Principal Ecologist

• Sep 2021 - Present

Senior Ecologist

• Sep 2018 - Sep 2021

Ecologist

• Jun 2017 - Sep 2018

Assistant Consultant Ecologist

• Jan 2015 - May 2017

Involved in the ecology team for a wide range of projects throughout the country. A large proportion of time spent in Cornwall for utility companies providing ecological support including desk studies, extended phase 1 habitat surveys, protected species surveys and providing watching briefs during operational works. Attending site meetings to liaise with NE and client regarding proposed works.Continuing to undertake protected species surveys and leading the survey team while on site. Gained experience in setting up static bat detectors (SM2's) on a number of sites and analysing the data gathered using Analook. Assisting the ecology team with a range of reports and task managing.

Assistant Consultant Ecologist

• Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

In June 2014 I began working as Site Consultant Ecologist for EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction and associated development sites. Being based on site three days a week, tasks included undertaking site checks with the environmental team, providing ecological advise to contractors, ensuring works were being undertaken in line with the Habitat Management Plan, reviewing RAM's, attending site meetings, updating reports and plans, administrative tasks and providing ecological supervision (ECoW).Was heavily involved in the mitigation measures regarding badgers. This involved assisting the badger consultant with installing and pre-baiting badger traps, checking and releasing of captured badgers, gating and closing of badger setts, ‘live digging’ badger setts and assisting with the construction of artificial setts. Tasks on the associated development sites involved monthly ecological audit checks, resurveying for badger activity, attending meetings and previously undertaking GCN and reptile translocation visits. The project required extensive client liaison and project manager communication.. In between working on the HPC project I assisted the ecology team throughout the summer with a variety of protected species surveys such as bats, great crested newts and reptiles.

Groundworker

• 2012 - 2014

Trainee Ecologist

• Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

Involved in undertaking reptile surveys, translocations and destructive searches. Also gained experience in dormouse nest tube surveys and extended phase 1 habitat surveys. Undertook a variety of bat surveys including emergence, activity transects and internal building surveys. Experience in using a variety of bat detectors, drawing emergence maps and using Analook to analyse Anabat data.Office work included filing, organising survey equipment and typing up survey notes for senior ecologists. Began to write Extended Phase 1, dormouse, bat and reptile reports and conducting data searches to include in these reports. Utilised my strong computing skills to produce high quality phase 1 habitat maps and building schematics to include in reports.