Senior Biologist

Your Tasks:

• You conduct fieldwork and mapping with a focus on fauna, alone or in a team.

• You independently prepare species protection reports (sAPs) and faunistic planning area analyses.

• As a project lead, you are responsible for project management as well as schedule and cost controlling in planning and consulting projects.

• Furthermore, you are responsible for preliminary reviews and compatibility studies in accordance with the Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive and conduct screenings according to § 7 UVPG.

• If necessary, you support with EIA reports, landscape management plans, and all other environmental planning.

Your Profile:

• You have successfully laid your academic foundation with a relevant degree (Biology with a focus on Nature Conservation / Zoology / Ecology, Environmental and Landscape Planning, Geography, Geoecology, or comparable).

• You bring at least four years of practical experience in nature and species protection; you are proficient in the FFH Directive and independently prepare environmental expert opinions.

• You master faunistic mapping of birds, bats, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as planning-relevant insects (e.g., butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers); knowledge of other animal groups (fish, snails / mollusks, xylobiont beetles) or biotop mapping according to BayKompV is an advantage.

• In projects, you take responsibility for budget and deadlines and reliably manage implementation.

• You are proficient in using MS Office and GIS programs (QGIS, ArcGIS), work in a team-oriented manner, and communicate confidently and persuasively with clients.

• You are motivated and flexible for regular fieldwork; you are mobile anyway and possess a Class B driver's license.

Benefits:

• Fascinating projects and tasks – from exciting regional infrastructure measures to Europe's largest construction sites – challenge your skills and await your signature.

• We offer attractive, individual opportunities for professional orientation and further development, such as the DB Karriere Lab, company-wide succession planning, and long-term development opportunities at specialist, project, or management level.

• We understand the challenge of combining family and career. We offer strong collective bargaining conditions, flexible working time models, a family-friendly corporate culture, and concrete support services to ensure both fit together.