Senior/Principal Ecologist in Birmingham

Energy Jobline ZR; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy recruitment firm is seeking ecologists in Birmingham to work on innovative ecology projects. The role involves conducting ecological assessments and providing habitat design solutions. Ideal candidates will possess strong botanical skills and relevant qualifications, with a focus on teamwork and ecological standards. The company promotes a diverse work environment with flexible working policies.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Employee networks for diverse backgrounds

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake UKHab surveys and Preliminary Ecological Assessment.
• Experience in managing ecology deliverables/projects.
• Understanding of work winning through client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ecological assessment and habitat design for projects.
• Develop ecological mitigation strategies.
• Quality assurance of ecological deliverables.

Skills

Passion for ecology

Knowledge of natural environment and wildlife legislation

UKHab surveys

Good report writing skills

Strong botanical skills

Experience in protected species survey

Education

Membership of CIEEM or equivalent

Chartership (CEnv or CEcol)

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Shape the future of our cities and environments.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We’re proud to say it’s thanks to our people’s collective thought, expertise and knowledge. When you join us, you’ll be part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone’s voice is valued and treated equally.

We’re passionate about what we do, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this is a great place to be. We offer flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

Our ecology team truly strives to make a positive difference to the natural environment, working across disciplines to engage in projects from the outset, ensuring ecology is considered at the earliest possible stage. This collaborative working helps to drive forward nature-positive schemes that we are proud of. Our award‑winning team of over 130 ecologists (including the President of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management and three CIEEM Fellows) work across a range of exciting habitat creation, research, development and major infrastructure projects; we also design new innovations and help inform policy.

At AtkinsRéalis our people are the foundation of our business and that’s why we put our people first. We provide an incredibly flexible and inclusive working environment with staff wellbeing being front and centre of all our decisions.

We also understand that not everyone chooses to take the university route in terms of education – we are open to taking on ecologists without a degree and are working closely with CIEEM to make entry into the environmental industry more inclusive for all. For us, it is the experience, knowledge and, above all, your ability to fit in well with our existing team of ecologists that really matters.

Your purpose:

• Working individually but also collaboratively in a team environment.
• Undertaking ecological assessment and habitat design for a variety of development and nature recovery projects.
• Developing innovative and pragmatic approaches to ecological mitigation and compensation.
• Collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams and engaging with stakeholders/clients.
• Delivering clear and concise, high quality ecological deliverables in line with current guidance and good practice.
• Quality assurance of ecological deliverables.
• Acting as ecology lead on projects, task/project management.
• Mentoring staff, line management.

What you can bring:

• A passion for ecology.
• A good working knowledge of the natural environment and wildlife legislation.
• The ability to undertake UKHab surveys, Preliminary Ecological Assessment, Ecological Impact Assessment, Habitats Regulations Assessment and Biodiversity Net Gain assessments.
• Good report writing skills.
• Strong botanical skills, including Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) level 3+ or demonstrable botanical ability matching this level.
• Experience in protected species survey, mitigation and licensing.
• An understanding of the importance of work winning, through both bidding and maintaining strong client relationships.
• The ability to manage ecology deliverables/projects from bidding through to completion.
• Membership of CIEEM or equivalent and chartership (CEnv or CEcol) or the current ability to achieve chartership.
• Full driving licence.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We’re ranked as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay. We’ve also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. We’re committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net‑Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We’re proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under‑represented groups, and we support communities outside AtkinsRéalis through schools, charities, ex‑forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of in‑the‑UK 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to or include in your application or CV any details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed for all from day one, we offer a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age, but enriches itself through these differences.

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