Senior Marine Wildlife Survey Consultant Ref: 1044

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Job Title:Senior Marine Wildlife Survey ConsultantSalary:Competitive and Rewarding + BenefitsHours:37.5Location:Flexible across the UKThe 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 usOur global Marine Wildlife Surveys team is growing, and this is a great opportunity for a motivated individual. A large part of the role involves working on offshore windfarm development survey projects. You will work on a diverse range of projects currentlyspanning across the UK, Ireland and the USA, monitoring the marine wildlife present in the regions of interest with the overall objective to feed ornithological and marine wildlife data in to environmental impact assessments (EIAs).This role provides an exciting opportunity to work with and obtain knowledge of seabird and marine megafauna ecology and behaviour.About the roleOne of the main roles of the Marine Division is to organise, undertake and analyse aerial surveys of birdsparticularly offshore. Coupled with this is the need for expert advice and interpretation, including EIA and HRA. The team uses robust science tofind solutions for both the private and public sectors.You will be responsible forproviding advice to clients on ornithology / marine megafauna issues relating to large infrastructure projects and will deliver statisticalanalysis of ornithological / marine mammal data.The Senior Marine Wildlife Survey Consultant will provide marine wildlife consultancy services to clients; dealing with all aspects of the consultancy process, bringing in new projects through to production of high quality scientific report outputs and maintaininggood relationships with clients.About youBeing an experienced consultantin a relevant sector,you will possess good knowledge of a wide range of subjects within the marine field or marine ecology space,or have an understanding of marine wildlife.The ability to produce high quality work (including data analysis and report writing) within tight deadlines will be required of you.Flexibility, reliability and excellent communication skills are also required as you will be managing a team across variouslocations. Prioritisation of your time and workload, producing high quality work and achieving deadlines is essential to you.You hold a degree in ecology, environmental, planning or another related field.Next stepsWe 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.