Senior or Principal Ecologist

Envance; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy seeks a Senior or Principal Ecologist in Sheffield to lead ecology projects and mentor junior staff. The role offers flexibility in working arrangements and an unlimited training budget. Successful candidates will demonstrate proven ecological expertise and a commitment to sustainability.

Benefits

Unlimited training budget

33 days annual leave

Enhanced contributory pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Monthly well-being allowance

Flexible working hours

Discretionary profit share scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in ecological impact assessment, PEA, BNG, and managing survey programmes is crucial.
• Self-starter with initiative and desire to lead.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of ecological projects from inception to completion.
• Plan and deliver ecological surveys and produce reports.
• Mentor junior ecologists and ensure quality assurance of work.

Skills

Ecological impact assessment

Quality written work

Survey programme management

Mentoring

Tendering

GIS software skills

Education

Relevant degree

Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management membership

Job description

Sheffield, United Kingdom | Posted on 07/05/2025

We provide lifecycle support to companies and projects to help them deliver their objectives and support the transition to a greener economy.

We help our clients overcome the challenges and realise the opportunities sustainability can bring to their business.

We develop innovative solutions to environmental challenges and opportunities.

Job Description

Our team of Senior and Principal Ecologists help shape thebusiness practices and systems that enable our teams to create impactful andpositive change within the clients and projects we support.

Who are we?

We are Envance, an environmental and sustainabilitymanagement consultancy driven by our values and core beliefs. We believe that abetter future for people and the planet doesn't need to be at the expense ofsuccess in the present.

Our purpose is to help our clients become more sustainableand realise the opportunities and benefits that this can bring to theirbusiness.

Achieving positive outcomes and adding value is central toour beliefs and approach. We offer positive, pragmatic and innovative advice,embracing new and emerging methods where we can.

We believe that we can achieve more together, and that byworking with our clients and supply chain partners to deliver projects andimprove performance we can create a better world now and for the future.

Our Team

We believe that the success of our business lies in thestrength of our team and we pride ourselves on being inclusive, resulting in a talentedand diverse team with a wide range of backgrounds and specialisms.

Our existing ecology team comprises a mixture of experiencedtechnical experts, environmental data analysts and enthusiastic assistants,that pride themselves on developing their skills and finding innovativesolutions.

As a small consultancy, teamwork is central to our success.We work collaboratively within our team and with our associates and clients,believing that the sum is more than the parts.

Professional Development

Creating an environment that supports the professionaldevelopment of our team is hugely important to us. We want our people to thrivewhilst working at Envance and support them in achieving their personal andprofessional aspirations.We will help you create an individualisedtraining plan and support this with an unlimited training budget.

Flexibility

We believe that people achieve the most when they can workin a manner that works best for them and have a genuinely flexible approach towork in terms of both hours and location. We want our team to maintain theirwork/life balance to find an approach that works best for all.

The Role

As a Senior or Principal Ecologist you will be responsible for leadingthe delivery of a wide range of ecology projects and programmes of work frominception to completion, as well as supporting and mentoring less experiencedEcologists to develop and apply their technical and professional skills aseffectively as possible.

This is a permanent role within our Ecology team withoptions for remote, hybrid and flexible working and we are open to full time orpart time applicants.With projectsthroughout the country, a head office in Stockport and regional workspaces inLondon and Derbyshire, we are flexible on location.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Planning, resourcing and delivering ecological surveys
  
• Producing fee proposals and tenders
  
• Production of written reports including PEA, BNG, EcIAs
  
• Engaging with clients and sub-contractors
  
• Quality assurance of others’ written work
  
• Mentoring and training of junior ecologists
  

Requirements

It’s really important to us that we find people that willthrive at Envance. We are looking for people that have the followingattributes;

• Self-starter, keen to develop professionally and useinitiative to find solutions
  
• Takes pride in quality written work
  
• Experience in ecological impact assessment, PEA, BNG andmanaging survey programmes
  
• Protected species licences and/or a specific area ofecological expertise
  
• Experience of or desire to lead survey teams and/or mentorearly career ecologists
  
• Experience in tendering and preparing fee proposals
  
• A relevant degree and applied professional experience
  
• Associate or full membership of the Chartered Institute ofEcology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), or appetite to achieve this.
  
• GIS software skills in ARCGIS or QGIS
  
• Have a full UK driving licence.
  

In addition to a competitive salary and a great place towork we offer full time staff:

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
  
• Additional leave after 2 years service
  
• Additional day's birthday leave
  
• Unlimited training budget with your training plan
  
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Monthly well-being allowance for you to spend as on a sportor activity of your choice
  
• Discretionary profit share scheme
  
• Free parking
  

We are happy to work flexibly to meet your needs. If you arethe right person for us, we can make it work.