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At Network Rail, we’re part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.
The Wales & Western region includes more than 2,700 miles of railway and we serve communities and businesses of Wales, the Thames Valley, West of England, and the Southwest Peninsula.
Network Rail are expanding their in-house Ecology expertise and have a fantastic new opportunity available on the Western Route in the Maintenance Delivery Unit. We are recruiting for an experienced Ecologist to provide support and become part of a dedicated team at Network Rail.
The Ecologist role will be based within the Exeter & Swindon area, covering maintenance requirements across the Western Route, reporting directly to the Off-Track Maintenance Engineer. The role will mainly involve providing ecology survey support, advice, and on-site supervision in relation to Ecology.
The Ecologist will work alongside the lineside and drainage maintenance teams, undertake fieldwork, and produce ecological reports to identify constraints to inform the delivery of works. The role will also involve supervision of works as an ecological clerk of works.
This role requires a task-orientated team player with excellent communication skills. Project management skills would be favourable, as the role involves working with other relevant teams on the procurement of subcontractors, tender evaluation, and management of ongoing surveys. There will be an opportunity for the right candidate to develop this skillset in the role, with the support of the wider team.
The Ecologist role will involve survey fieldwork, which will require travel to undertake site visits across the Western Route; therefore, a full driving licence is essential. The successful candidate will be provided use of a vehicle for work purposes.
Key Accountabilities
1. Experience working within the field of ecology.
2. Experience of leading and/or independently undertaking extended phase 1 habitat surveys and providing supervision of works in the role of project ecologist, and/or ECoW.
3. A relevant undergraduate degree in Ecology, Zoology, Biological Sciences, or other relevant Environmental Sciences.
4. A good understanding of UK and European wildlife legislation and experience in the application of best practice guidance.
5. Ability to identify baseline Ecological constraints during site visits.
6. Experience of standard ecological survey protocols and methodologies.
7. Ability to complete protected species surveys.
8. Good interpersonal, communication, and organisation skills.
9. Strong report writing skills, including experience of writing method statements and survey reports.
10. Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).
11. Experience attending client meetings and working with multi-disciplinary teams.
12. Competent with Microsoft Office and GIS.
13. Full UK driving licence.
Please get your application in as soon as possible; we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
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