Climate & Energy

Biodiversity Net Gain Surveyor

Measures and offsets development impacts on wildlife and habitat

£30k-£60k Regulation-driven

What it involves

Conducts ecological surveys, calculates biodiversity metric scores and designs habitat creation plans to ensure development projects leave nature in a better state.

Skills & knowledge needed

Ecological surveyingBNG metric calculationHabitat assessmentGISReport writing

Why it's emerging now

England now legally requires 10% biodiversity net gain for all major developments — surveyors are scarce.

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