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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

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We have an exciting leadership opportunity for an Associate Director of Ecology to develop and shape an award-winning dedicated technical team, build upon the existing extensive project portfolio and lead the team to change. We deliver some of the most challenging, diverse and innovative infrastructure projects. Presently, we are engaged on a variety of large projects including water infrastructure, highway and rail schemes, energy infrastructure for clients such as Anglian Water, National Highways, National Grid, Network Rail, Thames Water, The Environment Agency, Transport Scotland and a number of local authorities.

The successful person will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 600 Jacobs ecologists globally.

The role will include

• Responsibility for setting the strategic direction of the team - join the management team for the wider terrestrial ecology team and business leadership responsibilities in the wider UK ecology group
• Being the first point of contact - provision of high quality, expert advice to both clients and stakeholders
• Extensive engagement - with clients, customers and environmental regulators.
• Support the growth, development and resilience of the team - through enthusiastic line management, empathic leadership and individuals’ personal development.
• Leading from the front - demonstrate your technical skills, contributing to Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitat Regulations Assessment, providing expert advice and managing the UK terrestrial ecology team
• Develop networks across disciplines - many of our projects are complex in nature and you will be required to work with other disciplines to create effective solutions. Creating an environment accessible to other specialists is essential to our project success
• Contribute to the identification, bidding and winning of work – working with the Water, Energy and Environment business unit Sales team. This will best leverage the capability of the team to win and deliver new and challenging work
• Engagement with Jacobs wider corporate functions - to promote the capabilities of your team is an exciting component to the role, lifting our profile both internally and externally.
  
  
  

• A background in terrestrial ecology with extensive years of relevant industry experience
• Chartered membership of a professional body (or experience to obtain chartership)
• Confident to take on a mentor role to junior staff
• Flexible approach to working, with occasional travel required across the UK and Ireland
• Innovative scoping of ecological input to projects
• Working knowledge of protected species licensing and the Biodiversity Net Gain process
• Understanding of project consenting and construction
• Effective stakeholder and regulator engagement
• Experience of planning inquiries and Examinations
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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