Senior Ecologist

• Dec 2020 - Present

Ecologist

• Mar 2018 - Dec 2020

Project Management- Management of medium scale projects, including residential and industrial development. Includes preparing fee's, budgeting and invoicing. Attending Design Team Meetings and liaising with clients, providing advice on surveys, mitigation and enhancement opportunities.Visitor Surveys- Design and implementation of visitor surveys. Liaising with Natural England and analysing results in relation to potential SANG development.- Assist with the planning, organisation and data analysis of large-scale visitor surveys at the Thames Basin Heaths.Reporting- Writing and contributing to a variety of reports including Ecological Impact Assessment; Information for Habitats Regulations Assessment; Ecological Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement Strategies; Ecological Appraisals; Habitat Management Plans; Visitor Surveys; BREEAM; CfSH; and Species Survey reports.Protected & Notable Species Surveys- Specialising in breeding and wintering bird surveys, with experience in Nightjar surveys.Mentoring- Mentoring new staff and placement students

Assistant Ecologist

• Sep 2015 - Mar 2018

Conducting Protected & Notable Species Surveys including: - Bat emergence/re-entry;- Bat activity;- Habitat Suitability Index (HSI); - GCN presence/absence;- Breeding & Wintering Birds;- Water Vole & Otter; and- Reptiles.Practical Habitat Management, including tree planting and brushcutting (LANTRA certified).Part of the GIS team providing mapping for the entire company, including spatial analysis.Project management for small scale residential projects, including sites with active bat roosts.Survey planning - management of the survey schedule for the entire company, planning and resourcing bat and GCN surveys.