At Environment Bank, we are working to restore natural habitats across England. We are seeking a Habitat Buildability Specialist to support our multidiscipline design team in creating, enhancing, and restoring habitats. The role will involve assessing buildability, reviewing designs, and supporting the development of habitat bank proposals and management approaches.
Requirements
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong applied understanding of habitat creation, restoration and management principles.
- A specialism in one or more habitat types (e.g. grassland, woodland, scrub, wetlands, open mosaic habitats).
- Experience of reviewing soil analysis reports and interpreting their implications on achieving different habitat types and conditions.
- Experience contributing to the design of ecological restoration sites
- Experience developing technical specifications that inform procurement strategies, contractor tendering, and cost planning.
- Proficiency in GIS and/or CAD software to develop and review technical habitat layouts (e.g. QGIS, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, or similar).
- Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Strong technical communication and design review skills.
Benefits
- Performance-based annual bonus up to 10% of salary
- Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions at 6% of salary
- 30 days of annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, birthday, and wellbeing day
- Option to purchase 5 additional days of annual leave after probation
- Hybrid flexible working options
- Regional and departmental team co-working days
- Expenses-paid whole company meet twice a year
- Team fundraising and charity events
- Ongoing career development with training and mentoring
- Medical cash back scheme to cover everyday healthcare costs
- Employee assistance mental wellbeing support
- Enhanced sickness pay allowance
