Senior Ecologist - £30,000 + dependent on experience
Futures Ecology is a small friendly consultancy started in 2019 with oices in both Leeds and Bolsover.
We are looking for a Senior Ecologist to be based at our Leeds oice.
Ideally the candidate will specialise in at least one of the following: badgers, bats (including tree climbing), botany or ornithology, as well
being a licence holder / named ecologist for surveys or mitigation works or, with a minimum of four years consultancy experience.
Skills/Qualifications
• A degree in Ecology (or related subject) or equivalent experience,
• Full, clean driving licence with business use on your insurance policy and access to your own transport,
• CIEEM Membership, minimum of Associate, ideally Full Membership or above,
• Holder of one or more protected species survey licences or equivalent level of experience in the specialist field (e.g. FISC 4)
• Holder of a mitigation licence such as Bat Mitigation Class Licence (BMCL)
• Proficiency in QGIS/QFIELD/other GIS software,
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the business including irregular hours and travel
• Good organisational skills, proactive with a high level of motivation.
Key Responsibilities
• Project Management
• Liaising and building relationships with clients, statutory bodies, stakeholders.
• Preparing and winning tenders/fee proposals for a range of schemes.
• Leading and designing protected species/habitat surveys.
• Mentoring junior sta members
• Writing and Quality Assuring Reports
• Provide expert advice/keep up to date with the planning system/current legislation.
• Proactive in finding innovative solutions.
• A willingness to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet survey requirements
Between April and September we carry out a large amount of survey work, we do ask that you have availability for at least one evening
survey per week (Monday-Thursday).
Key benefits
Our team is our most valuable asset, we want to cultivate a friendly and happy workplace, whilst also ensuring that your needs are being
fulfilled.
• Flexible working
• Paid professional memberships, licence fees, relevant to the role
• Paid overtime or TOIL
• Pension contributions
• Annual leave
• Discretionary performance related annual bonus
• Company funded social events
• We invest in your CPD and encourage you to be active in your profession outside of work.
