Overview

McCarthy Keville O’Sullivan Ltd. is a planning and environmental consultancy based in Galway, Ireland, employing 35 staff across the company’s three ecological, environmental and planning teams.

The company is seeking to recruit number of experienced, full-time ornithologists, to conduct bird surveys at locations across Ireland. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting a range of bird surveys on sites of proposed and existing large scale infrastructure projects, primarily wind farms.

The surveys to be undertaken would include vantage point surveys, point count surveys, adapted Brown and Shepherd surveys, breeding raptor surveys, wintering waterfowl surveys and species specific surveys for species such as Greenland White Fronted Geese, White-tailed Eagles, Red Throated Diver, etc.

Previous experience of carrying out such bird surveys, excellent bird ID, fieldwork skills and good IT and database management are essential prerequisites. The successful candidate will take up a position within the company’s ecology team, reporting to the team’s director and working alongside other team members. The successful candidate would be expected to:

• Be available to commence before 1st October 2016.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of staff members to deliver project requirements.
• Manage the bird surveying element of the relevant project and contribute to the survey design.
• Have a high level of overall ornithological and ecological field skills.
• Provide regular updates to the project team on surveys underway.
• Compile all survey data as per standard reporting format provided and report to designated team members
• Have full clean driving licence.

Any successful candidate could base themselves at and work from the company’s Galway office, or alternatively work from a location of their choosing and attend the company’s Galway office on occasion as required.

Successful candidates will be offered an attractive salary package commensurate with their experience. Candidates relocating from outside Ireland will be offered an additional relocation allowance.

Candidates interested in the available position should apply by emailing an up to date Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter/Email to info@mccarthykos.ie