Ecology Lead (Sizewell C)

EDF; Sizewell; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% CIP Bonus

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension up to 15% employer contribute.

Professional development opportunities

Flexible benefits - Cash Allowance

Job summary

EDF Sizewell C is seeking an experienced Ecology Lead to drive the delivery of ecological mitigation and habitat enhancement across the Sizewell C project in Leiston, Suffolk. You will lead ecological compliance, champion biodiversity gains and collaborate with regulators and stakeholders.

Reporting to the Water, Ecology & Land SME, you will ensure commitments are delivered while creating lasting benefits for nature in the region and local communities, with a focus on licence compliance and

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering ecological compliance on large infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation and protected species licences.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience in regulated environments and environmental governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead ecological compliance across the Sizewell C project.
• Champion biodiversity gains and nature-first approach.
• Ensure licence and environmental commitments are met.
• Oversee ecological monitoring and habitat creation programmes.
• Build relationships with regulators and local authorities.
• Support regulatory engagement and governance groups.
• Drive best practice across project teams and contractors.

Skills

Leadership

Ecology

Regulatory liaison

Environmental governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Ecology or Environmental Science

Job description

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Ecology Lead Sizewell C

Location: Leiston, Suffolk, (4-5 days a week onsite)
Contract: Permanent, full-time.
Salary: £67,000 - £72,000 - depending on experience

Benefits:

• 5% CIP Bonus
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension up to 15% employer contribution
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible benefits - Cash Allowance

Help shape the environmental legacy of one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects.

Sizewell C is seeking an experienced Ecology Lead to drive the successful delivery of our ambitious ecological mitigation, compensation and habitat enhancement programme across the project and within our new nature reserves such as Wild Aldhurst in Leiston.

Reporting to the Water, Ecology & Land SME, you will provide visible leadership for ecology across the project, ensuring environmental commitments are delivered while creating lasting benefits for nature in Suffolk and local communities.

What You'll Do

• Lead ecological compliance across the Sizewell C project.
• Champion a nature-first approach that delivers measurable biodiversity gains.
• Ensure compliance with DCO requirements, Protected Species Licences and environmental commitments.
• Act as the Named Ecologist on relevant licences.
• Oversee ecological monitoring, habitat creation and enhancement programmes.
• Build strong relationships with regulators, local authorities and environmental stakeholders.
• Support environmental governance groups and regulatory engagement.
• Drive environmental best practice across project teams and contractors.

About You

You’ll be an experienced environmental professional with a proven track record of delivering ecological compliance and biodiversity gain on large, complex infrastructure or construction projects.

You'll bring:

• A degree in Ecology, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management experience.
• Detailed knowledge of environmental legislation and Protected Species Licences.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments.
• Excellent communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.

Experience within major infrastructure, energy, nuclear or engineering projects would be highly advantageous.

Why Join Sizewell C?

• Be part of one of the UK's most significant clean energy projects.
• Help create a lasting environmental and biodiversity legacy.
• Work alongside industry-leading professionals.
• Play a key role in supporting the UK's net zero ambitions.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.