Technical Director - Ecology

Technical Director or Principal Ecologist
Location – Inverness, Highlands, Scotland - Be remote with occasional travel
Salary up to £70,000 depending on level and experience
Are you a Principal or Director or Ecology with experience in an environmental or ecological consultancy?
Are you looking for a flexible and supportive
opportunity within a people-focused and innovative consultancy with a long-standing history of providing excellence to the Energy Development sector and beyond?
This could well be the wonderful team for you.
Company
CleanTech Talent are acting as an employment agency for our client who are one of the most valued consultancies in Scotland spanning multiple offices, offering cross-team projects, project management development and established yet continuously developing business processes.
Investment in you and your success. They support their people to innovate, collaborate and achieve their next career steps.
Become part of our highly respected team and you’ll be working alongside technical experts in a range of environmental disciplines who take pride in the quality of service that they offer at every stage of the project lifecycle.
Take an active role in the delivering the business plan objectives of development and expansion.
The Role
Manage projects (budgets/cashflow) and teams, taking technical ownership of deliverables
Be the technical lead of the 30+ ecology team
Predominantly a desk based role with the occasional out and about
Big wind farm projects, ecology and ornithology chapters
Configure reporting lines
Lead on the technical aspects
Represent, lead and develop the existing ecology team.
Business development strategies
Statutory authorities’ liaison
Please apply for a more detailed job description and discussion
Essential Attributes
8+ years within an ecological or environmental consultancy, with a proven track record of technical delivery, mentoring and team leadership, and business development.
Full or Associate Member of CIEEM
Commercial and project management skills
Able to work hybrid / remote in one of the multiple office locations across Scotland
A passion for nature and a commitment to collaboration
A degree in a relevant environmental discipline
The willingness to work as part of a high performing and collaborative team
On Offer
Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience and level
A Senior Leadership Team position
Support from a consultancy with over 20 years operating in the market
Full project lifecycle work across a range of environmental disciplines
Flexible hybrid working
Established benefits of working with a dynamic and growing organisation
20 days annual leave plus 11 bank holidays, of which a proportion can be used flexibly and not on set bank holiday days
Training allowance annually – bespoke to you and your development needs – internal and external resources.
One Professional subscription paid for each year
Company Pension contribution
Flexible weekly working hours promoting work-life balance
Volunteer days for community projects
Nominated charity events
Group income protection
Year round Health & Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Program and Occupational Health, GP Service.
What’s next?
If you're interested in applying or would at least like to know a bit more, then please apply or contact Jim Merryfield at CleanTech Talent for a confidential call.