Ecologist Lead
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Department
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Location
- Salisbury
- Openings
- 1 post
- Grade
- Grade 7
- Salary
- £51,568 to £58,044
- Closing
- 10 days left
- Profession
- Engineering
- Contract
- Permanent
- Security clearance
- SC
- Working pattern
- Annualised hours, Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
Job summary
The Lead Ecologist will provide expert ecological advice and leadership to deliver high quality conservation outcomes, biodiversity net gain projects, and effective volunteer engagement.
You will be involved in developing and implementing ecological strategies, conducting field surveys, managing projects, and building strong stakeholder relationships.
Through your commitment to ecological conservation and biodiversity, you will help maintain and enhance the SSSI, SPA, and SAC designations on site. All work must comply with legislation and Dstl policy while balancing the requirements of an active MOD Range and wider site construction.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
What they’re looking for
- We are looking for someone who has experience in managing medium to large-scale ecological projects along with experience in delivering conversation and ecology programmes through the use of volunteers.
- You will also have a strong understanding of the legislation relation to Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Protection Ares (SPA) and Special Area of Conversation (SAC).
- For more information the essential criteria for the job, please see the job profile attached below.
- Important Information
- Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats.
- For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
- This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Behaviours you’ll be assessed on
This advert says the panel will score you against these behaviours at Grade 7 level. Each one links to worked examples.
Job description
You will lead on Ecological Survey and Assessment including habitat surveys, protected species surveys and botanical assessments and produce subject specific reports as required to support ecological data to inform decision making.
You will be seen as the SME on ecological legislation and best practice standards.
For information on the job responsibilities, please see the job profile attached below.
Qualifications
Essential:
Degree in Ecology, Conservation Biology or related discipline or equivalent experience.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Selection process
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
At the application stage, we will assess your submitted application against the essential criteria set out in the job profile.
Sifting will take place week commencing 2nd November with interviews to be held from week commencing 23rd November at Dstl Porton Down.
Your interview will consist of behavioural and technical competency-based questions.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Practise before you apply
Civil Service panels score every answer against the Success Profiles behaviours at Grade 7 level. Practise STAR answers and get them marked against the same framework.
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