ERM

Biodiversity Net Gain Consultant

ERM

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Manchester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Lead from the front, acting as the first point of contact for expert advice on BNG for colleagues and clients
  • Utilize your background in terrestrial ecology and knowledge of the UK Habitat Classification System
  • Apply your experience with the BNG metric and other UK metrics (e.g., SSER Toolkit)
  • Develop fee proposals
  • Engage in higher-level technical writing (e.g., ES ecology chapters)
  • Collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams, building rapport and trust to ensure BNG requirements are met
  • Manage ecological inputs on medium to large-scale projects
  • Identify risks and opportunities relating to BNG, minimizing the former and capitalizing on the latter
  • Balance and manage priorities, maintaining good working relationships under pressure
  • Plan resources and workloads effectively
  • Mentor and learn from others, fostering team and individual resilience.

Requirements

  • Significant industry experience in BNG assessments
  • Full membership of a professional body or equivalent experience
  • Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and manage large-scale projects
  • Strong knowledge of UK legislation and the planning system
  • Excellent communication and technical writing skills with keen attention to detail.
Benefits
  • Flexible working to suit your life – need to do the school run? Not a problem!
  • More productive and happy if you work from home a few days per week? Go ahead!
  • 25 days annual leave + public holidays
  • 6% employer pension contribution
  • Twice annual promotion opportunities
  • Annual salary review and 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) in order to look after your wellbeing
  • Discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
BNG metricUK Habitat Classification SystemSSER Toolkittechnical writingecological assessmentsproject management
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationmentoringrelationship managementprioritizationresilience
Certifications
full membership of a professional body