Senior / Principal Marine Ecology & HRA Consultant

Senior / Principal Marine Ecology & HRA Consultant Chepstow, Wales

RPS Group
Full Time Chepstow, Wales 26167 - 48752 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

RPS is a leader in delivering projects in complex marine environments including offshore wind farm developments. Our experience includes 20 years at the forefront of the industry, working across the UK, wider Europe, America, Australia and Asia.

When you join RPS you’ll become a member of a deeply experienced consenting team who have been selected as the lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultant for some of the industries major “firsts”. These include the world’s largest offshore wind farms Orsted’s Hornsea One, Two and Three, and Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm SSE’s Berwick Bank.

Recent examples include bp and EnBW’s first offshore wind farm in England (Morgan), Wales (Mona) and Scotland (Morven), and Australia’s first offshore wind project, CIP’s Star of the South. We are also providing marine subject matter expertise to support Vineyard Wind, the United States’ first utility-scale offshore wind energy project and have been selected as ESIA consultant for Equinor’s Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea.

We are looking to recruit highly motivated and ambitious Senior and Principal level Marine Ecologists for a wide variety of high-profile offshore projects in the UK, Ireland and internationally. With an enviable client list, and the highest calibre team, we offer unparalleled opportunities to apply your talent and truly develop your career.

What
you’ll be doing
Depending on your skills and expertise your role will involve supporting the delivery of large-scale marine and coastal infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland, managing and/or providing technical inputs (i.e. marine ecology) to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA), Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) assessments and Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments.

As we continue to expand into new markets, our team will also support offshore permitting in the US, Australia and across Asia.

Who
we’re looking for
You will hold a post-graduate qualification in a relevant marine ecology or marine environmental discipline and ideally have membership or chartered status of a relevant professional institute. Depending on your skills and your role within the team your experience may include:

  • Working knowledge and experience of EIA (and/or EcIA) for coastal and marine developments, particularly marine renewables
  • Working knowledge and experience of HRA
  • Knowledge of relevant marine environmental legislation and policies of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and/or Republic of Ireland, including the Marine and Coastal Access Act, Marine (Scotland) Act, the Habitats Regulations, WFD etc.
  • Expertise in one or more of the following marine ecology topics: benthic subtidal and intertidal ecology, fish and shellfish ecology or marine mammal ecology
  • Experience of working as part of a team, including liaising with other technical specialists, e.g. marine processes, underwater noise
  • Knowledge and practical expertise of marine ecological survey design and execution, data collection, analysis and interpretation
  • Ability to communicate technical information to a range of audiences, through high quality written work and oral presentations
  • Experience of working with environmental stakeholders, including regulators and nature conservation bodies

What’s in it for you?
If you’re interested in how we use and manage the marine environment and want to help meet NetZero targets through the development of offshore renewable energy, then talk to us about our career opportunities in this area.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We’re proud to be an accredited ILM training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management, we support learning and development for everyone.

We offer hybrid / flexible / remote working as standard
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Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
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.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion
Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies
We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.

Senior / Principal Marine Ecology & HRA Consultant
RPS Group

www.rpsgroup.com
Abingdon, United Kingdom
John Douglas
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Business Consulting
1970
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