Principal Ecologist

**About this opportunity**

We are looking to appoint a bright, dynamic, and passionate Principal Ecologist to join our talented team.

Based in one of our lovely offices in the southwest, you will manage and lead projects across a range of sizes and disciplines whilst also working closely with our clients. You will have extensive technical expertise in survey design and delivery and possess experience with protected species mitigation and licences (e.g. bats, dormice Badger, GCN).

**Essential Skills / Experience**
- Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages;
- Ability to multi-task and work proactively and flexibly in support of changing workloads;
- Protected Species survey Licences e.g. NE Class 2 bat licence
- Experience of delivering EcIA and HRA
- Experience in obtaining and holding EPS mitigation licences
- Excellent report writing skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work without supervision;
- Strong prioritisation and organisation skills;
- Project management experience;
- Ability to handle confidential information; and
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Principal Ecologists will bring all of these skills, as well as win projects and work effectively with clients. We would like to see you manage complex projects and build and inspire teams, as well as bring an impressive array of technical skills and experience across a wide range of ecological disciplines.

**What we can offer our employees**
- A competitive salary
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Additional days holiday per year worked (up to 5 additional days) after 2 years’ service
- Company matched pension scheme
- Employee perks scheme
- ‘Health Cash Plan’ including access to face to face counselling
- Hybrid / Flexible Working, including “_flex-from-first_”
- Regional and Companywide events
- Career development and progression (Professional Membership(s) paid)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Inter-regional technical working groups
- Volunteer days and matched charity fundraising

We are proud of our innovative nature, customer focus and drive to continually improve. We put people at the heart of what we do and employ more than 150 professional staff throughout a network of 10 regional offices across Scotland, England, and Wales.

**Who are Ecus?**

As an SME Environmental Consultancy firm, and part of the Cura Terrae group of environmental companies, we have a national presence across Scotland, England, and Wales, with plans to extend our network further and grow the company substantially over the coming years.

Ecus Ltd offers an environmental and sustainability consulting service where we aim to integrate what we do around the core principles of achieving a zero carbon and circular economy, the ecological imperative of biodiversity enhancement, healthy environments for people and places, and consideration of the future needs and resilience of society and infrastructure.

We have a strong focus around the natural and earth sciences and can provide a service which blends key skills in ecology, landscape, heritage, archaeology and arboricultural disciplines with environmental planning and management to reimagine projects and benefit sites.

With over 30 years of experience, our areas of expertise include:

- Ecology
- Environmentalplanning and consenting
- Landscape
- Heritage
- Archaeology
- Carbon management
- Arboriculture
- Water consultancy
- Air quality
- Habitats creation

We are framework suppliers too and have long term contracts with many of the major players in the transport infrastructure sector, residential and commercial land developers, energy providers and utilities, regulators, and Government as well as the national conservation bodies, charities, and utilities. We are also an IEMA QMark registered company and work hard to encourage the professional progression of our team to contribute to their own professional development and to developing high quality and innovative practice in environmental planning and related disciplines.

We always seek to recruit dedicated professionals who are committed to achieving positive environmental and sustainability outcomes, with a track record of delivering for clients and for their colleagues.

**Working for us**

Our culture is driven by our strength in teamwork and professionalism. We promote integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people from every background can come together and do great things. We invest in our people and support professional development and are committed to supporting our people and giving them tools to make improvements to their health and wellbeing.

Become part of our team

**Additional Information**

Ecus is an equal opportunities employer, we provide a supportive friendly working environment, offer competitive salaries, flexible working and we are proud to have gained Investors in People ‘Silver’ status.

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