Thomson Environmental Consultants are experts in environmental compliance. Our specialist teams have been advising our clients across various sectors, on how to achieve their objectives and meet required environmental compliance since 2004. We cover a breadth of specialisms and are always pragmatic with our advice. With offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Guildford, Leeds and Manchester, our teams provide: ecological advice; undertake surveys and assessments; habitat design and creation; ecological contracting; invasive species management; freshwater and marine consultancy; arboriculture consultancy and contracting; data management and mapping; and marine laboratory services (invertebrates, fish and sediment analyses).

You can find out more about the type, size and scope of the projects we work on here: https://www.thomsonec.com/projects/

You’ll be joining a company which is ambitious, progressive, rapidly growing and offers certainty in times of change. One where you play a key part in shaping the future and where you will be directly rewarded for your contributions to its growth, as we are proudly employee owned. We are constantly innovating and being opportunistic to market changes. This is demonstrated through many recent in-house development projects and the addition of climate change and biodiversity net gain to our commercial offering to our clients. It really is an exciting time to join #teamthomson!

We have an opportunity for a Landscape Environmental Site Operative to join our dynamic small team on a full-time basis in Guildford. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced hard-working and practical individual that likes a varied role and enjoys being involved in undertaking wildlife mitigation, habitat creation, landscaping, and vegetation clearance projects.

We are an ecological contractor, providing solutions to compensate for loss of habitat caused by development and building works. We design, create and enhance habitats for wildlife for a wide range of clients and provide support to ecologists when they’re working with protected species or trapping and translocating reptiles.

The type of work that our team will undertake can include but not limited to: wildlife mitigation, newt and reptile fencing to facilitate trapping and translocation prior to construction, other fencing including stock, water vole, badger and otter fencing, badger sett exclusion and artificial sett construction, brushcutting, tree felling and general vegetation clearance, soft landscaping including planting trees, shrubs, and grass seeding, invasive species mitigation including Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam management.

Due to the varied nature of the role, the successful candidate will have experience of working in the landscape sector working on construction sites, in country parks; or in the horticulture, farming or forestry industries. You must be enthusiastic with a love for the outdoors and the environment.

Successful candidates must

• have a full UK driving licence and their own car
• experience in the forestry, agricultural and/or landscaping sectors
• familiarity with construction health & safety rules and procedures
• confidence to work independently, and as part of a team

Ideally, the successful candidate will also have the following tickets or experience (not essential)

• a valid CSCS card (or willing to attain one)
• CS30/31/39/40 chainsaw
• NTPC brushcutter
• PA1/PA6 herbicide spraying
• chipper qualification
• CPCS excavator
• machinery maintenance
• B&E on licence

In return we can offer a competitive salary, a rewarding varied role, our company benefits, flexible working, regular company social events, career progression and great training.

If this sounds like you then please apply.