CGC - Senior Ecologist

Chevron Green Services; England; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Ecologist, where you will lead ecological projects and ensure compliance with environmental legislation. This role offers the chance to work on diverse projects across the UK, providing ecological input and conducting surveys. You will be part of a supportive team dedicated to biodiversity and environmental consultancy. If you have a passion for ecology and are looking for a rewarding career with opportunities for progression, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Life Insurance

Car Allowance

Company Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Career Development Opportunities

Refer A Friend Scheme

Job Security

Access to Internal Academy

Qualifications

• Comfortable managing multiple ecological projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with protected species surveys and habitat assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead ecological projects ensuring compliance with legislation and planning.
• Conduct ecological surveys and prepare reports for planning submissions.

Skills

Ecological Surveys

Project Management

Data Interpretation

Report Writing

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Degree in Environmental Discipline

Membership of CIEEM

Tools

GIS Software

Bat Recording Analysis Software

Job description

Job Title - Senior Ecologist

Job Type: Permanent
Location: GUILFORD AREA
Salary: Highly competitive salary depending on skills and experience, with company van or allowance and general benefits. General hours of work are 40 hours per week, between Monday and Friday.

Location: Home Based. Travel will be required, hence a full clean driving licence is essential.

Benefits

As a Senior Ecologist, you can expect the benefits from Chevron Green Consultancy that come with being an employer of choice:

• Largest and best TM company in the UK
• Life Insurance with further benefits for self and family, e.g., 24/7 access to GP
• Car Allowance
• Job Security
• Company Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer A Friend Scheme of £750
• Fill Your Boots Rewards - saving an average of £400 per year
• Access to our Internal Academy and Career Development
• Career Development and Progression

About Chevron Green Services

Chevron Green Services delivers future-focused green infrastructure services and consultancy. Every day, through nature's lens, we care for our world and our planet.

Rooted in expertise, competence, and professionalism, we dare to be different. We are bold and deliver brilliance.

Our mission is to support our clients in safely creating, maintaining, and caring for biodiverse habitats for generations to come.

We do this through providing commercial vegetation management, arboriculture, and environmental consultancy.

About The Role Of Senior Ecologist

You will be joining the professional and friendly CGC team working remotely from home covering all work locations and clients. Work will be for varied clients including Highways, Local Authorities, housing associations, infrastructure, and private sector. Chevron Green Services is a growing business, and we look to recruit excellent staff at all levels. In return, we offer a highly rewarding career in a friendly and professional team. Our work is varied and covers large parts of the UK. As a CGS Senior Ecologist, you will work within the Environmental Team supporting a growing business in the Midlands Region.

The ideal candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced consultancy and be able to manage multiple projects to assist the existing bespoke team. The role will involve project management of ecological/environmental schemes for various clients, alongside some field-based work including ecological surveys, asset surveys, and ecological clerk of works. This role suits a candidate with a few years of industry experience seeking a rewarding opportunity.

Responsibilities of a Senior Ecologist

• Technical environmental and ecological lead on projects
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, planning conditions, and associated documents to help reduce risks and delays
• Supervising contractors and ensuring compliance with protected species licences and environmental protection measures
• Mentoring and training junior team members
• Conducting extended Phase 1 habitat/UKHabs surveys
• Protected species surveys
• Formulating mitigation proposals and habitat creation schemes
• Ecological Clerk of Works
• Preparing technical reports for planning submissions
• Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments
• Providing ecological input into EIAs

What good looks like as a Senior Ecologist

• Degree in a relevant scientific or environmental discipline
• Knowledge of ecology, legislation, survey techniques, and the planning process
• Experience in ecological surveys/environmental sector
• Experience with protected species surveys, PEA, Phase 1 habitat surveys, UKHabs
• Level 2 Bat licence holder or near to achieving
• Experience with bat recording analysis software
• Ecological Clerk of Works experience
• Experience delivering projects in a commercial environment
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Data interpretation skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Experience in fee proposals, project management, and client liaison
• Self-motivated and autonomous work ethic
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload
• Attention to detail and report accuracy
• Approachable, proactive, ambitious, well-organized
• Membership of CIEEM or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence

What else looks good

• Producing Protected Species Survey Licences (especially bat)
• People management and mentoring experience
• Membership of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management or working towards it
• Experience with linear infrastructure and property development projects
• GIS experience

We seek a committed individual with the aptitude and attitude to learn about the natural environment and apply their skills in a challenging environment.

If you'd like to join our award-winning team as a Senior Ecologist, please apply!

Equality and Diversity at Chevron Green Consultancy

Chevron GC values the skills, capabilities, and talents of our people. We benefit from workforce diversity and are committed to maintaining and encouraging it.

The richer the mix of people, skills, and cultures, the greater the range of inputs and experiences. Chevron GC is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, opposing all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.