Senior Ecologist

GreenJobs Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental consultancy is seeking a Senior Ecology Consultant to support various projects across the UK. This role involves producing biodiversity reports, mentoring junior staff, and liaising with clients. Ideal candidates should have strong botany skills, QGIS proficiency, and ideally hold an associate CIEEM membership. Benefits include enhanced leave policies and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced family policies

Enhanced pension contributions

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Two volunteer days

Qualifications

• At least one protected species license required.
• Experience in producing BREEAM ecology reports and other assessments.
• Ability to conduct UKHabs surveys and Bat surveys.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review biodiversity reports and assessments.
• Mentor and support junior ecologists.
• Liaise with clients and attend meetings.

Skills

Strong botany skills

QGIS proficiency

Mentoring skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate CIEEM membership

Tools

QGIS

COREO

Job description

Opportunity:

Are you an experienced Ecologist looking for a new role or a step into a more senior position? Are you passionate about promoting sustainability within ecological practices? If so, this Senior Ecology Consultant role could be the role for you. Our client is an award‑winning environmental consultancy who, due to their success last year, will be taking on a larger, more varied project load this year and so are looking to expand their ecology teams across the UK. As the new Senior Ecology Consultant, you’ll be supporting on these projects, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality service whilst also protecting biodiversity in the area. This client works across several sectors, including energy, carbon, property, sustainability and environmental impact assessments. This opportunity is open to multiple applicants, and the client is looking to bring in experienced, Senior Ecology Consultants at their London, Manchester and Sheffield offices, with scope to hire people also based in Leeds as the role is on a hybrid basis.

Responsibility:

• Produce and review a variety of reports and assessments including PEAs, BNG, BREEAM ecology credit reports and protected species reports.
• Carry out and assist with UKHabs surveys/PEAs and Bat surveys.
• Mentor/support junior members of the ecology team.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders, including attending meetings and acting as a professional point of contact.
• BNG mapping using QGIS software and calculations using the Statutory Biodiversity Metric.

Requirements:

• Associate CIEEM member, full or chartered status is desirable.
• Strong botany skills, either owning or able to work at a FISC level 3 certification equivalent.
• Able to produce a range of reports and assessments, including BREEAM ecology reports, EcIAs, HRAs, BNG and PEAs.
• Proficient with both QGIS and COREO to assist with mapping responsibilities.
• Hold at least one protected species license and be familiar with the license application process, Bat licenses are particularly desirable.

Benefits:

• Enhanced family policies.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Two volunteer days to give back to the community.
• Training and development programs.

If this role looks like the ideal fit for you, click ‘Apply’ to submit your CV for review.

If you have any questions or are looking for work but this isn’t quite for you, contact Euan McLeod on 0207 960 2552.

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