Technical delivery
- Plan and execute marine ecology baseline surveys: intertidal and subtidal surveys (e.g., corals, seagrass, macroalgae, mangroves, fish, invertebrates, marine mammals/megafauna).
- Be familiar with/experienced in undertaking associated marine and intertidal survey techniques for marine and intertidal flora/fauna: belt/quadrat transects, photo/video transects, UVC, BRUVS, settlement tiles, eDNA/biomonitoring, benthic cover and coral health indices.
- Prepare EIA chapters (biodiversity baseline, impact assessment, significance evaluation) and EMMPs for coastal and marine development projects.
- Develop mitigation and offsetting measures following the mitigation hierarchy; contribute to marine and coastal nature-based solution concepting and feasibility.
- Proficiency in ArcGIS or QGIS; solid Excel; working knowledge of R (or Python) for ecological data analysis.
- Have an interest and willingness to undertake research & development into emerging nature tech approaches, in addition to data science approaches for marine ecology.
- Assist in the research & design of coastal and marine nature based solutions, in addition to coastal habitat restoration plans.
Project management & coordination
- Plan scope, budgets, schedules; manage field teams/sub-consultants (scientific divers, labs, vessel operators) and HSE.
- Coordinate with engineers, planners, contractors and regulators; support stakeholder engagement and permitting.