Clerk of Works
Experienced Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW)
Our skilled and experienced ecological and environmental consultants provide robust Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and Environmental Clerk of Works (EnCoW) services. We work with contractors to ensure that they are fully aware of constraints, offering pragmatic and timely advice to ensure the project remains on time and budget, whilst ensuring compliance with environmental legislation and planning conditions.
Our consultants have worked as Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) approved ECoW and EnCoW across a wide variety of developments including: residential and commercial property, grid and linear infrastructure, onshore wind and hydro.
Our staff are members of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), and/or Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), closely following the respective Code of Professional Conduct.
Environmental Clerk of Works (EnCoW) Services
- Species, Habitat & Waste Management Plans – preparation, maintenance, compliance
- Reviewing environmental elements of Construction Method Statements (CMS) or Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
- Pre-start supply chain appraisals
- Inductions & on-site training - environmental constraints
- Advising on all applicable environmental legislation & potential issues that could impede works
- Compliance monitoring, verification surveys & ecological scoping (including planning condition, schedule of mitigation, Species Protection Plan
- Good practice environmental advice & guidance throughout construction
- Protected species surveys during construction (including: bird survey, bat survey, aquatic survey)
- Disturbance risk assessments for protected species (including: otter, barn owl)
- Habitat reinstatement & restoration advice (including micro-siting)
- Watercourse pollution monitoring – biological, chemical & visual monitoring
- Peat, hydrology & water quality assessment - before, during & post-construction
- Stakeholder/regulator liaison (including: SEPA, SNH, FCS) & environmental reporting
- Site inspections/audits - compliance with environmental requirements including licences & consents
Acting as a lead for any environmental investigations into adverse events or near misses
Other Ecology Services
- Ecological survey & assessment
- Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – Ecology Chapter
- Environmental Advice for construction works
- Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystem (GDTE) assessments
- Habitat & protected species mitigation design & restoration
- Habitat & species management plans
- Aquatic macro-invertebrate assessment
- Fisheries habitat assessment & management
- GIS/Digital Mapping
Ecology Mitigation Calendar
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