Ecological Consultant

At Thomson, we offer a role full of variety and excitement. As an Ecological Consultant, you'll be on the move, with travel and overnight stays being an essential part of the job, especially during peak season. If you thrive in a fast‑paced, ever‑changing environment and love the idea of exploring different locations, this is the perfect role for you! As with all consultancy work, strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain positive client relationships are a must.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to the next level and contribute to meaningful ecological projects, we'd love to have you on our team! Salary - from £28,000 per annum dependent on skillset.

• Have proven, previous experience in a similar role, ideally within a commercial consultancy
• A degree or postgraduate degree in ecology or a closely related subject
• Have field skills in one or more specialist areas
• Have prior experience of project management/coordination and/or coordinating surveys
• Have working knowledge of ecology, legislation and survey best practice
• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to write clear, concise reports
• Have a full, clean, UK driving licence, use of a car, and be willing and able to travel and stay away from home regularly
• Have a positive outlook a strong desire to succeed
• Have membership to the Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management (CIEEM)

• One or more protected species licences e.g. GCN, bat or dormouse

All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Our brand mission is to be chosen by clients as their preferred specialists and regarded by people in our industry as the company to work for. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast‑growing environmental consultancy in the UK. With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes to our clients across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, hydrology, marine laboratory, arboricultural services, geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping, environmental impact assessments.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Ecologist to join our dynamic and busy terrestrial ecology team in Guildford. We're interested in hearing from candidates already in an Ecologist level role as well as those who have gained experience in an Assistant Ecologist role for ideally at least two seasons and are now ready to step up to Ecologist level.