Senior Project Ecologist - Hybrid & Leadership

MKO Ireland; Cork, Dublin, Galway; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Pension scheme and life assurance

Paid professional membership

Employee assistance and wellbeing

Job summary

MKO Ireland is seeking a Project Ecologist to deliver medium and large ecology projects with support from Senior Leads. You will be the day-to-day client contact, plan workloads, prepare review-ready reports, and mentor junior colleagues while accessing senior technical support.

Our work spans major solar and wind developments, fish-passage and river-restoration projects, greenways and public infrastructure, habitat management planning for SACs, large residential developments and biodiversity

Qualifications

• Third-level qualification in ecology or related discipline.
• Typically 4+ years post-graduate ecology experience.
• Experience with EcIA and Appropriate Assessment.
• Strong report-writing and project-management skills.
• Knowledge of Irish and EU nature-conservation legislation.
• Willingness to travel and hold a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage ecology projects from scoping through completion.
• Plan and undertake ecological surveys.
• Prepare review-ready ecological reports (EcIA, Appropriate Assessment, PEA, etc.).
• Review junior colleagues' work for accuracy and compliance.
• Act as day-to-day client contact for projects.
• Manage project programmes and budgets.
• Prepare or support fee proposals and tenders.
• Mentor junior colleagues and provide constructive feedback.
• Contribute ideas to improve technical approaches and templates.

Skills

Ecology fieldwork

Report writing

Project management

Client communication

Mentoring

Driving licence / travel

Education

Ecology degree or related discipline

Job description

MKO Ireland is seeking a Project Ecologist to deliver medium and large ecology projects with support from Senior Leads. You will be the day-to-day client contact, plan workloads, prepare review-ready reports, and mentor junior colleagues while accessing senior technical support.

Our work spans major solar and wind developments, fish-passage and river-restoration projects, greenways and public infrastructure, habitat management planning for SACs, large residential developments and biodiversity