Consultant Ecologist

Position: Consultant Ecologist (Permanent)
Opportunity:

Are you looking to break into your first consulting role or getting frustrated in a large company and wanting more support and training ? We have an amazing opportunity to join an award winning and internationally recognised environmental practise who truly value their employees. Our client is looking to bring in a new Consultant Ecologist to join and expand their Birmingham office, contributing to the teams overall positive and diverse group of like-minded ecologists.

As a consultant ecologist, you'll be trusted with the responsibility of overseeing your own assigned projects, conducting a variety of surveys and helping to promote nature positive and biodiversity aiding practices throughout your work. On top of all this, our client is devoted to the welfare of the staff, so much so that they have now adopted a 4-day working week!

This means every week, you'll finish on Thursday and have more time spend with friends & family, pursuing personal interests or just decompressing, all whilst maintaining a 5-day pay rate!

Responsibility:

Advising clients on ecological considerations and strategies to overcome and improve issues.
Complete a range of various surveys, including UKHabs and protected species
Prepare reports, including EcIAs, PEAs and BNG assessments
Work alongside a multidisciplined team, including arborists and landscape planners

Requirements:

To be considered for this consultant ecologist role, you will need to meet the following criteria:

A degree in Ecology, environmental science or a similar discipline
At least 1 years of previous ecology experience

Experience with a variety of surveys, assessments and reports including familiarity with EIA and simple EcIAs would be advantageous
Familiar with UKHabs classification and BNG
Hold or be working towards at least one protected species license
Hold a full UK drivers license

If this role seems like it could be the ideal fit for you, click 'Apply' to submit your CV for review. If you have any questions regarding this or other roles, call David on (phone number removed). If you have any friends/colleagues who are interested or looking for new roles, we offer £250 referral fees for successful placements, so put them in touch