Senior/Principal Ecologist

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Dublin, Ireland / Cork, Ireland / Limerick, Ireland / Galway, Ireland
Recruiter contact: Emma Cantlay

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

Job Description

The successful candidate will:
•    Work and support cross disciplinary teams working on feasibility and optioneering stages informing preliminary design, statutory consent, and construction stage projects in the energy, water and transport sectors;
•    Prepare and review high quality reports including; Biodiversity sections of Environmental Reports and Environmental Impact Assessment Reports, Appropriate Assessment Screening and Natura Impact Statements and other biodiversity related reporting;
•    Have a sound appreciation of Irish environmental and planning reporting processes and relevant legislation and guidance;
•    Have knowledge and experience of interpreting ecological monitoring data;
•    Have experience of co-ordinating ecology surveys (ecologist staff and sub-consultants);
•    Manage data using GIS (ArcGIS).

Candidate Specification

The successful candidate will possess:
•    Relevant Degree (e.g. Ecology / Botany / Zoology/ Environmental Sciences);
•    At least 4 years consultancy experience focused on environmental/ ecology.
•    Excellent reporting ability with examples available.
•    Experience of ecological assessment/ reporting requirements for large scale linear projects in the water, energy or transport sectors;
•    Extensive understanding and experience of Appropriate Assessment (Habitats Directive) including experience in writing screenings for Appropriate Assessment and Natura impact Statements;
•    Experience of managing data requirements from ecologist staff and sub-consultants;
•    Experience in liaising with key stakeholders ( for example National Parks and Wildlife Service and Inland Fisheries Ireland), 
•    Comprehensive awareness of relevant Irish and European legislation, policy and guidance;
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
•    Working knowledge of GIS;
•    CIEEM membership or working towards same; and
•    Full driving licence essential.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension matched up to 7%   
• Life insurance 
• An annual professional institution subscription   
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive  
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5  
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers  
• Annual bonus scheme  
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans 
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources 
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities 
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.