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You’ll be supported by a strong knowledge sharing team, with access to peer support networks, specialist groups, and open collaboration across all experience levels.\nYou’ll have the chance to work alongside environmental specialists across the UK, broadening your experience through multidisciplinary learning and exposure to global expertise. With structured training, mentoring, and clear progression routes, you’ll have every opportunity to develop your technical ecological skills, grow your project management capabilities, and work towards protected species licences.\nYou’ll gain hands-on experience across a range of large-scale and complex projects, help to shape meaningful biodiversity outcomes and contribute to nature-positive solutions. With room for innovation in survey design, modelling, mitigation planning, and application of cutting edge ecological methods, you’ll be supported to explore and develop your strengths while making a real impact at landscape scale.\nAbove all, you’ll be part of a team with a strong sense of purpose and take pride in contributing to projects that deliver genuine environmental benefit.\nYou will be involved in the following activities:\nPlanning and undertaking ecology surveys including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, and protected species surveys.\n\nPreparation of tenders and a range of ecological deliverables including; Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, protected species survey reports, method statements and management plans.\n\nConducting Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) assessments.\n\nWorking closely with clients, project teams and GIS specialists\n\nApplying the mitigation hierarchy and contributing to designing mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures.\n\nClient liaison and project management.\n\nConsultation and negotiation with regulators and stakeholders.\n\nMentoring junior team members.\n\nHelping to nurture an enthusiastic, supportive, and productive working environment.\n\nTaking advantage of a generous training and career development budget to complete training (in-house and external).\n\nWhat we are looking for you to demonstrate…\nAn appropriate academic qualification and/or experience in a related discipline.\n\nMembership of CIEEM (or working towards it)..\n\nUnderstanding of digital data collection tools (e.g., Coreo, Fieldmaps, Survey123).\n\nProfessional experience within ecological consultancy or a regulatory environment.\n\nKnowledge of BNG principles and guidance, and experience of BNG assessments.\n\nClear, accurate report-writing skills and ability to produce robust ecological assessments.\n\nFamiliarity with relevant ecology policy and planning guidance.\n\nStrong communication skills, solution-focussed and proactive.\n\nWe are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive team, so even if you’re not sure you match everything in our job description, we are still keen for you to make an application.\nImagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.\nWork on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. 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