Working for Somerset Wildlife Trust Consultancy (the consultancy arm of Somerset Wildlife Trust), the position involves undertaking ecological surveys, acting as an ecological clerk of works, undertaking land management tasks and providing information to enable the production of high-quality technical documents.

Job Description – Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Responsibility 1: Project Delivery

• Assist in planning the delivery of services by staff and sub-contractors and assist with the identification and resolution of resource limitations wherever possible to enable successful task completion.
• Provide ecological and land management support for projects by undertaking ecological surveys, acting as an ecological clerk of works and undertaking land management tasks.
• Provide information to project managers to enable the production of high-quality technical reports.

Responsibility 2: Business Development

• Promote ecological services to new and existing clients via creation of appropriate content (e.g. LinkedIn, X, website).
• Maintain and build relationships with existing and new clients and seek opportunities to expand partnerships which contribute to financial and Wilder Somerset targets.

General

• Continually develop skills and expertise which will improve the delivery of ecological services.
• Adhere to SWTC’s systems and procedures (e.g. timesheets, outlook calendar systems, file conventions).
• Comply with Somerset Wildlife Trust’s policies and procedures.
• Carry out other duties relevant to the post as requested.
• Reflect Somerset Wildlife Trust’s values in all areas of work.
• Work collaboratively with other Wildlife Trusts to share learning and achieve greater impact collectively.