Principal Ecologist

About The Business And The Role Do you believe you can make the world a better place? SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen, achieved by a team of experts who partner with clients to tackle complex sustainability challenges. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With close to 200 staff across Aotearoa and an additional 800+ staff across Asia Pacific, we advise a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a ‘One Team Culture’, where diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results. We have an exciting opportunity within our Ecology & Marine team due to an increase in project pipeline across the renewables space. This Principal level role focuses on developing, facilitating and enhancing effective relationships with our clients and leading and preparing offers of service for large ecology opportunities. The role also involves developing and coaching other ecologists in the team and requires technical excellence to ensure high quality work. The position can be based in any of our Aotearoa offices. Job Tasks And Responsibilities Preparing and leading offers of service for large ecology opportunities, focusing on terrestrial and freshwater ecology. Developing, facilitating and enhancing effective relationships with clients and internal SLR team members. Delivering clear and precise, high quality reports. Undertaking fieldwork activities and resourcing the right teams on projects. Working within multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects across a range of sectors. Skills And Experience A degree in Ecology or a related field. At least 10 years of consulting experience in Ecology, ideally with exceptional technical ability in terrestrial/freshwater ecology. Experience winning, leading and managing projects. Established network and proven ability to win work, highly advantageous. Experience preparing impact assessments and environmental risk assessments. Working knowledge of New Zealand environmental legislation and policies, standards and guidelines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. New Zealand citizenship or rights to work in New Zealand. Excellent driving history and a current driver's license. Our Benefits SLR supports flexible working arrangements and aims to cater to all individuals. We foster a unique culture that encourages collaboration across projects to achieve the best outcomes for our clients. #J-18808-Ljbffr