Senior Ecologist

Senior Ecologist

A company is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Ecologist to join their team near Bedford. As a multi-disciplinary consultancy, the Senior Ecologist will have the opportunity to work with landscape, masterplanning, and archaeology/heritage colleagues, developing and utilizing a broader understanding of planning and development to deliver great outcomes for people and nature.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (Senior Ecologist typically at £35,000 - £43,000 per annum)

• Permanent, full-time contract

• Hybrid working and flexible hours

• Annual profit-related and performance-based bonus scheme

• Overtime pay arrangement for out-of-hours survey work

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with length of service

• Company pension contribution and annual staff trip

• Commitment to continued professional development and employee wellbeing

As a Senior Ecologist, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse and interesting range of projects, collaborating with friendly and dedicated teams. You will also have the option to work from home up to 2 days a week, allowing for a healthy work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and delivering high-quality work

• Developing junior members of the team

• Playing an important client-facing role

• Leading protected species surveys

• Preparing and/or overseeing PEAs, EcIAs, HRAs, BNG assessments, and mitigation strategies

• Being involved from the strategic planning phase of projects through to implementation
  
  

Qualifications

• Relevant ecology/biology degree

• Protected species survey experience, including personal species survey licenses

• Habitat survey experience (including UKHab) and sound botanical skills

• Strong working knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation

• Excellent written English and verbal communication skills

• Skilled with MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and QGIS

• Hard-working, highly organized, and a strong team player

• Willingness to undertake night-time surveys and occasional overnight stays

• Full, clean UK driving license, with own car

• Membership of CIEEM is advantageous

The company is committed to encouraging equality and diversity and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds. They aim to create an environment in which individual differences and their contributions are recognised and valued.

Interested in this Ecologist vacancy? To discuss this vacancy please do not hesitate to contact Ashleigh Garner on or send your CV to