Assistant Consultant - Ecology

WSP is seeking an Assistant Consultant to join our large and growing technical support team.

The successful applicant will lead a team of data handling professionals who will be part of the WSP GCC Ecology Team, delivering the highest standards of technical work and aiding the continued success of the ecology business by assisting in client-focused delivery of projects.

The work will be focused on providing data handling support, including GIS deliverables and data analysis of raw survey information gathered by ecologists in the mentioned region's team. Deliverables will be used in reports and assessments provided to clients for a range of different commercial and scientific sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Handling, sorting and preparation of data sets.
• Preparation of ecological cartography (e.g. plans to show habitat types or species distributions) to nationally recognized standards.
• Calculating habitat losses and gains through spatial data sets.
• Preparing supporting information for investigations of mentioned region's protected species.
• Preparing habitat mitigation and/or compensation design plans.
• Undertaking analysis of bat survey data including sound analysis to identify species and behaviors from sonograms.
• Managing, interpreting and manipulating large data sets.
• Creation of geospatial data templates for use with tablets, online portals and GIS Reader software.
• Purchase and maintain datasets including OS Mapping and non-publicly available data, adhering to third-party licensing agreements.
• Actively promoting knowledge sharing with an inclusive nature, developing working relations with all aspects of WSP, gaining internal clients along the way.
• Generation of figures for inclusion in publications and public consultations.
• Detailed information assisting deliver legal requirements of licensing.
• Material supporting marketing and bidding.