Ecology Manager - Sudbury

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About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Ecology Manager to join the Bramford Twinstead Network Optimisation (BTNO) project, within our Power Transmission and Distribution business.

The BTNO project is a flagship Power Transmission upgrade for National Grid and enable new wind and nuclear power to connect to the grid. You will be the strategic lead for the delivery of the Natural Environment (Ecology, Biodiversity, Arboriculture) objectives on BTNO. This pivotal role, leading a team of experts, will be to ensure outstanding performance and realise innovative opportunities for our ambitious natural environment objectives.

The role will be largely site-based from our new office facilities in Assington, Suffolk. We offer some flexible working and subsistence arrangements for those working away from home

What you'll be doing

• Provide project leadership on natural environment features and disciplines, ensuring accountability, collaboration, and a Nature Positive mindset across all project phases.
• Manage Natural Environment deliverables for comprehensive integration into project delivery, ensuring compliance with standards and strategic objectives.
• Oversee performance and deliver technical assurance through audits, inspections, and quality reviews, maintaining adherence to the Business Management System (BMS).
• Act as a trusted advisor to Project Directors and senior stakeholders, offering strategic guidance on compliance, natural environment opportunities, and Nature Positive practices to influence decision-making.
• Lead stakeholder collaboration, fostering strong relationships with clients, regulators, and subcontractors to ensure alignment and compliance.
• Provide technical guidance and reporting on sustainability performance, translating data into actionable improvements and ensuring accurate KPI reporting via applicable systems.
• Coordinate subcontractor activities and compliance requirements, promoting innovation and best practice across the supply chain.

Who we're looking for

• Experience in Nature Conservation, Ecology, Biodiversity or closely related fields.
• Technical expert in Natural Environment disciplines, such as Ecology or Biodiversity.
• Proven record of successful team management, strong leadership and dedicated support for colleagues' professional development.
• Very strong understanding on UK wildlife and environmental legislation and comprehensive knowledge of relevant industry standards.
• Experience of complex, large scale infrastructure projects and extensive knowledge of environmental mitigation processes and practices.
• Degree in Ecology / Arboriculture or related field preferred.
• Holder or eligible for Chartered Environmentalist accreditation or similar (e.g. Chartered Ecologist).
• Protected Species licence holder including Named Ecologist experience desirable.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com