The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Ecologist to join our client.
In this role you will be instrumental in driving the team’s financial success by preparing compelling tenders, efficiently managing projects, and fostering strong relationships with clients and potential clients. An integral part of your role will also be to provide technical support, coaching and leadership to the Guildford team.
Your contributions will also support the company’s vision and values by delivering high-quality work, completing tasks within specified timelines, and consistently upholding the company’s standards of excellence.
To be a success in the position, you will have strong commercial project management skills, and will also be technically competent, with an in-depth knowledge of ecology, legislation, and survey techniques. Outputs are expected to be high quality, on time and within budget. As with all consultancy work, you will need to be a professional with the ability to communicate effectively and to maintain positive client relationships.
This is a permanent position, with a working split between office, home and on-site work.
Some of the duties include:
Line management responsibility, overseeing and guiding a small team of Senior Ecological Consultants, Ecological Consultants and Assistant Ecologists. You may also take on a role as technical lead.
Technical coaching, mentoring and support to those around you.
Lead and manage large, complex projects, ensuring seamless execution from start to finish.
Handle technically challenging tasks, including EPSL applications, EcIA chapters, and Habitats Regulations Assessments.
Deliver high-quality reports and outputs for clients, consistently meeting or exceeding project deadlines and budget constraints.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring continued trust and satisfaction.
Document relevant professional experience and leverage it to advance toward obtaining protected species licenses.
Take ownership for the quality of survey work by providing leadership and direction to the field team.
Maintain active membership with CIEEM.
Desirable Qualifications
You will be an experienced Principal Ecological Consultant with an ecological or related subject degree.
You will be technically competent, with an in-depth knowledge of ecology, legislation and survey techniques with advanced field skills in one or more specialist areas as well as holding protected species licences.
You will also hold a clean, valid UK driving licence and ideally have your own car/access to a car.
They would be especially interested in hearing from applicants with ornithological skills, botany skills and/or the ability to act as Named Ecologist on bat mitigation licences.
What's on Offer
You’ll enjoy all the benefits they have to offer which include:
25 days annual leave,
Healthcare cash plan,
Enhanced stakeholder pension scheme,
Life insurance,
Discounted gym membership,
Paid professional memberships,
Clothing allowance,
Outstanding performance rewards,
Long service awards,
Free parking and regular local and company social events.
You will benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external training, as well as in-house training opportunities led by their specialists.
The variety of projects they deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration.
They can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects.
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