Description
We are seeking an experienced consultant ecologist to step into an Associate Ecologist role where you can lead, influence, mentor, and make a real impact.
Our Ecology team is friendly, collaborative, and built on shared expertise. You'll work alongside specialists in habitats, protected species, biodiversity, water, planning, and more, meaning you'll gain exposure to a wide range of projects and disciplines.
As an Associate Ecologist, you will play a key role in both project delivery and team leadership, including:
- Championing our Health, Safety & Wellbeing culture and helping create a safe, positive working environment.
- Working closely with your team, the Regional Director, and Team Leader to manage workload and uphold high technical standards.
- Generating new opportunities and preparing tenders, while overseeing the delivery of ecological workstreams technical, commercial, and financial.
- Providing both site and office support, helping to guide and mentor junior colleagues as they develop their skills.
- Contributing to a supportive, enthusiastic, and high-performing team environment.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Experience working across a range of UK habitats and protected species, with survey and/or mitigation licences (current or held previously).
- A proven track record of supporting clients from devising survey programmes and designing pragmatic, cost-effective mitigation, to gaining regulatory support and supervising implementation on-site.
- Experience delivering Ecological Impact Assessments and writing robust ES chapters.
- Knowledge and experience of Habitats Regulations Assessment.
- Demonstrable success in winning work, particularly with commercial clients in residential, mixed-use, and industrial sectors.
- A passion for supporting and developing ecologists of all grades through mentorship and leadership.
When you join us, you'll gain:
- A clear pathway to progress your ecological consultancy career
- The freedom to shape your own development
- Exposure to major UK and international projects
- A workplace that truly values diversity, collaboration, and wellbeing