Associate Director – Nature and Biodiversity

Description

• Advising on the application and integration of biodiversity net gain, nature-based solutions, and green infrastructure.
• Leading, and supporting others to lead, the technical components of complex UK projects
• Taking a proactive role in work-winning by positioning the team as a trusted partner on regulatory and policy matters, and contributing to bids and proposals that showcase our expertise.
• Project management, including resource planning, managing budgets and team inputs, and being responsible for the team’s deliverables.
• Forming part of the wider leadership team and working alongside the Discipline Director; contributing to improving operational systems, championing continuous improvement, and supporting knowledge share and professional development within both UK and international teams.
• Maintaining and developing the highest standards of technical quality, continuously seeking to develop the discipline through innovation and creativity.
• Where UK team capacity allows, being the technical lead on internationally focussed projects (or supporting others to do so) including project management, and client and design team liaison as above.
• Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
• Providing senior input into multidisciplinary projects, including leading client engagement and collaborating with design and multidisciplinary teams to maximise biodiversity outcomes.
• Providing hands-on mentoring and development to the UK sub-team, actively building a culture of knowledge sharing and technical excellence.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in applying biodiversity net gain, nature-based solutions, and green infrastructure in planning and design.
• Previous experience of working on international projects would be beneficial, although not a requirement.
• Experience contributing to work-winning activities, such as presentations and bids, and acting as a trusted advisor on policy and regulatory matters.
• Full member of CIEEM or equivalent.
• Experience leading the technical delivery of complex UK projects and supporting others to do the same.
• Experience in hands-on staff mentoring and actively promoting technical excellence and team knowledge sharing at all levels.
• Skilled in managing multidisciplinary projects, engaging with clients, and achieving biodiversity-focused outcomes through collaborative design.
• Strong project management skills, including resource planning, budget control, and responsibility for team deliverables.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• 10% Car allowance
• Generous company pension scheme.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance