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Jacobs is dedicated to inspiring and empowering employees to deliver their best work, fostering growth and success both today and in the future. With a workforce of over 45,000 people across 40+ countries, Jacobs offers a diverse and supportive environment, providing numerous opportunities for career development. The company values its people as its greatest asset and offers competitive packages to attract and retain top talent.
Work-Life Balance:
Jacobs places a strong emphasis on work-life balance and flexibility. The company is open to discussing hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to accommodate both employee and business needs.
About The Opportunity:
Jacobs has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Ecologist to work on high-profile projects such as the East Coast Rail Infrastructure Protection Projects, the largest Coastal Protection project in Europe, and BusConnect. The company is also involved in multiple underground electricity cable projects, including the largest of its kind in Europe. The successful candidate will join a team of eight full-time staff in Ireland, primarily based in Dublin and Cork, supported Ecologists in the UK. This role offers excellent career prospects both locally and internationally.
The Principal Ecologist will be part of a diverse and highly skilled team of over 200 ecologists in the UK (600 globally) and will collaborate with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planners, and project managers to provide support and advice to clients. The role involves ensuring ecology input is considered by project teams, acting as the first point of contact, and providing high-quality technical advice with the support of the wider team.
Key Responsibilities:
Here's what you'll need
Stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.
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