Senior Ecologist (Homebased Midlands)

Senior Ecologist (Homebased Midlands) (BBBH30353) Leicester, England

Salary: GBP40000 - GBP46000 per annum

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 Senior Ecologist to join the established and experienced team.

The successful candidate will help deliver ecological consultancy to existing and new projects, providing consultancy expertise for the disciplines of protected species and terrestrial ecology.

You’ll need to hold a degree in an environmental subject and have extensive experience in an ecology role, with particular emphasis on protected species and the terrestrial environment. A member of an environmental professional body, such as CIEEM, you’ll have strong all-round IT skills and have experience of scheduling/programming using specialist computer programmes. With a thorough understanding and experience of the industry standard survey techniques (including protected species and Phase 1 habitat), you’ll hold at least one protected species licence and have knowledge of relevant legislation and its implementation. An excellent communicator, you’ll be confident liaising with internal and external clients and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues locally and nationally.

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. You will require a full UK driving licence for this role.

Previous commercial and/or regulatory experience would be advantageous to this role.

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.