Technical Director Ecology

At WSP, you’ll always find opportunities to grow, shape your career and do work that truly matters. As we continue to strengthen our award‑winning Ecology team, we’re excited to welcome a Technical Director who shares our passion for creating positive environmental impact.

• Champion our Health, safety and Wellbeing culture, creating a safe and positive environment for all.
• Work closely with your team, the Regional Leader and the Team Leader to manage workloads and ensure technical excellence.
• Lead on opportunity generation, including tender preparation and overseeing the delivery of ecological services across technical, commercial and financial aspects.
• Provide both site‑based and office‑based support to mentor and develop junior ecologists.
• Help foster an enthusiastic, inclusive and productive team culture.

• Strong blend of technical expertise, leadership ability and commercial awareness.
• Experience across a range of UK habitats and protected species, with survey and/or mitigation licences (current or historic).
• Proven track record of designing and delivering ecological survey programmes, developing practical mitigation strategies, securing regulator agreement, and overseeing on‑site implementation.
• Demonstrable experience in Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and authoring Environmental Statement chapters.
• Experience of Habitat Regulations Assessment.
• Evidence of winning work from commercial clients, particularly within residential, mixed‑use and industrial sectors.
• Passion for leading, developing and inspiring ecologists at all levels.
• Experience with nationally significant infrastructure projects or development consent order applications.

• Meaningful career pathways.
• Extensive mentoring and leadership support.
• Opportunities to influence best practice across the UK ecology sector.
• A culture where people feel supported, valued and encouraged to thrive.

If you are ready to take a leading role in delivering ecological excellence and to support the future growth of a collaborative, forward‑thinking team we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us create environments where nature and communities can thrive.