ERM

Managing Technical Consultant – Marine Ecology – Fish/Shellfish, Mid-Senior Level

ERM

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Norwich • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Remote Sensing

About the role

  • Drive the development of ERM’s Marine Centre of Excellence
  • Deliver reports to a high standard, including desk studies, scoping reports, and EIA chapters
  • Provide support in the writing of proposals
  • Manage projects and collaborate with UK and overseas Operators, Governments, and Regulators

Requirements

  • Essential BSc or MSc in a relevant technical subject
  • Knowledge and experience across a variety of industries including oil and gas decom, CCS, renewables (inc. hydrogen) and aggregates
  • A strong robust scientific understanding and track record of fish and shellfish ecology and the associated impact assessments
  • Good knowledge and understanding of the UK's marine biodiversity, including awareness of the EUNIS marine habitat classification system
  • Knowledge and understanding of environmental survey design and the types of data available from marine biological surveys of the seabed in coastal or offshore environments, including remote sensing and ground truthing survey techniques, and the limitations associated with these data
  • Extensive experience in the use of standard MS Office software
  • Awareness of relevant European and domestic legislation concerning nature conservation and assessment of potential environmental effects in the marine environment, including the Marine and Coastal Access Act, Habitats Regulations, EIA Regulations
  • An enthusiastic attitude and willingness to learn, as part of a team and under own supervision.
  • Desirable 5+ years professional experience in marine consultancy or a technical marine field
  • Comfortable with use of AI for research and workflow management
  • Experience of project management, including knowledge / experience of completing tasks to agreed budgets and timeframes
  • Experience of GIS packages (preferably ESRI™ ArcGIS or QGIS) to manipulate, interrogate and interpret spatial datasets, including integrating and analysing different types of data from multiple sources
  • Experience of public speaking
  • Specialist knowledge of a specific marine sector and associated potential impacts on the marine environment
  • Understanding of Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRAs) and Marine Conservation Zone Risk Assessments (MCZ)
  • Field work experience in sampling, data collection and collation for offshore and nearshore environmental surveys.
Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave + public holidays
  • 6% employer pension contribution
  • Twice annual promotion opportunities
  • Annual salary review
  • Performance related bonus
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • EV car salary sacrifice scheme
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Travel season ticket loan
  • Volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Premium account for Calm (the #1 app for sleep and meditation)
  • Discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants

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Hard skills
marine ecologyimpact assessmentsenvironmental survey designremote sensingground truthingGISdata collectiondata analysisproject managementproposal writing
Soft skills
team collaborationenthusiastic attitudewillingness to learnpublic speakingtime managementbudget management
Certifications
BSc in relevant technical subjectMSc in relevant technical subject