Biodiversity
Are you a Biodiversity Net Gain specialist with leadership experience? Do you have the skill and confidence to develop and lead a team of technical specialists in the field of BNG?
We are looking for an Associate Director/Director level ecologist to support our multi-award-winning team as we continue to grow and deliver first-class BNG services to our clients.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients. Tetra Tech Ecology team won the CIEEM Large Consultancy of the Year Award and Large Scale Mitigation Award in 2023.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best designers, project managers, engineers, surveyors, town planners, environmental specialists and business service professionals to maintain our reputation as a market leader. We do this by taking care of our people; offering fantastic flexible benefits, providing personal and professional development, and giving employees the opportunity to work on exciting and ground-breaking projects.
We don’t want Tetra Tech to be just your next role, we want it to be a step-change in your career and ultimately a move that you are proud to have made.
The Role:
As Tetra Tech builds on its demonstrable track record as one of the leading global environmental consultancies, we are seeking a talented Associate Director/Director to join our successful team of over 95 ecologists. With ambitions to grow our UK presence to emulate the success of the global business, we are looking for an experienced BNG specialist to join our established network who has the expertise and drive necessary to lead our BNG capability and to contribute to and build upon our existing diverse BNG project portfolio.
As a multidisciplinary consultancy, we work closely with colleagues from other teams including Planning, Placemaking, Engineering, Transportation and Asset Management including through the identification of opportunities, tendering and project delivery. You will have experience of and be proactive in developing relationships with colleagues from across the business, liaising with other teams on a regular basis and supporting them through all stages of a BNG project.
We pride ourselves on our ability to offer professional ecology advice across a breadth of sectors including residential, defence, energy, government services and transport. We can draw on the knowledge of sector leads and experienced technical consultants from across Tetra Tech, as well as the support of our wider ecology team, to develop the best solutions.
As the national BNG lead you will be responsible for supporting delivery of high quality BNG assessments, management plans and advising both colleagues and clients alike on offsetting options, use of credits, trading rules and bespoke compensation. You will have experience of local authority and stakeholder liaison and negotiation, strategic and commercial BNG awareness and be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of the BNG Good Practice Principles for Development.
Given the variety of projects we work on, we are looking for a BNG specialist who can confidently apply their technical knowledge to specific client and project requirements. As the national BNG lead you will be able to apply innovation and novel thinking to steer our BNG capability nationally. With support from the regional and wider national teams, and in line with our defined career framework, you will develop your expertise and our BNG specialists.
The successful candidate will be highly experienced at the review of technically complex BNG reports and be able to identify opportunities to grow our BNG capability.
Flexible Working:
We operate fully flexible, hybrid working which allows our ecologists to choose where, how and when they work as long as our clients are receiving the high-quality service they expect. We focus on talent and skills, not postcode.
We are happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced or compressed hours and flexible start or finish times. We can offer a range of solutions to help you get the most out of your work / life balance. If the timing’s not quite right for you, please do still get in touch as we will always consider deferring the start date for the right candidate.
About the Team:
• Multi-award winning Ecology team; recently winning CIEEM Large Consultancy of the Year and Large Scale Mitigation project in 2023.
• Over 95 permanent ecologists across 13 offices working as one cohesive team.
• Time away from home minimised.
• IT systems allow seamless remote and flexible working, so proximity to an office is not a barrier– we focus on talents & skills, not postcode. Our ecologists can work on the projects that interest them and deliver them to the highest standards.
• Cars or car allowances to every member of the team regardless of grade, including for personal use.
• Established TOIL system to allow time management to suit specific personal needs alongside seasonal demands.
• Career frameworks provide clarity on how to progress.
• We encourage the development of well-rounded ecologists who can talk about all stages of a project. We offer extensive internal and external training and mentoring, including from our inhouse experts along with all team face to face training.
• Bat handling licence incentivisation scheme to thank ecologists who spend time and effort in achieving their licence - we know it's not easy!
• And to show our support of personal development, we award a significant financial bonus to anyone achieving Chartered Environmentalist/Ecologist status through CIEEM.
• We work closely with many other teams, including our own Planners, Archaeologists, Landscape Architects, Masterplanners and Engineers. With a culture of openness, there is always someone within the business who can provide advice and support for almost any query.
At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits. Learn more by visiting www.tetratecheurope.com/careers
For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Tetra Tech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tetra Tech positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, or parental leave.