Senior Consultant – International Biodiversity ESIA/ESDD

Our time is now.

ERM, the worlds largest pure play sustainability consultancy, are seeking to hire a dynamic and driven international biodiversity consultant to join our Capital Project Delivery Team, the role is based in London. As our new colleague, you will work with a diverse group of major corporates to manage material nature-related risks by safeguarding biodiversity at the asset level and developing ambitious strategies for a nature positive transition.

The role

• Work within a team to deliver Environmental Social Impact Assessments and Environmental Social Due Diligence services to private sector clients and financial institutions on global projects across sectors
• Interpret and apply financial lender standards on biodiversity and ecosystem services (e.g. IFC Performance Standard 6) in the development of ESIAs, as well as due diligence reports and action plans
• Support the design and execution of biodiversity and ecosystem services baseline surveys, including the supervision subcontractors, management of health and safety and coordination of logistics
• Advise on the implementation of the mitigation hierarchy, including through the design and review Biodiversity Management Plans, Biodiversity Action Plans, Critical Habitat Assessments and Biodiversity Offset Strategies
• Review and advise on biodiversity monitoring approaches and actions to achieve net positive impact
• Support corporates in developing biodiversity/nature-positive strategies that manage nature-related impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities at the site level up to the corporate-level
• Advise on appropriate biodiversity metrics for both project-level and portfolio (corporate) level use to measure changes to the state of nature
• Organise and participate in stakeholder meetings, interviews and workshops

Why join ERM?

Flexible working to suit your life – need to do the school run? Not a problem! More productive and happy if you work from home a few days per week? Go ahead! Love to travel? Ask about our Cross Border Remote Working! You’ll have 25 days annual leave + public holidays, 6% employer pension contribution, twice annual promotion opportunities, annual salary review and performance related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, EV car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work scheme, travel season ticket loan, volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities, employee assistance programme and premium account for Calm (the #1 app for sleep and meditation) in order to look after your wellbeing, plus discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants.

We offer employees a safety first, diverse and inclusive culture in which difference is embraced, valued and celebrated. Through the ERM Foundation we provide support for nonprofit organisations and social enterprises that share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and equitable world.  With a robust career framework in place and 20+ technical communities of global experts you can join, there are great opportunities to advance your career here at ERM.

About you

You are someone who has a strong interest in making a positive impact in addressing the nature and biodiversity crisis. You are proactive and know how to engage people and communicate complex topics clearly. Beyond your work experience and background, we really value enthusiasm, willingness to learn, and drive.

Essential attributes include:

• Bachelor's degree in ecology, biology or equivalent
• Solid consulting experience in a biodiversity or ecology role
• Experience applying lender standards (e.g. IFC PS6, EBRD PR6)
• Technical data analysis and interpretation skills
• Solid report writing and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate to a wide set of stakeholders
• Driven, motivated and passionate about positive change to biodiversity and the natural environment
• Fluency in English

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