About us
At Environment Bank, we’re working together to help restore natural habitats across England. With thousands of acres of new habitat creation already underway, our projects are delivering biodiversity gains and helping vital ecosystems to recover and flourish.
Our diverse team includes ecologists, land managers, habitat specialists, geospatial analysts, planning advisors, account managers, digital creatives, legal experts, and more.
From our site managers to our sales and marketing teams, everyone at Environment Bank is a champion for our values, working towards our goal of reversing biodiversity loss.
Environment Bank is a market-leading organisation in a sector that’s experiencing rapid growth. We’ve already built a highly skilled team of experts and we’re actively looking to expand our team in the coming months.
We’re incredibly proud of all we achieved so far and we’re still growing. If you'd like to be part of a driven organisation that's making a real difference, find your next role with the team at Environment Bank.
About the role
As a Senior Specialist within the Habitat Creation team, you will play a pivotal leadership role in the safe, timely and cost-effective delivery of habitat creation and enhancement projects across your region. In addition to managing your own portfolio of sites, you will provide oversight, guidance and escalation support to Habitat Delivery Specialists, ensuring high-quality delivery standards and consistent application of best practice.
You will work closely with Land Managers, Ecologists and Applied Ecologists to plan and deliver habitat creation and enhancement works, including woodland and scrub establishment, species-rich grassland creation, wetland construction, and associated infrastructure. You will also take responsibility for regional resourcing decisions, ensuring workloads are balanced equitably and aligned with team members’ strengths and development goals.
We are looking for a senior Habitat Delivery Specialist to cover the South of England.
Responsibilities
Project and delivery leadership:
Team leadership, coaching and line management
Regional Resourcing & Workforce Planning
CLOSING DATE IS MONDAY 23RD MARCH
EDI & Belonging
At the heart of Environment Bank are the people who make it all possible. We employ individuals who share our passion for delivering our mission and living our values.
We believe that fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us more innovative, dynamic and competitive. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and experiences. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is valued and respected, free from discrimination based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.
Requirements
Essential skills/experience:
· Significant hands-on delivery experience in agricultural land-based or habitat creation environments.
· Demonstrable experience managing contractors and on-site works.
· Strong project management capability including budgets, delivery plans, schedules and constraints.
· Experience working directly with farmers and/or landowners in a professional capacity.
· Proven ability or clear potential to coach, mentor or lead others, with experience of line management or team leadership.
· Strong interpersonal skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
· Excellent organisation, planning and time-management skills.
· Clear communication and reporting discipline.
· Practical problem-solving skills in live delivery environments.
· Ability to balance quality, time and cost under site-level pressures.
· Full UK clean driving licence and willingness to travel for regional site visits and events.
Desirable skills/experience:
· Experience working in regulated delivery environments or assurance-led programmes.
· Awareness of APM-aligned project controls (plans, risks and reporting).
· A Health and Safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH/IOSH).
Benefits
As an organisation, we believe that work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced, so we’re creating a space where our team can thrive, both personally and professionally – providing flexible working arrangements, mental wellbeing support, and more.
We offer...
Performance-based annual bonus up to 10% of salary
Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions at 6% of salary
️ 30 days of annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, birthday, and wellbeing day
➕ Option to purchase 5 additional days of annual leave after probation
Hybrid flexible working options
Regional and departmental team co-working days
Expenses-paid whole company meet twice a year
️ Team fundraising and charity events
Ongoing career development with training and mentoring
Medical cash back scheme to cover everyday healthcare costs
Employee assistance mental wellbeing support
❤️ ️Enhanced sickness pay allowance