Associate Director Ecologist
New Yesterday
2025-05-23
Job Title: Associate Director Ecologist
Location: Across Southern Water Patch - Mondays based in our Brighton office other days mixture of Sites Visits and Home Working
Salary: up to £65,000 depending on skills and experience
Job Overview
Are you passionate about ecology and environmental sustainability? Do you have the leadership skills to manage ecology teams while driving innovative solutions for a range of engineering projects?
About the Role
As a Associate Director/Principal Ecologist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the design, maintenance, and construction of vital water and wastewater infrastructure projects. You'll manage a team of ecologists and subcontractors, ensuring that ecological risks are well-managed throughout project delivery, from design to completion. Your expertise will drive solutions that not only mitigate risks but also enhance the natural environment.
Responsibilities will include:
- Lead ecology surveys, assessments, and ecological risk management across various projects.
- Manage and guide a team of ecologists, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure ecological considerations are incorporated into project design and delivery.
- Oversee the financial management of ecology aspects, ensuring cost-effective solutions.
- Provide mentoring and coaching to junior ecologists, supporting their professional development.
- A Chartered Environmental Professional (preferably a Full Member of CIEEM) with strong technical expertise in UK ecology, including protected species surveys and environmental impact assessments.
- Proven experience managing teams of ecologists and delivering large-scale projects in the UK water industry or a comparable field.
- A Natural England European Protected Species (EPS) Development Licence (within the last 3 years) and experience in completing EPS Licence applications.
- A strong understanding of UK Environmental Legislation and the ability to provide technical guidance to diverse project teams.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week.
Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our Brighton office and home.
We are offering a salary of up to £65,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose.
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- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £100,000 - £125,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Management & Operations
