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Project Coordinator

Ben Gardner

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: starting at £32,000

Ecology by Design is currently looking to recruit a Project Coordinator to join our team.

Ecology by Design was setup in January 2015 and we have had consistent growth ever since. We strive to employ the best and brightest and reward hard work and dedication. We provide ecology consultancy services to a wide range of clients. We pride ourselves in technical excellence and providing an innovative, pragmatic, client friendly service. This is demonstrated by being nominated for the 2021 CIEEM best small consultancy. Due to our success, we have an excellent opportunity for a project coordinator to join our team.

‘Project coordinator’ (PC) is a new role in our business, one which we have identified a need for as a result of our business model. We take on interns and seasonal ecologists and train them up to be consultants. This can be a steep learning curve with lots of ecological skills and consultancy skills to learn. To support them the PC can provide a really important role between the ecologist and clients, communicating effectively and in a timely manner enabling the ecologist to initially focus on their ecology skills. Over time they can learn the consultancy skills in a supportive environment. The PC will be project manager and the more junior ecologist will be the assistant project manager. The assistant will conduct the surveys and report back to the PC about survey findings. They will discuss recommendations together and the PC will then be point of contact for liaison with the client, keeping the assistant cc’d in on correspondence and attending meetings etc so they can learn the art of effective communication.

The PC will be a 9-5 role which will not require any fieldwork but will require work from the office as effective liaison with the team will be crucial.

As the PC role is new, there will be an opportunity to shape it! We anticipate the job will entail:

  • Project management (liaison with resource coordinator about survey schedule)

  • Liaison with assistant project managers

  • Liaison with clients

  • Production and review of quotes

  • Production and review of reports (the latter if a full member of CIEEM)

The PC position would be perfect for someone of a Senior Ecologist level wanting to step away from fieldwork and sit behind a nice comfy desk, getting wonderfully passionate ecologists to do the dirty work for them!

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Genuine and demonstrable enthusiasm for ecology and the environment;

  • Experience of habitat surveys (UK Habs/ NVC) and protected species surveys;

  • Excellent understanding of survey design, industry best practice and mitigation measures;

  • Excellent communication skills (with colleagues, clients and third parties);

  • Motivated to work both independently and as part of a team; and

  • Comfortable designing surveys and quoting for work.

Desirable Skills

  • Full member of CIEEM (or eligible if not currently held);

  • Excellent report writing skills;

  • Degree or equivalent in an ecology related discipline;

  • Experience of line managing and mentoring junior members of staff; and

  • Comfortable generating new work and networking.

Working for Ecology by Design

We offer:

  • Apple computer and iPhone;

  • Competitive salary;

  • Professional memberships paid for;

  • Unlimited in-house training and external training budget;

  • Colleague awarded bonus scheme;

  • Generous pension;

  • Unlimited annual leave and flexible approach to work time, balancing a healthy work life balance.

New perks added frequently, reflecting being part of an exciting and innovative young business.

The candidate must live within commuting distance to Chalgrove, Oxfordshire or be willing to relocate. However, many of our staff mix working from home and the office on a flexible basis.

Being part of a young company offers excellent opportunities for rapid career progression.

Interested?

In the first instance please send your CV and covering letter to hello@ecologybydesign.co.uk including the location you are based and salary expectation.

This is an open-ended advertisement, so we reserve the right to close to new applications at any time. We aim to have the new positions filled by April 2024. However, we are always open to stand out candidates at any time of year.

Take a look at a short video of what it is like to work with us: https://www.ecologybydesign.co.uk/careers.