Senior Ornithological Consultant Ref: 2019

Job Description

Job Title:Senior Ornithological ConsultantSalary:Competitive and Rewarding + BenefitsHours: 37.5Location:Flexible, with office locations in Devon or GlasgowThe APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help themunderstand and solvea wide variety of environmental projects in the UK andglobally.Our successful pioneering work has attracted investment and enabled usto grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos andintegrity. At our core, our people are working towardsthe protection of the environment across the globe.Why join usGoBe Consultants Ltd, part of the APEM group is a market leading environmental and planning consultancy specialising in the provision of services to the offshore wind farm sector. Due to continued expansion in our project portfolio, GoBe is now undertakingfurther growth of our business through the recruitment of experienced, highly motivated Ornithologists.GoBe specialise in providing high quality, environmental and planning advice to blue chip companies with a particular focus on the offshore wind farm development sector where we have provided advice to over 40 projects representing over 30GW of capacityboth in UK and non-UK waters. Our work includes the provision of advice across the full range of project phases (from site selection / feasibility, through the EIA and consenting process, and for NSIPs during examination, and during the post consent, projectexecution phase).GoBe are exceptionally well positioned as a leading environmental advisory firm in the offshore wind farm sector with an existing and developing workload on ongoing offshore wind and recent extension projects and can offer opportunities in the current Round4 and ScotWind leasing processes.We are now seeking a Senior Ornithological Consultant with knowledge of seabird ecology to work as part of our offshore ornithology team contributing to EIA and HRA, design mitigation and the development of compensation measures in relation to some of thelargest and most exciting development projects in the UK energy sector, managing and contributing to the offshore ornithology assessment process for consent applications for multi-billion pound infrastructure projects. We are seeking candidates who have relevantexperience of seabird ecology and, ideally, offshore ornithological impact assessment and related technical studies (for example collision risk modelling, population viability assessment, ornithological EIA etc).About the roleWe are looking for you to:

• Develop and support ornithological related workstreams including delivering ornithological assessment input into the EIA and HRA process for offshore wind developments.
• Provide technical advice and assessment as part of our existing ornithological team.
• Contribute to and/or lead on stakeholder liaison in support of our clients.
• Provide specialist input and advice on ornithological matters to support our clients at a project and strategic level.
• Manage project workloads from an ornithological perspective.

About you

• Educated to at least degree, level in a relevant discipline
• Excellent written and oral communication, organisational and time management skills
• A professional manner with strong inter-personal skills and an ability to communicate at all levels
• An established track record in the field of offshore ornithology and seabird ecology, derived from a relevant career in consultancy, research or working for government.
• A working knowledge of the technical assessments underpinning ornithological work in support of development projects and through the EIA and HRA processes (e.g. CRM, displacement analysis, apportioning, PVA, monitoring design, etc.),ideally related to offshorewind farm development.
• Experience of working within the planning process, ideally in England, Wales or Scotland.
• Experience working with regulators and stakeholders.

We offer flexible working with offices in south Devon and central Glasgow, we offer industry competitive salaries commensurate with experience, with associated benefits. We value the wellbeing of our staff, and this is reflected in our flexible working conditionsand desirable office locations.Next stepsWe are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you cant tick every box above then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specificareawe are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills. We may also have an associated role that might be of interest.We expect significant interest in this flexible and rewarding role. If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applicationsquickly and will respond to all applications.