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Principal Ecologist

Employer
Vivid Resourcing
Location
Liverpool, Merseyside
Salary
£60k per annum + benefits
Closing date
13 Feb 2025
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Job Details

Are you an experienced ecologist passionate about driving positive environmental change? Join a dynamic and growing consultancy, who specialise in delivering innovative solutions for renewable energy projects across the UK.
 
Vivid Resourcing are pleased to be working with a forward-thinking multidisciplinary consultancy at the forefront of the renewable energy sector. With a mission is to balance development with environmental sustainability, offering services across ecology, planning, environmental assessment, and more.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Leading ecological services on key infrastructure and renewable energy projects, including managing project schedules, budgets, and resources.
  • Driving business development and expanding the ecology department, including team recruitment and development.
  • Overseeing work inquiries, preparing bids, and cultivating client relationships.
  • Collaborating closely with multi-disciplinary teams and engaging with stakeholders.
  • Planning, coordinating, and conducting field surveys, analyzing results, and applying methodologies like biodiversity net gain or natural capital assessments.
  • Designing and coordinating ecological mitigation strategies.
  • Writing and reviewing a range of ecological reports, including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, Appropriate Assessments & Natura Impact Statements, Biodiversity Management Plans, Net Gain Reports, Species Survey Reports, and Management Plans.

About You

Ideally, you would possess the following qualifications and memberships:

  • Membership with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
  • A degree in ecology or a related field.
  • Proven expertise and in-depth knowledge of ecology.
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to generate new business opportunities.
  • Experience conducting a wide variety of species surveys and preparing comprehensive ecological reports.
  • A valid, clean UK/Ireland driving license.

Personal Qualities

  • Dynamic and adaptable with a proactive mindset.
  • Excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with the confidence to engage with clients, colleagues, and senior management.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively.
  • High level of personal integrity, aligned with the company’s values.
  • Flexible, able to multi-task, prioritize effectively, and manage changing demands.
  • Positive attitude, approachable demeanor, and strong team player with the drive to achieve both individual and organizational goals.

The salary is negotiable and can be discussed in an interview or upon application.
 
This role will move quickly and is a unique opportunity so please get in touch as soon as possible. By sending in your CV, you acknowledge you are happy for us to put you forward for the role you have applied for. If you are keen to see a full job description, please call or attach a cover letter to your application.
 
To avoid missing out please apply today with a copy of your CV then call Joe Senior on 0161 470 5506 or email joe.senior@vividresourcing.com.

Company

From Day One, we’ve taken pride in doing things differently. Rather than follow in the footsteps of standard, impersonal recruitment agencies, we wanted to do better.

We see our clients and candidates as partners, which is why we provide a holistic, consultative recruitment service that is driven by enabling your success. As “people people”, we understand the importance of delivering a truly great service based on our partners’ needs, goals, and aspirations.

Our team are industry leaders. Each consultant possesses genuine technical knowledge of their industry and is continuously building their network. It’s this elite mentality that has super-charged our growth and turned us into a market-leading technical recruitment agency.

Want to know how we can power your success? Contact our team today.

Company info
Location
10 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7NG
United Kingdom

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