Consultant Ecologist - West

Consultant Ecologist
£Competitive plus company car or car allowance
West England

Allen & York are thrilled to be working with a highly regarded organisation, providing a wide range of environmental services to clients across the UK.

Our client is looking for an enthusiastic Ecologist to join the established and experienced team.

The successful candidate will help deliver ecology consultancy services to existing and new projects, providing ecology support to pollution emergency response.

Responsibilities:

1. Deliver ecology consultancy services to projects.
2. Provide ecology support to pollution emergency response.
3. Conduct key ecological field surveys and ensure compliance with wildlife legislation.

Qualifications:

1. Degree in a biological or environmental sciences discipline.
2. Experience working within an ecological consultancy.
3. Strong understanding of ecological field surveys and wildlife legislation.
4. Strong IT skills and excellent analytical and numeric skills.
5. Willingness to learn new skills and work towards professional accreditation and protected species licences.
6. Full, clean UK driving licence.

You will need to be flexible in terms of travelling and working hours depending on project locations and be prepared to work in inclement weather conditions and outside of normal social working hours. Knowledge of aquatic environment legislation and its implementation, particularly the Water Framework Directive would be advantageous.

In return for your specialist skills and experience, you'll receive a competitive salary and benefits package, together with the opportunity to further your career; working for an organisation which recognises your contribution and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Interested?

Get in touch today by clicking the apply button or send an email to Billy at bwright@allen-york.com to find out more or to arrange a confidential chat.