Strategic Ecologist at Savills

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Habitat Design, Costings, Habitat Management Plans, Monitoring Plans, Ecological Surveys, Ecological Due Diligence, BNG Optimisation, Peer Reviewing, Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments, Stakeholder Engagement, Commercial Advice, Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Industry

Real Estate

Description

Role Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Strategic Ecologist to join our Natural Capital team. You’ll be responsible for assisting in the delivery of our strategic ecology services across our Rural, Planning and Development teams. The work is hugely varied and you will be at the forefront of deploying and advising on rapidly evolving environmental policy in both the rural and urban spheres. Our work focuses on strategic ecology and the peer review of work through the lens of creating value for clients. You’ll be based out of our Manchester or Birmingham office, and your focus will be in the following areas: •Habitat Bank delivery, including habitat design, costings, production of Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans and monitoring sites once operational; •Undertaking baseline ecological surveys; •Ecological due diligence covering all aspects of ecology, and advising on optimising BNG opportunities; •Peer reviewing ecological documentation; •Undertaking Biodiversity Net Gain assessments; •Coordinating the delivery of ecological services via 3rd parties; •Effective stakeholder engagement, including corresponding with Natural England, environmental Non-Government Organisations (eNGOs), and Local Planning Authorities. The successful candidate will also be able to provide commercially astute advice on BNG and wider ecological delivery/optimisation and work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to balance the competing needs of development and land uses. Click here to download the full job specification. Please ensure you read this before applying. What we offer you: Career and Professional Development 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade Life Assurance Private Medical Scheme Virtual GP Global Mobility Scheme Rewards Platform Company Pension Scheme Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave Find out more about Savills offer Team Overview Savills Natural Capital team provides advice on a wide range of natural capital matters and ecosystem services nationally. Our clients range from institutional landowners, public bodies and small to large scale developers, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. The team comprises a range of specialists including ecologists, land managers, regenerative agricultural consultants and natural capital brokers. The wider Rural division operates across the UK, with a network of 37 offices and a number of estate offices from Inverness in the North to Truro in the South-West This role does not meet the salary criteria for skilled worker visa sponsorship(click link to check exemptions). To be eligible to apply for this role you must hold your own right to work in the UK. Please take the time to check here that you're able to make a new application to us now. Our employees act with honesty and integrity so we expect the same from you. We take any attempts to circumvent this policy very seriously. Recruitment agencies Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid. Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

Responsibilities

The Strategic Ecologist will assist in delivering strategic ecology services across Rural, Planning, and Development teams, focusing on rapidly evolving environmental policy in rural and urban spheres. Key duties include Habitat Bank delivery, ecological due diligence, Biodiversity Net Gain assessments, and peer review of ecological documentation.