RPS Group Plc is a FTSE listed company, headquartered in the UK and is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancies. RPS employs over 5,500 staff based in 115 major towns and cities. With 20 years’ experience RPS provides cost-effective and practical ecological solutions for all types of development, whether terrestrial, aquatic, coastal or marine.
We're looking for an Ecology Associate to grow, manage and support our ecological team in Plymouth, delivering master planning inputs, ecological appraisals, botanical, BNG and protected species surveys and studies, mitigation design and construction and post-construction supervision and monitoring.
The ideal candidate would be an established ecological consultant (with bat experience of other EPS) with experience working in ecological consultancy and with the following key skills:
1. Very good communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
2. Demonstrable mentoring & coaching skills
3. Ability to identify opportunities and secure new business / clients in collaboration with the wider team / Directors
4. Build and maintain strong working relationships with team, colleagues, clients and external bodies
5. Strong financial and project management skills
6. An ability to think creatively and strategically
7. A positive approach to their own professional development
8. A full understanding and belief in RPS’ Purpose, Promise and Behaviours
9. Strong knowledge of the technical discipline including the current methods, legislation, techniques and guidance which directs the services we provide
10. Demonstrable experience working as an ecological consultant and project management experience
11. Line management and client relationship management skills
12. Knowledge of the industry and professional consultancy
13. Full driving licence
Preferred Qualifications:
Educated to degree level in a relevant subject with consultancy experience
CIEEM membership (Full)
RPS, A Tetra Tech company: Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services.
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Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.
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