Associate Director Ecology and Biodiversity OR Principal Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Grangemouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading environmental consultancy as a Principal Consultant or Associate Director in Ecology and Biodiversity. This role offers the chance to tackle diverse challenges, including team management, project delivery, and business development. With a focus on providing pragmatic advice to enhance biodiversity, the position allows for flexibility while requiring regular commuting to Grangemouth. Enjoy a supportive work environment with generous benefits, including annual leave and professional development opportunities. This is an exciting chance to make a significant impact in the field of ecology.

Benefits

33 days of annual leave

Hybrid & Flexible Working

Competitive Salary & Annual Review

Company Pension

Discretionary Merit Bonus Scheme

Income Protection Policy

Company pool cars for business travel

Group Life Assurance (4 x Salary)

Sponsored Company Social Events

Volunteering Day

Qualifications

• BSc and/or MSc in Ecology or related discipline required.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as CIEEM.

Responsibilities

• Manage people, clients, and projects while providing technical leadership.
• Deliver training and develop business through reliable service.

Skills

Line management or team management

Review / QA of fee proposals

Communication of complex problems

Knowledge of the planning system in Scotland

Project budget management

Business development

Support and development of junior staff

Protected species licence holder

Ornithology survey and assessment

Stakeholder consultation experience

Inventive ecological solutions

Education

BSc in Ecology

MSc in Ecology

Membership of CIEEM

Job description

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Associate Director Ecology and Biodiversity OR Principal Consultant, Grangemouth

Client:

Gaia Talent

Location:

Grangemouth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

We're recruiting an Principal Consultant OR Associate Director Ecology and Biodiversity for a leading environmental and renewable consultancy that offers the following benefits:

• 33 days of annual leave
• Hybrid & Flexible Working
• Competitive Salary & Annual Review
• Company Pension
• Discretionary Merit Bonus Scheme
• Income Protection Policy
• Company pool cars for business travel
• Group Life Assurance (4 x Salary)
• Sponsored Company Social Events
• Volunteering Day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Car Scheme
• Paid Professional Membership
• Continuing Professional Development
• Enhanced Company Maternity & Family Leave

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to take on a wide variety of challenges, including management of people, clients and projects, technical leadership, business development, commercial management, and delivery of training. There is some flexibility to shape the role around the right person; however, line management / team management experience would be advantageous.

We are recruiting for a Principal Consultant or Associate Director to support the growth of the Ecology & Biodiversity Team in Scotland. While the location can be flexible, we are ideally looking for someone who can commute to our offices in Grangemouth at least once per week.

Our tagline is ‘See A Difference’, and we are proud to provide clients with real-world, pragmatic, and focused advice that seeks to support our clients as well as providing benefits to biodiversity.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess a BSc and/or MSc in Ecology or related discipline and a Membership of a relevant professional body such as the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).

The following skills are considered essential to the role:

• Line management or team management
• Review / QA of fee proposals, tenders, and technical reports
• The ability to communicate complex problems to clients using plain language
• Knowledge of the planning system in Scotland
• Ability to manage project budgets
• Developing business through delivering a good service, and being reliable / communicative with clients
• The ability to support and help develop less senior staff
• A protected species licence holder (Schedule 1, great crested newt, bats, badger otter)
• Ornithology survey, assessment, and mitigation experience
• Experience of stakeholder consultation, such as with Nature Scot, the SEPA, and local planning authorities
• A willingness to be inventive and creative in developing ecological solutions to novel problems