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Overview
About the Role:
LUC’s ecology team is passionate about creating opportunities for wildlife and people to thrive together.
With established teams in London, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, we support a huge range of projects, at local and national levels. We’re enthusiastic about finding new ways to apply emerging ecological principals and methods to the most challenging of policy and development projects, and we have fun working together along the way.
We’re seeking to appoint a Consultant Ecologist to support our busy central London team. Reporting to a Senior Ecologist in London, the role will include:
Supporting business development activities.
Contributing to bids and tenders.
Delivering project-specific tasks, in compliance with LUC’s project management system. Tasks will include extensive fieldwork, desk studies and report-writing.
The role will involve extensive travel around the South East and include regular overnight stays.
Salary £24,000 (inclusive of London Allowance).
LUC supports flexible working and is open to a wide range of working patterns. We’d be very happy to discuss these with you.
About you:
You will have existing experience in ecological consultancy, particularly in relation to field surveys. You will have conducted Phase 1 Habitat Surveys and protected species surveys, including those for bats and great crested newts. You may survey licences for some species.
You will have experience in preparing desk studies and written project reports.
You will have a relevant degree and professional qualification equivalent to Qualifying Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).
You will have effective communication skills and have experience in liaising with inter-disciplinary colleagues
For further details about LUC please visit our website www.landuse.co.uk
To apply please email your CV and a covering letter quoting reference 2020-05 to Jennie Williamson, HR Assistant at: HR@landuse.co.uk
The closing date for this role is 28th January 2020.
LUC is an equal opportunities employer.
About us:
LUC is an independent planning, impact assessment, landscape design and ecology consultancy, working across the UK and internationally.
With a track record spanning 50 years and a team of over 180 skilled professionals, we bring great depth of knowledge and experience to our work across the private and public sectors.
Whether we are advising a commercial developer, utility company, Government agency or local authority, ours is a collaborative approach, which puts the client at the heart of the process.
We listen. We take the time to understand what drives our clients. Then we create bespoke and appropriate solutions that meet their needs and deliver the greatest value for their projects.
We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovative thinking, which has led to a strong reputation for successfully resolving even the most complex of issues. No matter what the project, we aim to find the most sustainable solution.
We are also passionate about the legacy we leave and hope to make a real difference through the work we do.
