Ecology Resourcing & Logistics Coordinator

Ecology Resourcing & Logistics Coordinator

£26,090 - £28,000

Guildford

Company Description

Do you want to play a key role in coordinating projects that help nature and business to thrive together?

The independent consultancy, chosen by clients as their preferred specialists and regarded by people as the company to work for. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast-growing environmental consultancy in the UK.

Our experts are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes to our clients across a range of environmental services.

Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, ecological contracting, arboricultural services, geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping, environmental impact assessments.

Position

If you are a proactive individual, who is detail oriented, highly organised, and has exceptional communication skills, this role could be a great opportunity for you.

Your role will be to make sure our ecologists are in the right place at the right time with the right equipment to deliver our first-class ecology services to our clients.

On a daily basis you'll work closely with our Resourcing Manager, Project Managers and team leaders across our Ecology department to support projects through allocation of staff time and equipment.

You'll be responsible for:

• Allocating resources to projects and responding to changing circumstances such as project changes and absence to ensure continued project delivery.
• Making sure our ecologists have the right equipment in the field.
• Monitoring the maintenance programme for equipment across all offices – making the best use of our kit and making sure it's in the right place when we need to use it.

Requirements

You will be a confident and forward-thinking individual with the ability to multitask whilst staying calm under pressure.

You will have experience of working either in a planning & logistics environment, or, in an ecology consultancy. As a result you will be able to demonstrate either planning expertise or knowledge of ecological surveys.

You will be able to offer:

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, able to build trust and confidence, and with the ability to resolve conflict with an outcome-focused working style.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills. Able to prioritise in a fast-paced a changing environment.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Other information

Working at Thomson

At Thomson, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our customers and our colleagues. We believe in One Thomson; we draw on and value every individual's unique skills and experience to come together and support each other in delivering an exceptional service.

Our people are our greatest asset. We want Thomson to be a great place to work, where everyone feels supported to be the best they can be. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, 'nothing is too much trouble' culture. We live and breathe our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Support, Excellence) values. Your opinions matter to us; we are constantly evolving.

We promote a healthy work-life balance to ensure we have an engaged, productive and happy team. We are flexible and committed and welcome new challenges.

We recognise the importance in training and developing our team as well as offering a competitive pay and reward package.

Involving ourselves in our local communities is important to us and we are proud of our continued achievements in fund raising for charity. We work hard but have fun too.

We are passionate about career development so we make sure we nurture talent. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external training, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration. We can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects.

You'll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer which include: 25 days annual leave, healthcare cash plan, enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, long service awards, free parking and regular local and company social events.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join Thomson.