Ecologist​/Senior Ecologist; Habitats​/Botany Specialist Interest

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Luscinia Ecology is seeking a full-time or part-time Ecologist or Senior Ecologist with a specialist interest in habitats and botany to join our team.

Luscinia Ecology was established in April 2022, and we’ve had strong performance and growth over the last three survey seasons.

We’re a CIEEM Registered Practice and our strength is in the delivery of high-quality services, which ultimately leads to client retention and consistent client referral.

Our team mean the world to us – We’re a friendly, welcoming and inclusive bunch. We ensure each team member has autonomy in a nurturing environment in which they can grow and develop whilst delivering projects right through from quoting to invoicing.

As we’re a new and developing company, we’re looking for individuals to take ownership, apply new ideas, and improve overall delivery. We view this as a genuine opportunity to shape outputs.

The emphasis on the role will be to support our existing projects and our new services in Biodiversity Offsetting, being led by our Principal Ecologist and BNG Service Lead.

The role will routinely include leading UK Habitat Classification Surveys, Ecological Assessments, and Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments, including habitat condition assessments. The role will also require some protected species work.

We work across the South of England with most of our projects located within the Home Counties, the Southwest, and the South Midlands.

The project-based nature of our work means you’ll need to be willing to undertake travel with some overnight stays. However, we ensure our team maintains good work-life balance.

Please see the ‘About page’ on our website for more details of Luscinia Ecology’s ethos.

We Offer

· Job crafting – If successful and during the interview process, we’ll work with you to shape the role to fit your needs.

· Hybrid contract – With two days or 50% of contracted hours to be office based.

· Agile and Flexible approaches to work – Provided we know where you are, you are productive, and you maintain a team ‘presence’; we do not mind where you work, how you work, or when you work.

· Regular in-house training and a generous external training course budget, along with an employee led self-development framework. In-house training including the use of the wider grounds of our office at Hartham Park, Corsham.

· Professional memberships and licenses paid for.

· Enhanced pension contribution and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

· The opportunity to join an ambitious company, with a genuine offer of career progression.

· Genuine opportunities to shape the work we do, how we do it, and who we work for.

Essential Skills and Experience

· A genuine and demonstrable enthusiasm for ecology and the environment.

· Degree or equivalent in an ecology related discipline.

· Demonstrable experience in botanical identification (experience equivalent to at least FISC level 4

· Self-awareness and a growth mindset

· Experience of UK Habitat Classification Surveys.

· Experience of working with nature metrics, including the Statutory Biodiversity Metric

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Capable of working independently and flexibly, often outdoors, and including evening surveys.

· Full driving licence and use of a car.

· Member of CIEEM (or eligible).

Desirable Skills and Experience

· FISC level 4 certification, or equivalent

· Experience with QGIS.

· Experience in writing a range of different report types.

· Protected species survey experience

· Comfortable being client facing and networking

Download our full job description at

or email Lorna Roberts, Associate Director, at

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

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