Colin Murphy

Background

About Colin Murphy

Colin Murphy is a Project Ecologist with over four years of experience in private consultancy. Colin holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Ecology and Environmental Biology from University College Cork and a M.Sc in Ecosystem Science and Policy from University College Dublin.Colin has experience in producing Habitats Directive Assessments, Ecological Impacts Assessment Reports (EcIA), Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments and preparing Biodiversity Chapters in Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR) for a variety of wind farm planning applications, as well as commercial, residential and infrastructure projects. Colin’s key strengths and expertise are Ecological Constraints identification, Ecological Impact Assessment, Habitats Directive Assessment, Project Management and GIS Mapping. Colin has extensive experience in conducting a wide range of ecological surveys including habitat surveys, invasive species surveys, bat surveys, winter wildfowl and waders’ surveys and protected species surveys (marsh fritillary, otter and badger). Colin is also experienced in providing Ecological Clerk of Work (EcOW) and site supervision on a wide variety of project, including residential and commercial construction projects and wastewater treatment plant upgrade works.Colin is currently managing a team of four junior ecologists and main tasks include organizing team workload, reviewing outputs and liaising with clients.