junior Ecologists to expand our team in Bury Saint Edmunds. The ecology team works alongside several other environmental professionals within the Firm, including planners, archaeologists, arboriculturists, landscape architects and engineers. In this role, you will undertake the following:

• Undertake ecological desk studies
• Assist with protected species surveys
• Compile, analyse, evaluate and interpret survey data
• Be exposed to the full variety of ecology works in a short space of time
• Produce and contribute to technical reports including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments and others
• Gain insights into the planning system
• Learn project management skills
• Be taught the necessary skills for you to advance your career in ecology

You:

As the successful candidate you will:

• Have a minimum of 6 months experience
• Hold a degree in ecology or a related discipline
• Hold, or be working towards, ‘qualifying member’ status, or higher, of CIEEM
• Have a flexible approach to work and a willingness to develop new ecology field skills, including during unsocial hours (e.g. overnight bat surveys) and often away from home (expenses paid)
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team
• An adaptable and flexible approach to work, to meet demands at peak times
• A full UK driving licence
• Ideally hold a valid CSCS card

We offer:

• Hybrid home/office working arrangement
• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription
• 24 days annual leave per year
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage
• Flexi-Time Working Schedule
• Long service awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel Loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £22,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 6NU