Senior/Principal Bat Ecologist

WSP
Edinburgh, Glasgow
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Teamwork","Client liaison","Mentoring","Training","Report writing"]

Provide technical advice and oversee bat surveys across a diverse portfolio of UK projects, acting as bat lead on schemes such as onshore wind farms, hydrogen pipelines, road improvements, and energy infrastructure upgrades. Manage generic and specialist surveys, prepare tenders, and contribute to deliverables including Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity chapters, Habitats Regulations Assessments, and licence applications. Liaise with clients, manage projects, and mentor and train the wider Nature Services team.

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Senior/Principal Bat Ecologist

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Job Summary

Provide technical advice and oversee bat surveys across a diverse portfolio of UK projects, acting as bat lead on schemes such as onshore wind farms, hydrogen pipelines, road improvements, and energy infrastructure upgrades. Manage generic and specialist surveys, prepare tenders, and contribute to deliverables including Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity chapters, Habitats Regulations Assessments, and licence applications. Liaise with clients, manage projects, and mentor and train the wider Nature Services team.
Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical advice and plan/oversee bat surveys across a range of decarbonisation and energy transition projects.
  • •Act as bat lead on schemes including onshore windfarm projects, linear schemes, and energy infrastructure upgrades.
  • •Oversee surveys including generic and specialist survey types.
  • •Prepare tenders and contribute to deliverables such as Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity chapters, Habitats Regulations Assessments, and licence applications.
  • •Provide client liaison and project management, and mentor and train the wider Nature Services team.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkingVirtual GpGym MembershipPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Hold a NatureScot bat licence (or be significantly working towards this).
  • •Experience carrying out and/or managing bat surveys across various habitat types and for different schemes.
  • •Experience in bat call analysis, data management, and interpretation of field survey data.
  • •Experience writing reports, with the level matched to seniority.
  • •Experience in development licensing applications and strong working knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation for bats.
Experience:EnvironmentalEcologyWildlife surveying
Skills:TeamworkClient liaisonMentoringTrainingReport writing
Licenses:NatureScot bat licence
Certifications:NatureScot bat licence

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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