Role description Qualifications and experience: - A relevant degree in ecology or environmental management - Knowledge and understanding of ecological impact assessment and/or biodiversity in planning - Experience with great crested newt survey and or mitigation practice – preferably with firsthand field experience of surveying, mitigation, compensation, and standard mitigation licensing requirements for the species. Essential key skills: - An excellent communicator with good inter-personal skills - able to liaise proactively and confidently with developers, local authority officers and members, local media, local wildlife groups, etc. - Highly literate and numerate – able to analyse and present data, prepare documents quickly and diligently to a high standard, following de