Principal Ecologist
Core
Lead ecological consultancy and advisory services, overseeing project delivery, environmental statements, and protected species licensing for clients in power, renewables, infrastructure, and transport sectors.
Role type
Senior IC Principal Ecologist
Builds
Ecology chapters for environmental statements, protected species licence applications, and technical solutions for ecological issues
Domain
Environmental consulting / Ecology / Infrastructure
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
ecological survey leadership, project management, budget control, stakeholder discussion, technical review, protected species licensing
Preferred skills
work-winning, team mentoring, technical capability development
Technologies
GIS
Responsibilities
Lead and support delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services; Oversee plan, schedule and organise all phases of ecological project work; Support development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues; Lead and support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications; Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs; Support the continued development of our technical capabilities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities