The Ecology Consultancy was established in 1999 and is now one of the largest dedicated consultancies owned and run by ecologists in the country. We are passionate about what we do and our staff enjoy working in a friendly and supportive environment. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work, our ability to influence scheme design for the benefit of biodiversity and enjoy working closely with our clients’ design teams.
Our relaxed company character, investment in people and focus on business responsibility has seen continual annual growth, the past year being no different with staff numbers and turnover both increasing. We compete and succeed at all levels of the market, from managing the smallest local development to acting as lead consultants on nationally significant infrastructure projects Recently we opened two new offices, and reviewed our management processes to improve their use specifically for ecologists,
We encourage continuing personal development and career progression and have invested heavily in our new employee-led, development, up-skilling and mentoring programme – The Orchard, which provides staff with a personalised roadmap for professional progression. The programme aims to enhance employee’s work based and personal skills through a diverse range of structured opportunities, including e-learning, job sharing and shadowing, volunteering, training, and conferences and seminars; as well as ensuring that the services we provide remain of the highest industry standard.
The Ecology Consultancy and its staff also benefit from the strong relationship with our sister company Temple Group, specialists in EIA, noise, air, sustainability and planning.
The Role
We are looking for a confident and personable individual to join our growing team of ecologists and GIS technicians that deliver complex ecological consultancy projects throughout the south-east region and beyond. The successful applicant would be based at our office in a pleasant rural location just outside of Lewes. Although based in Sussex the role will entail providing administrative support for all of our regional offices, in Norfolk, Staffordshire and Yorkshire, as well as liaising with support staff based at our London headquarters.
Responsibilities of the post include:
Project Support
- First point of contact for enquiries
- Producing fee quotes and assisting with tender submissions, maintaining log of fee quote submissions, following up and logging acceptances
- Sending out customer feedback surveys and analysing the responses, reporting any issues to Project Manager
- Assist with TIN project administration, including updating status of jobs, running reports, adding resources
- Contacting biological record offices for data
- Collating biological records to send to Local Records Centres
- Compiling information from data searches into report format
- Arranging access to sites
- Arranging rail travel, accommodation and hire cars for site work
- Producing Purchase Orders for project expenses/subcontractors
- Keeping a log of site workers on and off site
- Proof reading and formatting reports
- Provide administrative support
- Assisting with site surveys as required
- Assisting with production of case studies, project briefing sheets, etc
Health and Safety
- Assisting project managers in producing H&S risk assessments and method statements
- Monitor and issue PPE, order new equipment as required
- Record accidents, incidents, etc and report to Leadership Team.
General
- Undertaking research as required.
- Contribute to the efficiency of The Ecology Consultancy by working collaboratively as a member of the team.
- Undertake other duties as may reasonably be required
Person Specification
Essential skills and aptitudes
- Good working knowledge of MS Office;
- Experience of working in a busy office;
- High attention to detail;
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and prioritise work;
- Confident and personable telephone manner;
- Highly organised with strong communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Quick to learn, thorough and friendly with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
Desirable
- Interest in ecology, environmental science or similar;
- Knowledge of database administration
- Higher level knowledge of Word and Excel
What do we offer?
- Starting salary in a range from £19,000.00 - £23,000.00 depending on skills and experience and based on a 40 hour week
- Permanent full-time contract
- 25 days holiday plus public holidays
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Childcare scheme
- Flexible working
- Training and development budget
Applications (your CV and a covering letter) must be emailed to: jane@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk by Friday 18 August 2017.
The Ecology Consultancy aims to promote equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and clients as is consistent with the company’s Equalities Policy.
