Senior Site Ecologist

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Our Balfour Beatty Power T&D team is proud to be playing a key role in delivering the Eastern Green Link – this is a landmark renewable energy infrastructure project for National Grid and SSE. Over the next five years, EGL will create a series of high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea "superhighways" that will transport clean, renewable electricity from Scotland's wind farms to homes and businesses across England.

This nationally significant programme is one of the UK's largest ever grid upgrades, supporting the journey to net zero while strengthening energy security.

As Senior Site Ecologist
, you will bring your expertise to the heart of this transformative project. Acting as the on‑the‑ground ecological lead, you'll ensure that all works are delivered in line with environmental legislation, project commitments, and best practice.

• Lead ecological monitoring and mitigation during site works.
• Deliver toolbox talks and guidance to site teams on ecological best practice.
• Manage ecological surveys, protected species considerations, and habitat protection measures.
• Ensure compliance with ecological legislation, permits, and commitments.
• Act as main point of contact for ecological issues with project managers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Support the wider Environmental and Sustainability team in delivering project objectives.

We are looking for a professional who has the following experience and qualities:

• Degree in Ecology, Environmental Science, or related discipline.
• Proven experience working as an ecologist in a construction or infrastructure setting.
• Strong knowledge of UK wildlife legislation and ecological best practice.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Membership of CIEEM (or working towards).
• Protected species licences (desirable).

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.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits you can tailor to your needs. 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/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

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.

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