Job description

Senior Ecologist
Competitive Salary
Ashwell, Hertfordshire (hybrid working)

Allen & York are excited to be working with a leading UK multi-disciplinary planning consultancy, providing environmental advice to high profile clients including house builders, utility companies, conservation organisations, landowners, and public bodies.

Our client is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Ecologist to play a key role in the established and highly respected team.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with landscape, master planning and archaeology/heritage colleagues, developing and delivering great outcomes for people and nature.

You'll need to hold a relevant ecology/biology degree, together with membership of CIEEM (ACIEEM or above). With extensive experience of protected species surveys, including personal species survey licences and habitat survey experience (including UKHab), you'll have a strong working knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation. An excellent communicator, you'll be proficient with MS Office software and QGIS. Highly organised, you'll have great interpersonal skills and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues.

You will need to undertake a reasonable share of night-time surveys (typically one or two per week during the main survey season), including occasional overnight stays.

You will require a full, clean UK driving licence for this role with your own car insured for business use.

A strong technical specialism (such as bat, ornithological or botanical skills), a level 2 bat licence or FISC level 3 or above would be advantageous to this role.

In return for your specialist skills and experience, you'll receive a competitive salary and exciting benefits package, with the opportunity to further your career working in a supportive and friendly environment where you'll be recognised and valued for your contributions.

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.

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About us

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

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