Principal Ecologist; Regional Deputy Team Lead - Croydon

Overview

Principal Ecologist (Regional Deputy Team Lead - Croydon/London)

Croydon, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom

Location/s: Croydon or London, UK
Recruiter contact: Laura Easdon

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the division

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott Mac Donald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

The projects you will be working on can span all stages of a project’s life cycle, from design conception to implementation; giving opportunities to positively influence scheme design, and enhancements and promote best practice.

Joining our team at Principal Ecologist level you will likely spend the majority of your time office-based but may still get involved in some site work, especially in your area of technical expertise.

As the deputy to the Regional Lead, you will have responsibility for staff wellbeing, mentoring, and career development for the Croydon and Reading Ecology Team and will line manage some of the team members. You will work with the Regional Lead, Area Leader and UK Ecology Team Leader to manage utilisation, the appointment of people for specific roles, training and recruitment needs.

You will hold regular operational team briefings/meetings for effective team management and communications.

The role will suit a dynamic, proactive team-player who wants to work in a growth area of the business and help support the delivery of ecology services in a fast-moving, client-focused, commercial environment.

Although you will be a member of the Croydon ecology team, you will also be connected to a much larger team of ecologists. There are excellent opportunities to progress your career through promotion, as well as develop a key role within our ecology team.

The team in Croydon consists of 8 members and the team in Reading has 4 members ranging from Graduate to Senior Associate Level. We also work very closely with the rest of the Ecology Team. Across the team we have a wide range of skills and licences. Our Croydon Office is well situated close to East Croydon train station.

We have a large portfolio of projects and a healthy forward-order book bringing with it fantastic opportunities for Ecologists at all levels.

We are undertaking ecological work for Lower Thames Crossing, key infrastructure projects and water companies as well as providing support to numerous Environment Agency schemes. We are also involved with landscape scale planning to deliver nature recovery various clients.

Joining our team at Principal Ecologist level you will likely spend the majority of your time office-based but may still get involved in some site work, especially in your area of technical expertise.

There are excellent opportunities to progress your career through promotion, as well as develop a key role within our ecology team.

• A degree in Ecology (or a directly related subject). An additional higher degree would be an advantage
• Over seven years’ experience in Ecological Consultancy (or equivalent with transferable…