Senior Ecologist

The Senior Ecologist will work alongside the vegetation management and drainage maintenance teams. The Senior Ecologist will undertake fieldwork and produce ecological reports, to identify constraints to inform the delivery of works.  In addition, their role will be to provide project management to existing protected species licenses across the North and Mid Wales area and support the IMDM license holder with their legal obligations. There will be opportunity for the Senior Ecologist to be involved with habitat management work and to develop and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including contractors, statutory bodies, local authorities, and members of the public to include liaison with stakeholders on biodiversity enhancements to our lineside vegetation as well as support with our biodiversity net gain strategy. The role also involves supervision of works as an ecological clerk of works, as well as attendance at off track business reviews and work planning meetings.