Senior Ecologist

Location: Wales

Senior Ecologist SALARY: PS4 (SCP 35-37) £46,142 - £48,226 Hybrid working working two days from one of the below office locations LOCATION :
Bangor, Conwy, Halkyn, Dolgellau, Aberystwyth, Newtown, Llandrindod The Senior Ecologist will provide professional ecological advice and support to NMWTRA teams and partners, ensuring that capital and maintenance operations comply with environmental legislation while maximising opportunities to enhance biodiversity, including supporting the requirements of Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 and Llwy  Newydd i Natur. You will support the Climate Change and Environmental Manager and wider teams in developing and implementing environmental strategies, policies and programmes that protect, manage and maintain the soft estate.

The role includes obtaining protected species and site licences, assents and consents where required, ensuring all associated survey, monitoring and reporting obligations are met, and developing network-wide Protected Species Programme of Works licences and reporting systems to the satisfaction of Natural Resources Wales (NRW). You will manage and continuously improve environmental constraint processes (TRECS), oversee the roadkill recording process and use the resulting data to identify opportunities for wildlife mitigation, including the introduction of appropriate crossing infrastructure across the strategic road network.

You will also manage budgets and projects relating to ecological mitigation and enhancement, promote environmental innovation across NMWTRA and its supply chain, and monitor the effective delivery of environmental requirements within the A55 Anglesey DBFO Project. If you have any specific queries relating to the above posts, please contact Matt Allmark on  For this post, the ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable and English is essential.

Closing Date: 10.00 AM, 24 th July 2026. If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your E-MAIL regularly.