Head of Marine Ornithology

About The Role

Are you an experienced marine ornithologist ready to take on a strategic leadership role? Do you want to play a key part within a senior leadership team, shaping the operational delivery and future direction of a nationally recognised marine ornithology service? Are you looking for an opportunity to lead people, drive performance and help grow a high performing team?

We're looking for a Head of Marine Ornithology to join our growing team. Working in partnership with our Associate Director for Marine Ornithology (Technical Excellence), you'll lead the operational delivery of our marine ornithology service, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, teams are supported, and the business continues to grow sustainably. Together, you'll combine operational leadership with technical excellence to deliver high-quality, defensible advice to clients across the marine sector.

A key focus of the role will be to successfully integrate our recently merged marine ornithology teams, creating clear ways of working, shared standards and a strong team identity. You'll help build a collaborative culture that supports sustainable growth while maintaining the high-quality service our clients expect.

To be successful on this role, you'll bring:

• Significant experience delivering marine ornithology work for major offshore infrastructure projects, particularly offshore wind.
• Proven track record of leading teams and managing delivery within a consultancy or similar professional environment.
• Strong understanding of UK and Ireland marine consenting processes, including EIA and HRA, sufficient to oversee delivery and engage effectively with technical specialists.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets, resources and contributing to bids and proposals.
• Excellent people management, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to lead teams through change and integration.

You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them. We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career. We also offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.

Next steps

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.

About Us

The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally. Our successful pioneering work has enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working towards the protection of the environment across the globe.