Bat Specialist Ecologist

Tetra Tech is seeking a Bat Specialist Ecologist to join their team, with flexible locations across the UK. Candidates should be BER Registered Consultants or hold relevant bat survey licenses. The role involves working on diverse projects, enhancing technical skills, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include conducting bat surveys, licensing, and mitigation works. The position offers opportunities for career development within a supportive environment.
Bat Specialist Ecologist A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.


LOCATION FLEXIBLE
Leeds, Newcastle, Cockermouth, Leicester, Birmingham, Bristol, London or Southampton


Are you a bat specialist, either a BER Registered Consultant or a Natural England Class 2 or above bat survey licence holder? Do you have a desire to apply your bat expertise to a diverse project portfolio with the support of an industry leading team? Have you worked on mitigation licensed projects recently and are looking to become a BER Registered Consultant?


Or do you hold a bat disturbance and handling licence in Scotland or Wales, or have licensing and bat project delivery experience in Northern Ireland and ROI?


Are you eager to enhance your technical skills and develop your career with a defined professional pathway of your choosing? Do you want to work with a team who value and promote health, wellbeing and a fulfilling working life, recognising the commitment required to conduct nocturnal bat survey work?


Role Outline
As Tetra Tech builds on its demonstrable track record as one of the leading global environmental consultancies, we are seeking Bat Earned Recognition (BER) Registered Consultants and those who qualify as BER Accredited Agents to strengthen our existing BER expertise in the team. We are also looking to expand our bat expertise in the Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and ROI teams.


As a multidisciplinary consultancy, our ecologists work closely with colleagues from other teams including Planning, Placemaking, Engineering, Transportation and Asset Management and contribute to the identification of opportunities, tendering and project delivery.


With ambitions to grow our UK presence, and to contribute to the continued success of Tetra Techs global business, you will join our established network of over 90+ UK ecologists.


Our bat specialists are proactive in developing relationships with colleagues from across the business, liaising with the wider ecology team and other technical teams, and supporting them through all stages of a project.


Examples of recent bat projects we have delivered include:


Surveys, BER site registrations and mitigation works for several bat species, including hibernation and maternity roosts across the country; Use of advanced bat survey techniques (e.g. on sites in Hampshire, Sussex and Dorset) to confirm whether rare bat species such as Bechsteins are present; Use of industry-leading survey technology and data analysis systems to ascertain use of habitats by bats for renewable energy and other land-use projects; Survey, licensing and mitigation at a range of sites including listed buildings and complex structures with multiple bat roosts present; Survey, BER licensing and mitigation for trees on linear infrastructure projects; and Surveys for flood defence works including culverts under Derby city centre. Given the variety of projects we work on, we are looking for BER Registered Consultants (Level 2 or 3 would be highly desirable) and Class 2 Bat Licensed Ecologists with experience on mitigation licensed projects.
We are looking for bat specialists who are proactive in developing their own knowledge and understanding of bats as well as being able to share their knowledge to support the development of others. We want people who have strong field experience and ambitions to develop their technical skills in line with project requirements. With support from the regional and national ecology teams as well as the national bat lead, and in line with our defined career framework, they will continue to develop their expertise.


We Lead with Science and follow the advice of our bat ecologists when investing in top-of-the-range equipment to allow them to deliver their roles successfully. We encourage applications from ecologists who have an interest in technological advancements and who are keen to keep on top of the latest developments and guidance.


The role will require site work and some travel dependent on location of projects. However, 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.


Key Responsibilities
Survey Work, Design and Fee Proposal:Design ecological surveys using industry guidance and prepare fee proposals for projects. Conduct specialist bat surveys and support other protected species projects. Survey work will involve a mix of daytime and night-time based work. The individual will be responsible for coordinating survey schedules and project resources effectively. Data Analysis, Report Writing and Quality Assuran