Principal Ecologist

Place Services is a multi-disciplinary consultancy within Essex County Council, providing expert environmental and planning services to local authorities and other public sector clients. We play a key role in enabling sustainable development, combining technical excellence with commercial awareness to deliver meaningful outcomes for communities and the natural environment.

We are looking for somebody to co-lead our team of 18 ecologists, delivering ecological support to our wide range of local authority clients and undertaking project work for Councils, water companies and other public bodies. You will contribute to maintaining and developing a high-performing and supportive team culture, while promoting wellbeing, health and safety, and continuous professional growth. Through your leadership, you will help strengthen both the capability of the team and the ongoing success and reputation of Place Services.

You will have considerable experience of ecological practice, line management and business development, with good business awareness and preferably a working history including ecology in planning and for local authorities.