botanist / habitats specialist

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced botanist/habitats specialist to join our award-winning ecology team in Birmingham. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. The role will include:

• Delivering some of the most challenging, diverse and innovative projects. Presently, we are engaged across a range of sectors and projects including transport, water and energy for local, regional and national clients including government agencies, local authorities, utilities and energy companies.
• Working in multidisciplinary teams - quickly building rapport and trust to ensure that terrestrial ecology requirements are recognised, acknowledged and constraints acted upon.
• Designing ecology monitoring programmes - develop survey programmes, lead and/or manage survey teams and be responsible for high quality data collection.
• Using your experience in botany - to provide expert advice to clients (internal and external).
• Leveraging your experience of national legislation - to support Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulation Appraisals etc.
• Acting as a Health and Safety champion - contributing to the development and review of risk assessments and method statements.
• A willingness to both learn from and mentor others - develop and share skills that build team and individual resilience. This will include engagement with our global communities of practice, externally facing communications (conferences, presentations, client meetings) and training events.
• Travel across the UK and Ireland to undertake site work - you will need a willingness to work in remote locations and, at times, stay away from home during the working week.
  
  Demonstrable experience in botanical survey aligning to Field Identification Skills Certificate level 4 or higher
• UK Habitat Classification and National Vegetation Classification survey experience, as well as Biodiversity Net Gain understanding
• Survey planning and leadership
• Experienced in running ecological inputs on medium-large scale projects.
• Good mentoring skills for junior staff
• Full membership of a professional body (or experience to obtain full membership)
• High level of personal responsibility.
Ideally, you'll also have:
• Current and full driving licence
• Another ecological specialism as well as Botany
  
  At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
  
  People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive:
• Up to 10% company contribution into their pension
• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
• Support to their local communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations
• Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave.
Wellbeing support and resources:
• Free employee medical cover and digital GP service
• Mindfulness Platform
• Dedicated Workplace Support 1:1 Counselling Consultations,
• Confidential information & counselling service provided by Optum. Emotional Wellbeing Solutions is a free confidential information and counselling service available 24/7 via phone or online. Experienced consultants are available to discuss finance, legal, family matters and counselling can be provided for personal support
• Online demand fitness platform provided by Daily Burn
• Personalised financial planning and support provided by Origin, with 1:1 access to dedicated certified financial planners.
Fertility and family benefits and support:
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefit provided by Carrot. With Carrot, you can virtually chat with experts, explore educational resources, find a vetted provider, and use employer-sponsored funds to pay for care. Get support with: understanding fertility health, preservation (egg, sperm, embryo), assisted reproduction (e.g., in vitro fertilisation), adoption, gestational surrogacy, donor assistance, pregnancy, menopause, and low testosterone.
• A free parental success solution and neurodiversity training benefit provided by RethinkCare Family. The family solution gives you and your family 24/7 access to behavioural health support tools and resources to help parents or caregivers of children raise happy, healthy and resilient children: 1:1 digital & live support - unlimited access to Board Certified Behaviour Analysts and thousands of clinically validated audio/visual trainings, including support with ADHD & developmental disabilities.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss the different working patterns we offer:
• Hybrid working
• Part-time role
• Flexible working hours including compressed hours (working full time hours over fewer days), and
• Annualised hours contract (working a defined number of hours over a year with an estimated average weekly hour pattern).
• We also offer the ability for employees to take time off in lieu to ensure staff have time to rest and recuperate between busy periods.
Our Culture Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.