Position
Senior Ecological Consultant – Cardiff office.
Responsibilities
- Line manage a small team of Ecological Consultants and Assistant Ecologists, and may also act as technical lead.
- Lead and manage large, complex projects from start to finish.
- Handle technically challenging tasks such as EPSL applications, EcIA chapters, and habitat regulation assessments.
- Deliver high‑quality reports and outputs, meeting or exceeding project deadlines and budget constraints.
- Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring continued trust and satisfaction.
- Document professional experience and leverage it towards obtaining protected species licences.
- Take ownership of survey work quality, providing leadership to the field team.
- Maintain clear and effective communication with project managers and team leads about critical developments.
- Maintain active membership with CIEEM.
Requirements
- Experienced ecologist with an ecological or related subject degree.
- Technically competent with in‑depth knowledge of ecology, legislation, and survey techniques; advanced field skills in one or more specialist areas; holding protected species licences.
- Valid UK driving licence and access to a car suitable for business use.
- Based in the UK with Right to Work in the UK.
- Optional: ornithological skills, botany skills or a bat mitigation licence.
Benefits
Salary: from £34,000 per annum, dependent on skillset.
25 days annual leave, healthcare cash plan, enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, long service awards, free parking and regular local and company social events.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
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