About Scott Cawley Ltd.
We are one of Ireland's longest established specialist ecological consultancies with a reputation as leaders in our field. We specialise in providing innovative and best practice solutions for the protection and restoration of biodiversity.
We work on diverse projects across multiple sectors, including transport, pharmaceutical, industrial, energy, utilities, technology and residential.
Key Responsibilities
Leading and directing on the management and co-ordination of multiple road infrastructure projects; managing a number of teams on the delivery of constraints stage through to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA Screening, NIS) reports.
Leading and directing on the design, commissioning and scheduling of multi-disciplinary and specialist ecological surveys for sites around the island of Ireland (including habitat and multi-disciplinary surveys, birds, mammals including bats, invertebrate and others), as well as personally carrying out multi-disciplinary and specialist ecological surveys as necessary.
Co-ordinating, supervising and managing other ecologists' (in-house staff and external subcontractors) work to ensure safe and efficient delivery of work on time and within budget.
Working closely with other members of staff and multi-disciplinary design teams to provide appropriate ecological design solutions and advice.
Liaising with clients, project managers and other project stakeholders including statutory bodies.
Line managing staff, carrying out performance reviews and monitoring performance and targets.
Maintaining up to date knowledge of industry changes, best practice, guidelines, legislation and policy, and providing leadership on same to other staff members.
Supporting the Sales Team in preparing fee proposals and tenders.
Project financial management including meeting targets and monitoring of profitability for individual projects.
Qualifications/Training
Degree in ecology, natural science or a related biological discipline.
A postgraduate degree is highly desirable.
Membership of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) at appropriate level.
Working Background & Other Core Skills
Experience in ecological consultancy and working on road infrastructure projects.
Experienced in the oral hearing process and in the role of expert witness.
Excellent technical report writing skills, including proven track record in writing reports for EIA and AA.
Excellent working knowledge of Irish and EU wildlife and planning legislation alongside habitat and species survey design and implementation to relevant industry best practice guidelines.
Excellent working knowledge of impact assessment and mitigation practices for large development types, in particular road infrastructure, and for European and Irish protected species.
A proven track record in implementing/management of EIA and AA for large projects.
Strong organisational, project and time management skills (including technical, financial and quality aspects).
Ability to critically review others work to ensure quality and accuracy of technical information.
Excellent written and spoken English and a proven track record in excellent communication and problem solving.
Line management experience.
A passion for ecology, a scientific approach to work and attention to detail.
Ability to work well in a busy environment unsupervised and using own initiative.
Ability to take instruction and willingness to learn new skills.
Flexible friendly attitude and willingness to adapt to the changing needs of a growing business.
Commitment to a high level of client care and service delivery.
Commercial awareness of the ecological consultancy market.