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Ecological Consultant
(Senior / Principal / Associate)

Bicester

Job Type

Full-time

Workspace

Hybrid

About the Role

Greenbridge Recruitment is pleased to present an exciting Senior Ecological Consultant opportunity near Bicester in Oxfordshire.


About the employer:


Our client is a family-run, multidisciplinary company with a passion for both people and planet - putting natural capital and sustainability at the heart of all of their work. With skilled teams in Arboriculture, Forestry, Ecology, Garden Design, and Landscape Architecture, they are proud to deliver exemplary, nature-led services through creativity, dedication and collaboration.


Thanks to continued growth and new opportunities, this established leader in natural solutions is seeking an experienced Senior, Principal or Associate Ecological Consultant to join their talented team.


About the role:


Senior: You'll be providing specialist ecological input on a variety of projects whilst supporting the wider team with advice on ecological surveys, strategies and mitigation. With a wide variety of projects and a growing number of non-development clients, your wider understanding on environmental net gain and land management will be key.


This is a great opportunity to develop your management skills, as you'll be line managing and assisting in the training and mentorship of junior team members, promoting a culture of trust, collaboration and development.


Principal / Associate: Your role will be to support the ecology team with the delivery of client projects, providing technical and professional leadership in all aspects of your work.


Joining a strong working culture of collaboration, trust and development, you'll promote opportunities for training and development across the team through mentorship and inclusion, and support the wider company in encouraging cross-team interaction and knowledge sharing. As well as project liaison and preparation of reports, you'll also be involved in business development and growth activities.


With a wide and varied client base and an interdisciplinary approach, you'll have the opportunity to work on projects both in- and outside of development, including new environmental opportunities with a restorative approach to land management, and opportunities to feed into industry changes at an even higher level.


Salary & Benefits:


This is a full-time, permanent position working 40 hours per week, with flexible hours and hybrid working available. Salary is £35,000 - £40,000 per annum DOE at Senior level, and £45,000 - £60,000 for Principal/Associate, plus excellent benefits including:

  • Discretionary bonus scheme

  • Enhanced pension scheme (6%)

  • Death in service entitlement 2.5x salary

  • Access to discounted holiday homes in Wales, Scotland and France

  • TOIL scheme

  • Excellent CPD and free access to horticulture events

  • Paid professional membership fees and subscriptions

  • Health & wellbeing benefits including fitness classes, unlimited access to Smart Health for you and immediate family, occupational health and eye tests

  • Travel expenses, breakdown cover, electric vehicle charging and cycle to work scheme

  • Bi-annual employee socials

  • Additional holiday days awarded at 2, 5 and 10 years service, paid sabbatical at 20 years

About you:


To apply for this role you will need:

  • A minimum of 3 years UK Ecology experience, with a degree-level relevant qualification and full membership (or working towards) with CIEEM

  • A full UK driving license

  • Ideally at least one protected species license (or working towards)

  • Knowledgeable in environmental net gain and land management

  • Team leadership skills

  • Experience in being a named ecologist or accredited agent within a species mitigation licence preferred

How to apply:


For more information or to apply for this role, click Apply, call Martin on 01638 358394 or send your CV to martin@greenbridge-recruitment.co.uk

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