Seasonal Ecologist - Bristol

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to solving critical environmental challenges. As a seasonal ecologist, you'll play a vital role in supporting ecological projects across the UK, contributing your expertise in field surveys and data collection. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse team of professionals, ensuring your growth through mentoring and collaboration. Whether you're fresh from university or an experienced consultant, your passion for ecology will help shape sustainable solutions for thriving cities and resilient environments. Embrace a culture that values inclusion and diversity, where your contributions truly matter.

Qualifications

• Degree in Ecology or a related field or keen naturalist.
• Experience in ecology surveys and as a field scientist.

Responsibilities

• Support the national team of ecologists on various projects.
• Conduct ecological surveying and biological data collection.
• Assist in report writing and logistic planning.

Skills

Ecology Surveys

Report Writing

Team Collaboration

Field Science

GIS/ArcGIS

Education

Degree in Ecology or related field

CIEEM Membership

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We employ several field biologists and ecologists to assist with and undertake data collection and monitoring commitments on projects. We are looking for seasonal ecologists to support our project commitments on a range of contract types across our office locations in Peterborough/Norwich, London, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Winnersh, Worcester, and Birmingham. Whether you’re fresh out of university, a keen naturalist or have years of consultancy experience under your belt, we’re keen to hear from you.

We are especially interested in recruiting experienced field survey leads, bat specialists, water vole specialists, botanists, and ornithologists. We would be keen to offer fixed-term and zero-hour contracts, full-time or part-time, to the right candidates.

Our ecology team is currently over two hundred strong, which means technical and career mentoring to ensure your continued professional development. At Jacobs, we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supporting the national team of ecologists working on a variety of projects
• Survey support and logistic planning
• Ecological surveying and biological data collection
• Report Writing

Here's what you'll need:

• Aptitude or enthusiasm for a career in ecology (degree, or keen naturalist)
• Experience in ecology surveys and as a field scientist
• Eligibility for CIEEM membership
• Capable of managing a challenging workload subject to change at short notice
• Ability to write clear, concise reports
• You must be a good team player with a willingness to work away from your base office.

Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have:

• Driving license (please specify on your CV)
• Understanding of relevant UK Ecology legislation
• Understanding of GIS or basic ability using ArcGIS
• Full CIEEM membership
• An ecological specialism
• Chartered Environmentalist
• Ecological Clerk of Works (EcCoW) experience

Additional Information:

We are looking for candidates to register their interest with Jacobs, with a CV and Cover Letter. The interview and selection process will run throughout January and February, with start dates anticipated in April.

Why Jacobs?

We clear the way for inventive thinking so you have the support, means and space to deliver the boldest solutions for the extraordinary and every day. Jacobs. A world where you can.

Our Culture:

We’re invested in you and your success. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to make inclusion and diversity core attributes of our identity, embedded in all our employment and business practices in all locations. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative.

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As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

Successful candidates will need to have the right to work within the UK, be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard Pre-Employment check and will be required to undergo various checks including: Identity, Right to Work; Employment/Education History and Criminal Record. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed or rejected.