Risten Development Company Nigeria Limited is a wholly Nigerian owned Oil and Gas service company that provides quality technical services in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Environmental Ecologist
Location: Lagos
Job Responsibilities
- Conducting field surveys to collect information about the numbers and distribution of organisms;
- Taxonomy - classifying organisms;
- Applying sampling strategies and employing a range of habitat survey techniques, such as geographic information systems (gis), global positioning systems (gps), aerial photography, records and maps;
- Carrying out environmental impact assessments;
- Analysing and interpreting data, using specialist software programs;
- Habitat management and creation;
- Writing reports and issuing recommendations;
- Liaising with and advising site managers, engineers, planners and others associated with a survey;
- Building relationships with stakeholders, including members of the public;
- Carrying out research;
- Undertaking teaching in schools or in field centres;
- Keeping up to date with new environmental policies and legislation;
- Contributing ideas about changes to policy and legislation, based on ecological findings.
Qualifications Required
- Applied Life Sciences;
- Biology (Specialising In Ecology);
- Botany/Plant Science;
- Conservation Biology;
- Ecology;
- Environmental Biology;
- Environmental Management;
- Geography;
- Marine Biology;
- Zoology.
Skills Required:
- Enthusiasm about, and fascination for, animals and plants;
- Expertise in one or more groups of living organisms;
- Capacity to identify different species as appropriate to the role;
- Enthusiasm for undertaking fieldwork in sometimes harsh conditions;
- Competence in understanding and using
- Statistics and other ecological data;
- The ability to use computer software for recording, analysing and presenting data and reports;
- Excellent written communication, research and presentation skills;
- Experience of report writing;
- Confidence in using survey techniques and identification keys;
- Team working and project-management skills;
- Self-motivation, energy and drive;
- An objective approach to working in conservation.
Application Closing Date
23rd March, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV's to:
[email protected]