Ecology Coordinator

• Oct 2022 - Present

Manage the Wharton Ecology team calendar and workload planner, including scheduling of surveys with clients and assisting the team with optimising workload and communicating key project updates and deadlines.Briefing surveyors, choosing appropriate sub-contractors, getting quotes, and approving costs in line with Company fees for protected species surveys which cannot be completed by the in-house team (liaising with PMs and other teams where necessary).Organisation of ecology projects and process to improve consultant and client journey.Providing support to the administration team by liaising directly with clients to communicate complex issues from enquiries, quotes, and survey data, in a digestible, lay-personformat.Preparation of fee proposals and/or tender documents for new and existing clients.Keeping a log of equipment an arranging for it to be serviced/ checked annually (or whenever required). Assisting with ecology surveying and reporting work where required, using GIS mapping systemfor both project and development site work, on an ad-hoc basis. This includes the preparation of Desk Studies and RAMS.Assisting with the preparation protected species license documents and the implementation of licensed mitigation.Assist with the day-to-day management of new and existing client relations.Supporting with the training of all members of the team in the PRA and infrared camera bat survey process, with the support of the Ecology Team.Assisting with the organisation of and helping with the sub-contractor training sessions for bat surveys.Coordinate and assist with the production of ecology content for a variety of media platforms, working with the Marketing Team.Contribute to the development of company documents as required.Work to ensure the ecology team and wider team are up to date with policy changes, legislation, and best practice.Assist with the preparation of ecological content to be used by the marketing team.

Phd Researcher Assistant

• Jun 2018 - Present

Assisting Morgan Hughes with her PhD research project - the study of non-ubiquitous bat species' movement through greenbelts.Assisting through a variety of ways:Bat trapping species in harp traps and mist nettingAiding with data inputProof reading her work due to academic science background Teaching others about bats (handling, ecology) and equipment set upOrganising events to train other assistantsTaking a lead in required areas to ensure efficiency when dealing with bats in the handAssisting on a variety surveys whether trapping, activity or otherwiseDeployment of static detectorsAssessment of underground sites and green spacesFinding funding options to support her PhD and assisting with applications if requiredTraining/overseeing the volunteers how to use an endoscope on either the course or surveyScheduling 2019's trapping survey dates - figuring out the times and locationsScheduling 2019-2020's endoscope course and survey datesData gap assessment for the metadata on 2018's trapping surveys

Freelance Ecologist

• Apr 2021 - Present

Working for a range of companies, primarily Coppice Ecology to conduct species protected surveys across the West and East Midlands regions. Completed invoices for services rendered.Client liaison.Management of schedule, expenses and finances. Use/possession of specialised equipment to complete required work.Sound analysis of bat calls, as well as quality assurance of calls.Review of reports - PEAs, Ecological Constraints, Phase One. Technical review of bat survey reports/mitigation licences.

Consultant Ecologist

• Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

Conducted species protected surveys for a range of species including but not limited to bats, badgers and great crested newt.Presence for the company in the West Midlands region and lead surveys for projects within the region, supporting senior members of staff with project management, land owner liaison, client liaison and contractors.Training and development of junior members of the team.Completed habitat surveys such as phase one.Completed written reports - protected species survey, HRAs, BNG, LEMPS, CEMPS, EcIAs and more.Bat sound analysis as well as quality assurance of recordings analysed by other members of the team.

Graduate Ecologist

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

Seasonal Ecologist

• Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

Hold a HS2 passport to work on sites for HS2 work.Working towards CIEEM professional membership.Working towards Class 1 bat license as well as Class 2 bat license.Work undertaken whilst with WSP:Bat call sound analysis - teaching some colleagues how to ID.External potential bat roost assessment at a site in Northampton (surveyed 29 buildings as an assist). Author of the PRA written.Emergence survey (bats).Internal roost assessment at a site in Herefordshire (assisted).External/internal potential bat roost assessment of a site in Herefordshire and Hungerford. Author of the 3 PRA reports written.Bat tree assessments of a site in Northampton, endoscoping PRFs as an accredited agent on a senior's license as well as over-seeing section felling on trees.External potential bat roost assessment at a site in Aberystwyth (accredited agent on senior's license to endoscope features, if needed: surveying 13 buildings for proposed works to recommend for future surveys). Author of the PRA report written.Data gap assessment - looking at previous tree surveys regarding bats and collated a new spreadsheet for future works in 2019.Risk Assessment MethodsDesk top studyCreated a tool box talk for BatsWorking method statement for demolition worksPhase 1 habitat survey (assist)ID of species sent round the UK teamA part of meetings regarding future scope of works for bats

Seasonal colleague

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

Working as and when required on a seasonal basis.

Grocery colleague

• Jun 2015 - Oct 2018

Working stock from top stock and warehouse for a full shop floor.Following procedures and ensuring work is completed within set time frames.Doing stock control on items to ensure numbers are correct.Working delivery from the warehouse when it comes in and breaking it down into correct departments.Working on tills when shop floor is busy and when the store needs it.I am multi-department trained, having worked on a number of departments in my time at Asda. These include: fresh colleague, POS colleague, price change colleague, night grocery colleague, fish counter colleague, frozen colleague and home and leisure colleague and check out operator.

Date code colleague

• Dec 2014 - Jun 2015

Working the stock on fresh department areas such as produce, bakery and chilled areas to check the dates of products coming up to their best before or use by date to reduce the product according to company policy.Rearranging products to display the nearest date at the front and longer dates towards the back.Working to time frames to ensure the process is done correctly and efficiently.

Price change colleague

• May 2014 - Dec 2014

Printing off the price changes for the store and changing them across the store departments where necessary. Ensuring protocol was followed regarding face numbers.Worked the point of sale areas by changing the stripping/display according to brief and needs of the store.Point of call for any price display errors from customer service when called.Changed header boards and out side point of sale displays when required by brief.

Key George colleague

• Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

Working on the clothes department ensuring all the stock is tidied and correctly merchandised by size order.Serving customers when requested for sizes not on the shop floor that were possibly in the warehouse.Working delivery and ordering it ready to be merchandised on the shop floor.Working sales, stickering stock to the correct prices.Working on George tills to serve customers clothes wise and to aid on general tills when shop floor was busy /required.Managing briefs when the shop floor had a change in display.Managing the team when department manager was off.

Bat survey assistant

• Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

Ad-hoc work to assist with dawn and dusk surveys Ad-hoc work to assist with dawn and dusk surveys

Sales Assistant

• Nov 2010 - Nov 2013

Dealing with customer requests when it came to finding the correct size for them or processing a refund.Working sales periods to ensure all stock was correctly priced and merchandised accordingly to protocol.Maintaining a clean shop floor and doing recovery of stock by tidying, placing back the product in the correct place and ensuring it was in size order.Worked at various stores throughout busy sales periods. Dealing with customer requests when it came to finding the correct size for them or processing a refund.Working sales periods to ensure all stock was correctly priced and merchandised accordingly to protocol.Maintaining a clean shop floor and doing recovery of stock by tidying, placing back the product in the correct place and ensuring it was in size order.Worked at various stores throughout busy sales periods.

Customer Service Associate

• Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

Accurately completing contracts, ensuring customers full understanding before entering a hire purchase agreement.Building strong customer relationship by contacting the new customers to see if they wanted another product from the store.I also saw some of these customers weekly as they came in to do their repayments or contacted them weekly via the telephone.Filling a record of sales achievements to report to management weekly and quarterly. Several times was given a bonus for achieving my targets for the week or quarter.Answering phone calls, inquiries, organising meetings and the calendar.