Graduate Ecologist

7 months ago


London, United Kingdom SLR Consulting Full time

Vacancy No
- VN3829

Employment Type
- Permanent

Contract Type
- Full-Time

Advert

**Job Description**:
**Graduate Ecologist**
Are you passionate about ecology, and want to start your professional career with a company who also care and will support your development in this specialist field? Our rapidly expanding ecology team are seeking an enthusiastic, early career Ecologist. This position would suit a graduate looking for their first opportunity into Ecology or someone who has undertaken seasonal surveys and is looking for a more permanent opportunity to continue their professional development and career.
- This position is full-time, (37.5hrs, permanent basis). We can offer you a competitive salary and excellent benefits. In this role you will be assisting with a range of tasks including protected species surveying (bats, dormouse, water vole, GCN, reptiles), Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, UKHab surveying and Biodiversity Net Gain assessments, report writing and Ecological Clerk of Works. For anyone with relevant experience, the Project Ecologist role would also include the opportunity to project manage your own small projects, including fee/costings production, invoicing and client interaction. Full training will be provided, with a mix of in-house and external providers. We have several large projects ongoing, which will provide great opportunities to develop new skills and gain experience.
- You will be joining a supportive team based in London, with the option of some flexible working with a company-provided laptop. The London office primarily work within London and the surrounding regions of southeast, south and eastern parts of England. Opportunities to support other projects within the UK would also be available. With have a strong team of over 100 ecologists, distributed across the UK and Ireland. We support client projects within the renewable energy field (wind and solar farms, battery stores), infrastructure (road and rail) and commercial and residential developments.
- **The Role**
You will be working on a diverse array of interesting projects, which will involve undertaking site visits and conducting field-based surveys, such as habitat classification surveys, protected species surveys and terrestrial/ aquatic ecology surveys. You will provide expert advice to our clients by producing high-quality technical survey reports such as ecological appraisals, ecological impact assessments and protected species survey reports.
- **About us**

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3000+ employees across 6 regions - including over 1000 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent **healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness **cover and a **structured career framework** with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer **flexible, agile and hybrid working** which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.
- **About you**
Along with a Degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental sciences or similar, and a full UK driving licence, we envisage that you will have:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to work away from home and travel to site
- A passion for ecology, demonstrated through relevant volunteering and/or ecological surveying
- A willingness to get stuck into fieldwork straight away, any relevant field experience would be

desirable- The desire to work towards a professional membership, such as with CIEEM

**To apply**-
- **_SLR Commitment - All applicants with a disability who meet the essential requirements for the job will be guaranteed an interview in line with our Disability Confident Committed status._**

Key Responsibilities
- Your key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

- undertake site visits
- undertake desk-based studies
- conduct field-based surveys
- onsite ECoW supervision
- produce high-quality technical survey reports.

Country
- United Kingdom

Office
- London


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