Senior Biodiversity Consultant
Senior Biodiversity Consultant
RINA
Brighton or Genoa
RINA is recruiting for a Senior Biodiversity Consultant/Biodiversity Expert/Senior Ecological Consultant to join our Environmental & Social (E&S) team. This role will be based in the UK, ideally at our Brighton office but other locations can be considered due to our hybrid working model.
The successful applicant will have a minimum of 5 years of biodiversity consulting experience, gained in the UK or internationally, and will be responsible for providing biodiversity support to the team to ensure the project objectives are met.
Responsibilities:
- Developing project tasks related to biodiversity topics under the coordination & supervision of the Project Manager;
- Preparing of deliverables according to the project development tasks & project schedule;
- Supporting in the preparation of technical & commercial proposals;
- Undertaking field surveys for the biodiversity baseline primary data or supervise sub-consultants and prepare survey protocols;
- Preparing thematic maps & charts (i.e. vegetation maps, habitat maps, faunistic charts, etc.);
- Coordinating and undertaking biodiversity reviews & assessments as part of environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA), feasibility studies, E&S due diligence and appraisals in line with IFC PS6/EBRD PR6 and their guidance notes;
- Structuring survey and monitoring methods and preparing the biodiversity management & action plan;
- Ability to develop and review Critical Habitat Assessments in line with IFC PS6 requirements and BEMPs.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree in Natural Sciences/Biology/Ecology or equivalent;
- Willingness to travel within the UK and abroad to undertake fieldwork;
- Working knowledge of biodiversity standards and best practices within project financing structure;
- Fluency in English and ideally knowledge of French and/or Spanish;
- Good knowledge of GIS graphical and other digital cartographic applications;
- Excellent understanding of UK or EU and international policy and legislation related to biodiversity and ecology e.g. IFC Performance Standard (PS) 6;
- 3-5 years’ experience with designing, coordinating and/or leading biodiversity data collection and analysis;
- Experience in projects funded by IFIs (e.g. IFC, EBRD, World Bank, ADB, AfDB).
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