Ecologists

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Randstad Cpe London Full time £40,000 - £55,000
Homebased with occational travel to either Glasgow, Perth or Edinburgh

Bonus 10% of annual salary

  • Pension Scheme
  • Buy Sell Holidays
  • 25 days holidays plus bank hols.


The successful candidate will be responsible for assist the Ecological National Lead to drive and shape a highly-skilled, multidisciplinary ecology team.

The Principal Ecologist will work as part of the Environment and Sustainability team and will act as a focal point for technical delivery within the ecology discipline in the region.

Responsibilities would include providing technically sound deliverables for environmental and ecological engineering outcomes in the delivery of commissions undertaken by the team, as well as supervising the actions of more junior members of the team and acting as people manager when required.

A strong undergraduate degree in Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biology, Environmental Science (with a strong ecology focus) or similar/equivalent.

  • A minimum of 10 years demonstrable postgraduate experience preferably in a professional ecological consultancy role encompassing large rail/infrastructure projects.
  • Full Membership of CIEEM or equivalent with expertise in protected species surveys.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation and ecological survey methodologies.
  • Experience in Invasive species survey and management.
  • Excellent reporting writing skills with experience in drafting & critically reviewing ecological reports; Experience of working closely with regulatory authorities and various stakeholders.
  • Experience of managing a team of ecological consultants and/or thirdparty contractors.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to plan and deliver works in line with budgets and programme deadlines.
  • Health and Safety awareness, especially safe working practices and risk assessment related to ecology fieldwork.
  • Valid driving licence.
Mentor the ecology team members ensuring their professional development needs are identified and delivered.

  • Support in managing ecology team resourcing, including hosting resourcing calls and ensuring workload trackers are used effectively as well as inputting into future recruitment needs
  • Share industry updates, and changes to ecology guidance and legislation with the wider ecology team; driving continued professional development
  • Support in maintaining and updating technical ecology report templates and guidance to ensure excellence and consistency in team delivery
  • Provide technical review and comment on ecology reports and deliverables
  • Identify, forecast and resource ecological survey requirements in relation to both design and construction programmes.
  • Coordinate and plan the delivery of all ecological surveys and technical reporting required as part of planning and licence applications; utilising and managing both the inhouse ecology team and external ecological subcontractors.
  • Undertake the role of Ecological Lead for projects providing advice and direction to the ecology and environmental teams as well as the design teams and Principal Contractors to ensure compliance with

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