Royal HaskoningDHV Zwolle is seeking a Marine Ecologist to lead our team in offshore wind and maritime projects. This role involves collecting baseline information, assessing risks and opportunities for the marine ecosystem, and advising on decisions in the tender process.

In this position, you will work with multidisciplinary teams of experts and consultants, directly with clients, and represent the company in client offices, regulator, and stakeholder meetings. You will also support in offshore wind tender processes and port development as a marine ecologist.

Royal HaskoningDHV is a worldwide independent engineering, project management, and consultancy firm that integrates over 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our 6,500 colleagues are working from permanent offices in more than 25 countries across the world. Through our mission Enhancing Society Together, we take responsibility for having a positive impact on the world.

You will work for the Advisory Group Resilience & Maritime NL. This team consists of about 180 colleagues. Within the Maritime & Resilience advisory group, you will become part of the Green Ports & Energy Projects Team. This team consists of 25 people working in the Netherlands (Amersfoort and Rotterdam) and the UK. This group and team excel in a wide variety of services and skills in the fields of Climate Resilience and Maritime developments.

• A Master Degree in Marine Ecology
• > 5 year experience in the delivery of EIAs or the environmental consenting process
• Experience in support in tender preparation for offshore wind or port developments is a pre
• Excellent written and verbal communication of English (Dutch is preferred, but not required), organisational, analytical, and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Particular experience in Habitats Regulations Assessments, Benthic Ecology, or Fish and Shellfish Ecology would be advantageous

• A good salary package: €60,000 - €80,000 per annum
• Flexible working conditions/work-life balance (laptop and mobile telephone)
• 28 vacation days if working full-time (40h)
• A good pension via our own pension fund so that everything will be arranged when you retire
• Travel reimbursement and/or NS-Business Card
• Training and development possibilities (external and internal)
• A personal budget that you can use to buy extra vacation days or others. If you do not feel like using it, you can also have it cashed out
• Bonuses on the basis of company profit