Ecologist Role
The Role
We're looking for an Ecologist who is seeking a varied workload to join our independent ecological consultancy. You'll lead ecological projects from inception to completion, support junior staff, and serve as a trusted point of contact for clients. This is a hands-on role combining fieldwork and report writing.
Wessex Ecology is an independent ecological consultancy providing expert advice to developers, landowners, and public-sector clients across southern England and Wales. Our client base includes householders, architects, house builders, water utilities, rural agents and government agencies.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and support EcIA and EIA chapters, and protected species surveys
- Producing BNG metrics and HMMPs
- Provide technical QA and sign-off on survey reports and mitigation strategies
- Mentor and supervise junior team members
- Contribute to tenders and fee proposals
About You
Essential:
- Minimum 3 years' post-graduate consultancy experience
- Membership or willingness to achieve membership of CIEEM
- Confident with BNG assessments and biodiversity metric calculations
- Competence in GIS (QGIS)
- Strong report-writing and communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable:
- Working towards FISC level 3
Job title: Ecologist
Contract: Permanent
Office location: Hybrid/Oxford/Bristol/Salisbury
Salary: £28,000 - £38,000/annum depending on experience
Hours: 40/week (between May & September these hours worked Monday to Thursday)
Holiday entitlement: 224 statutory holiday hours/year (equivalent to 28 eight hour days.) This includes public holidays. In addition to statutory holidays we offer a further 40 hours/year (equivalent to 5 eight hour days).
Benefits: one professional membership paid, all work-related expenses paid, NEST pension after 3 months. After 12 months you will receive a profit related bonus. Personal training budget of £1000/year. Use of Company van for work. Private medical insurance. Death in service benefit.
If you are interested in the role, or to learn more about us and our business please email info@wessexecology.co.uk.
Strictly no agencies.