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SSweco
SwecoEnvironmental Consulting

Senior Ecologist Natura2000 – Area Protection

Location

Venlo, Netherlands

Work type

Hybrid

Employment

Full Time

Experience

8-12 years

Compensation

€5.3K - €6.8K per month

Posted

2h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

As a Senior Ecologist, you will advise government bodies and organizations on Natura 2000 areas and related legislation, analyzing ecological data and preparing reports. You will lead complex ecological projects, coordinating stakeholders and translating uncertainties into independent advice to contribute to nature restoration and protection.

Advisor Profile

  • Career level: Senior

  • Specialization: Ecology and biodiversity

  • Educational level: Higher professional education / university education

Ecology Expertise

The future calls for frontrunners with a green heart. Are you a driven ecologist who enjoys advising on and guiding projects within the framework of Natura 2000 and area protection? Do you want to contribute to nature restoration and the protection of our precious nature reserves? Then we are looking for you! Within our team, there is room for your ambitions within the field.

Emma Grijsen – Team Manager Nature Development and Area Protection

In this role as an experienced ecologist, you are the link between policy and implementation. You advise government bodies and organizations on Natura 2000 areas and the associated legislation and regulations. You analyze ecological data and prepare reports. Within the projects, you coordinate collaboration with various stakeholders, build relationships with the parties involved, and organize the (environmental) processes.

In your work, you hold the role of ecological project leader. These are large, complex projects in which you switch between outlining the content and the directing role of project manager. You find solutions, know how to handle (substantive) uncertainties, and translate this into independent advice.

Your daily work at Sweco focuses on the obligations arising from the European Birds and Habitats Directives. You support our clients with (management) processes, achieving (conservation or improvement) goals, and conducting evaluations of Natura 2000 areas in the Netherlands. Additionally, you work with your colleagues on nature objective analyses, development plans, advice regarding the National Nature Network (NNN), landscape ecological analyses, or monitoring issues.

You connect colleagues; sharing your knowledge energizes you, and you possess strong coaching skills. You leverage your market knowledge to develop the team and our areas of expertise. In doing so, you demonstrate initiative and persuasiveness. You will be working with the Nature Development and Area Protection team. Ecology within Sweco is organized nationally, and team members work from various offices. At Sweco, you work in a dynamic environment where there is room to work on your (personal) development. And our team's core values ​​are: collaboration, expertise, reliability, development, and humor.

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Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Natura 2000 • 1+ yrs
Ecological Data Analysis • 1+ yrs
Project Management • 1+ yrs
Stakeholder Coordination • 1+ yrs
Advising • 1+ yrs
Problem Solving • 1+ yrs
Coaching • 1+ yrs
European Birds and Habitats Directives • 1+ yrs

Experience

8-12 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

€5.3K - €6.8K per month

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyEUR
PeriodMonthly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationVenlo, Netherlands
Work typeHybrid
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh9/10
physicalMedium5/10
cognitiveHigh9/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityMedium7/10
uncertaintyHigh8/10
communicationHigh9/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Sweco

Team size

Growing team

Location

Venlo, Netherlands

Sweco is Europe's leading architectural and engineering consultancy. With the collective knowledge of 23,000 architects, engineers, and consultants, we collaborate with our clients on the sustainable societies and cities of tomorrow. Driven by the conviction that every piece counts, we focus on both large and small challenges that together make a difference. We facilitate the transition to a greener society, leverage the opportunities of digitalization, and thereby contribute to strengthening Europe's competitiveness and resilience.

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Senior Ecologist Natura2000 – Area Protection

Venlo, NetherlandsFull Time