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Remote Senior - Principal Ecologist

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Bury

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Job summary

An established industry player seeks an experienced Ecologist to join their dynamic team. This role offers the flexibility to work fully remotely across the UK while contributing to essential ecological assessments and reports. You will play a key role in supporting the Ecology team, ensuring high-quality technical outputs and mentoring junior staff. With a focus on work-life balance, the company provides generous annual leave, birthday off, and various social events, making it an ideal opportunity for professionals passionate about environmental consultancy. If you're ready to make a difference in the ecological field, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Fully remote working
22 days annual leave
Birthday off
Staff social events
License fees paid
Pension plan

Qualifications

  • Degree in an environmental field is essential.
  • Proven experience in writing technical ecology reports.

Responsibilities

  • Write technical reports for various ecological assessments.
  • Support ecological surveys and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Technical report writing
Ecology knowledge
Mentoring junior Ecologists
Protected species licence

Education

Degree in Environmental Field

Job description

Client:

Hays

Location:

Bury, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

9

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

Your new company
An environmental and design consultancy that operates across the UK out of Suffolk, giving their staff excellent flexibility to work remotely UK-wide. They offer a range of services, such as Ecology, BNG, Arboriculture, Landscape planning/design, and vegetation management. Their typical clients are in the residential sector (single houses and large developments).
Their flexibility is demonstrated as they have a lot of remote staff that only attend the office during social events and seasonal celebrations.
Your new role
They have an Ecology team in place already, performing varying surveys. You will work remotely (unless local to Suffolk) to help support this team from a technical perspective. Your main duties will include:

  • Technical report writing for EcIA, PRA, PEA, HRA, etc.
  • Ecological 1st and 2nd tier checking
  • Supporting to complete surveys if needed (if you're based locally)

What you'll need to succeed

  • A degree in an environmental field
  • Proven experience writing technical ecology reports
  • Experience mentoring junior Ecologists
  • Protected species licence holder (ideally)

What you'll get in return

  • Fully remote working
  • 22 days annual leave (plus 8 days for bank holidays)
  • Your birthday off
  • Staff social events
  • License fees paid for
  • Other benefits including pension, etc.

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