Senior Ecology Advisor (Den Bosch)

Your impact at Movares

With your ecological expertise, you will direct the protection and strengthening of nature within diverse projects. You will ensure quality, strategically integrate ecology, and ensure that nature is fully considered in design and decision-making.

What you will do at Movares

• you will work on complex advisory projects in the field of nature legislation, ecological research, and permit granting. You will interact intensively with various stakeholders and be involved in projects from start to finish. You will advise on issues concerning protected areas (including nitrogen), tree stands, and (rare) protected species, such as sand lizard, natterjack toad, fire salamander, badger, and beaver;

• an important part of your role is guiding juniors and middles. You will support them in projects, discuss results, monitor the quality of reports, and stimulate their substantive growth. You will contribute to the further development of knowledge within the team and help to firmly anchor ecology within integrated project teams;

• the projects you work on are diverse: from sheet pile replacement in urban parks to railway renewals throughout the country and the renovation of bridges in major cities. You will naturally integrate ecology as a full component of the design and decision-making process. Additionally, you will always look beyond the legal requirements and investigate how projects can create additional natural value. You will translate this into concrete measures, such as wildlife crossings, wadis, or green facades;

• reports, ecological assessments, and nitrogen justifications are part of your regular duties. You will play an important role in quality assurance within the team and within the projects you are involved in;

• there are plenty of opportunities for Movares ecologists in the southern part of the Netherlands. That's why we are expanding the team. You will take a leading role in this. In addition to your substantive advisory role, you will lead a small team of ecologists. You will stimulate their development and monitor planning and quality. You will also actively build relationships with clients and partners in the region.

This is you at Movares

As a senior advisor, you bring vision, experience, and professional strength. You are accustomed to operating independently in complex projects and know what is needed to arrive at well-substantiated, executable advice. You consider it a matter of course to help colleagues develop and have an eye for the quality of the overall ecological product that we deliver as a team.

You also bring this:

• a completed HBO or WO (University of Applied Sciences or University) degree in (Applied) Biology, Forest and Nature Management, Ecology, or similar;

• from 8 years of experience as an ecological advisor or ecologist;

• excellent knowledge of nature legislation and nature policy.

This is what you get at Movares

At Movares, you work on assignments that help the Netherlands move forward. At the same time, you get the space to arrange your work and career in a way that suits you. With good employment conditions, a lot of flexibility, and ample opportunities for development.

A strong foundation

A good foundation starts with conditions you can count on:

• a salary between € 5,500 and € 7,500 gross per month based on 40 hours;

• a flexible fund of at least 15% of your annual salary, including holiday pay;

• a good pension scheme with Zwitserleven, where Movares pays two-thirds of the pension premium;

• an NS Business Card for commuting and business travel. Privately, you benefit from off-peak discounts with the card.

Maximum flexibility

Shape a way of working that suits your life and your ambitions. Make choices that suit you:

• flexible working according to our Any Time Any Place principle, matching your team, clients, and projects;

• the option to work for two weeks a year from your holiday destination within the EU;

• 20 vacation days for a full-time employment contract, with the option to buy additional days from your flexible fund;

• with your flexible fund, you choose what is important to you, for example, for extra income, pension, a bicycle, company fitness, making your home more sustainable, or paying off your student debt;

• € 750 budget every five years to properly set up your home office;

• € 2.45 net home office allowance per home office day.

Many development opportunities

Develop a career that suits your talents and ambitions. Choose your own path:

• space to further develop your expertise, ambition, and career;

• learning by doing, together with experienced colleagues and using a wide range of development opportunities;

• the chance to actively share knowledge and help build the future of our field.

Growing together

Share in the value we create together and the growth of our organization. Together for success:

• your flexible fund grows with Movares' results;

• a profit share with a target amount of 5% of your gross annual salary, depending on results;

• and the possibility to participate in the value development of Movares through the purchase of phantom shares.

Your team at Movares

You will be part of the Ecology team within the Planning & Conditioning market unit. This team connects environment, nature, and project interests in a careful and substantively strong manner. You will work with colleagues with expertise in ecology, water quality, climate adaptation, GIS, permits, environmental management, soil, and environment, among others.

Together you will ensure that projects are feasible and create added value for nature. By connecting disciplines, integrated, realistic, and future-proof solutions emerge. Within the team, there is a lot of collaboration and knowledge sharing, with room for hybrid working and attention to a pleasant balance between work and collegial contact.