Ecology Team Lead

We are seeking an Ecology Office Team Leader to join our Team, based in Bristol.  Our ecology team includes ornithology, terrestrial, Biodiversity Net Gain and aquatic (inc. marine) specialists.   We are a dynamic and friendly team, with other offices in Ireland and UK, working closely with a range of interrelated disciplines including Natural Capital specialists, arboriculturists, landscape architects, hydrologists, our historic environment experts and geotechnical specialists.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive team, so even if you’re not sure you match everything in our job description, we are still keen for you to make an application

Your New Role What’s Involved?

As a people-focussed Team Leader you will be involved in the following activities: 

• Working closely with your local team and the Regional Director to plan workload, career and personal development of the team, resourcing, wellbeing and oversee technical quality.
• Producing and inputting into tenders (commercial and technical) in support of our clients’ projects.
• Provide leadership and guidance that creates a positive and professional, supportive working environment, to develop and mentor junior team members.  
• Liaising with other disciplines within WSP to expand the awareness of, and engagement with the South West and Wales ecology teams.
• Helping to nurture an enthusiastic, supportive, productive and fun working environment.
• Availing of a generous training and career development budget to complete training (in-house and external) to help with own personal development and career progression.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• An appropriate academic qualification in a related discipline and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (mentoring and support is available to progress along all stages of membership).
• Experience of staff management and a passion for developing and mentoring individuals as they progress their careers at WSP.
• A proven record of supporting clients through devising and delivering survey programmes, developing pragmatic, cost-effective mitigation, gaining the agreement of regulators and supervising implementation on-site.
• Experience of Ecological Impact Assessment and writing EIA Reports.
• Experience of Habitats Regulations Appraisal.
• Project management experience and skill with medium to large scale projects. 
• A proven record of winning work from commercial clients, across a range of sectors. 

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.