Ecologist

Wessex Ecology Ltd; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional membership paid

Company van for work

Private medical insurance

Training budget of £1000/year

Profit-related bonus after 12 months

Death in service benefit

Job summary

Wessex Ecology Ltd is seeking an Ecologist to lead ecological projects in Aylesbury, England. This role involves managing projects from start to finish, mentoring junior staff, and engaging with clients. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' consultancy experience and a strong understanding of biodiversity metrics.

Benefits include a paid professional membership, private medical insurance, and a personal training budget. If you're looking for a hands-on role with a varied workload, apply to join our team!

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' post-graduate consultancy experience.
• Membership or willingness to achieve membership of CIEEM.
• Confident with BNG assessments and biodiversity metric calculations.
• Competence in GIS (QGIS).
• Strong report-writing and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Preliminary Ecological Appraisals.
• Support EcIA and EIA chapters, and protected species surveys.
• Produce BNG metrics and HMMPs.
• Provide technical QA and sign-off on survey reports.
• Mentor and supervise junior team members.
• Contribute to tenders and fee proposals.

Skills

Post-graduate consultancy experience

Membership or willingness to achieve membership of CIEEM

BNG assessments

Biodiversity metric calculations

GIS competence (QGIS)

Strong report-writing skills

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Job description

We're looking for an Ecologist who is seeking a varied workload to join our independent ecological consultancy. You'll lead ecological projects from inception to completion, support junior staff, and serve as a trusted point of contact for clients. This is a hands-on role combining fieldwork and report writing.

Wessex Ecology is an independent ecological consultancy providing expert advice to developers, landowners, and public-sector clients across southern England and Wales. Our client base includes householders, architects, house builders, water utilities, rural agents and government agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and support EcIA and EIA chapters, and protected species surveys
• Producing BNG metrics and HMMPs
• Provide technical QA and sign-off on survey reports and mitigation strategies
• Mentor and supervise junior team members
• Contribute to tenders and fee proposals

About You

• Minimum 3 years' post-graduate consultancy experience
• Membership or willingness to achieve membership of CIEEM
• Confident with BNG assessments and biodiversity metric calculations
• Competence in GIS (QGIS)
• Strong report-writing and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Working towards FISC level 3

Job title: Ecologist

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 40/week (between May & September these hours worked Monday to Thursday)

Holiday entitlement: 224 statutory holiday hours/year (equivalent to 28 eight hour days.) This includes public holidays. In addition to statutory holidays we offer a further 40 hours/year (equivalent to 5 eight hour days).

Benefits: one professional membership paid, all work-related expenses paid, NEST pension after 3 months. After 12 months you will receive a profit related bonus. Personal training budget of £1000/year. Use of Company van for work. Private medical insurance. Death in service benefit.

If you are interested in the role, or to learn more about us and our business please email [e-mail].