Senior Ecologist
- Environment & geoscience
- Cork, Galway, Dublin
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Atkins Ireland is a member of SNC-Lavalin, one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.
Atkins is seeking a Senior Ecologist to join their Environment business to work alongside engineers, environmental scientists, and other staff on our portfolio of infrastructure projects in Ireland, particularly in the water and transport sectors; as well as on specialist ecology projects.
Desirable skills/attributes:
- A degree in ecology or related subject.
- A minimum of five years post graduate experience.
- Member of CIEEM, or equivalent professional body, desirable.
- Experience working in environmental consultancy, desirable but not required.
- Phase 1 habitat survey & invasive species fieldsurvey experience desirable, as are strong botanical skills.
- Ecological competency in ornithology, terrestrial mammals, and / or bats will also be considered.
- Detailed knowledge of Appropriate Assessment legislation within Ireland required.
- GIS experience desirable.
- A full clean driver's licence.
The Ecologist shall:
- The successful applicant will have an excellent understanding of all regulatory and statutory requirements pertaining to ecology / biodiversity in Ireland.
- Experience in the preparation of high quality reports including Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA),and biodiversity chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR); as well as Appropriate Assessments.
- Undertake ecological field surveys as well as provide mentoring to less experienced staff.
- Experience of the design and co-ordination of ecology surveys (ecology staff and sub-consultants).
- Knowledge and experience of interpreting ecological monitoring data.
- Knowledge of managing data using GIS (QGIS, MapInfo or ArcGIS) is desirable.
- Engage with external stakeholders as necessary.
Deliver work to the highest possible standards and continue to strive to improve the quality of work.
About Us:
At Atkins we put Sustainability at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
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