# Senior or Principal Ecologist

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Christchurch, Canterbury
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As a Senior or Principal Ecologist at WSP in Christchurch, you will lead ecological projects and support the growth of a high-performing team. You will have expertise in freshwater and/or terrestrial ecology and contribute to landmark projects, providing technical leadership and mentoring. Key responsibilities include:

- Leading and managing ecological projects from field surveys to data analysis and reporting

- Providing technical leadership and expert advice on a range of projects

- Mentoring and supporting early career professionals

- Collaborating with clients, stakeholders, industry partners, and multidisciplinary project teams

- Contributing to the leadership, culture, and ongoing development of the ecology team

- Building and maintaining client relationships and identifying opportunities to grow ecology services

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A relevant tertiary qualification and ideally 9+ years of professional experience

- Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) – Ecology Specialist, or working towards it

- Strong technical, analytical, and project management skills

- Demonstrated experience leading ecological projects and working as part of multidisciplinary teams

- Proven ability to work collaboratively and build relationships at all levels

- Commitment to WSP's guiding principles: valuing people, fostering collaboration, and challenging the status quo

## Skills

### Required
- ecology
- project management
- technical leadership
- mentoring
- collaboration

### Nice to have
- freshwater ecology
- terrestrial ecology
- Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP)

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