Senior Botanist / Habitats Specialist - #1694735

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Your impact

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced botanist/habitats specialist to join our award-winning ecology team in Birmingham.

The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice.

The role will include

• Designing ecology monitoring programmes - develop survey programmes, lead and/or manage survey teams and be responsible for high quality data collection
• Using your experience in botany - to provide expert advice to clients (internal and external)
• Leveraging your experience of national legislation - to support Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulation Appraisals etc
• Acting as a Health and Safety champion – contributing to the development and review of risk assessments and method statements
• A willingness to both learn from and mentor others – develop and share skills that build team and individual resilience. This will include engagement with our global communities of practice, externally facing communications (conferences, presentations, client meetings) and training events
• Travel across the UK and Ireland to undertake site work – you will need a willingness to work in remote locations and, at times, stay away from home during the working week.
  
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• Demonstrable experience in botanical survey aligning to Field Identification Skills Certificate level 4 or higher
• UK Habitat Classification and National Vegetation Classification survey experience, as well as Biodiversity Net Gain understanding
• Survey planning and leadership
• Experienced in running ecological inputs on medium-large scale projects
• Good mentoring skills for junior staff
• Full membership of a professional body (or experience to obtain full membership)
  
  
  

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

Fantastic work-life balance and flexibility

24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

Medical cover and Digital GP

Fertility healthcare and family planning

Enhanced parental leave pay

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance at 4x salary

Professional membership fees and CPD

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Women and Vetnet. Find out more about our employee networks here.

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