Ecological Clerk of Works

Role: Ecological Clerk of Works

Location: North Yorkshire

Duration: 12 Months (initial)

Brief

The role will begin in December 2024, ending December 2029 and comprises working on-site Monday to Friday ensuring that the survey & construction phases of the works adhere to any ecological regulatory, planning and/or licensing requirements. The role will report into the Project Management team but will also have links to the Land and Consents teams and the Environment and Sustainability teams.

The main duties of the role will be to oversee ecological compliance to regulatory, planning and/or licensing conditions throughout the construction phase of the works, and any associated legislation during surveys advising on any ecological constraints and mitigation solutions, assisting the team in planning and mitigating for nay changing ecological conditions and reporting any finding and trends to the project team.

Role

• Ensure the implementation of, and compliance with, the ecological provisions of the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and the ecological mitigation contained within the project Environmental Statements (ES).
• Ensure compliance with any licensing, planning, regulatory or other ecological conditions and constraints imposed on the project.
• Provide onsite proactive, specialist guidance and advice regarding on site ecology and ecological conditions, e.g., protected and invasive species, habitats etc.
• Review RAMS, oversee works and recommend actions as appropriate, including temporarily stopping works where non-compliant working is observed,
• Undertake regular project inspections and checks on site against applicable ecological regulatory requirements, planning conditions and associated documents. Investigate all non-conformances and record, communicate and monitor the completion of any identified actions.
• Identify any trends within the project's ecological performance and feed these back to the project team.
• Provide specialist input into incident investigation reviews and ensure all resulting actions are implemented across the relevant areas of the project.

Knowledge Base

• Experience of monitoring ecological mitigation and compliance on construction projects.
• An understanding of ecological management in a construction context and working experience of advising and assisting with a wide range of ecological issues such as de-vegetation works, protected species surveys and mitigation etc.
• An understanding of the environmental impact assessment legislation, policy and guidance.
• Good broad knowledge of environmental and ecological laws which may be relevant to the project, e.g., wildlife and countryside act etc.
• Experience of influencing staff at all levels and being able to communicate this both written and verbally.
• The need to be well organised, pro-active, reliable and willingness to travel across the project, five days a week.

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