Senior Ecological Consultant - East Anglia

Overview

Our core purpose is to enable nature and business to thrive together. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast‑growing environmental consultancy in the UK, with offices across the country committed to delivering exceptional outcomes across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

As a Senior Ecological Consultant, you will play a key role in driving your team’s financial success by preparing compelling tenders, efficiently managing projects, and fostering strong relationships with clients. You will support the company’s vision and values by delivering high‑quality technical work within specified timelines and consistently upholding the company’s standards of excellence.

• Lead and manage large, complex projects, ensuring seamless execution from start to finish.
• Handle technically challenging tasks, including European Protected Species Licence (EPSL) applications, Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIAs), and Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA).
• Deliver high‑quality reports and outputs for clients, consistently meeting or exceeding project deadlines and budget constraints.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring continued trust and satisfaction.
• Document relevant professional experience and leverage it to advance toward obtaining protected species licences.
• Take ownership for the quality of survey work by providing leadership and direction to the field team.
• Ensure clear and effective communication by keeping project managers and team leads informed of all critical project developments.
• Maintain active membership with CIEEM.

From £34,000 per annum, dependent on skillset.

• Experienced ecologist with an ecological or related subject degree.
• Technically competent with in‑depth knowledge of ecology, legislation, and survey techniques, advanced field skills in one or more specialist areas, and holding protected species licences.
• Clean, valid UK driving licence and access to a car, insured for business use.
• Based in the UK with the right to work.
• Optional: ornithological or botany skills, or the ability to hold mitigation licences (not essential).

• 25 days annual leave
• Healthcare cash plan
• Enhanced stakeholder pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Discounted gym membership
• Paid professional memberships
• Clothing allowance
• Outstanding performance rewards
• Long service awards
• Free parking
• Regular local and company social events

As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.