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Principal Aquatic Ecologist

Glasgow, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Providing technical leadership and management for aquatic ecology projects including impact assessments, monitoring, and habitat restoration for infrastructure and utility clients.

Role type

Senior IC Principal Aquatic Ecologist (Management & Technical Lead)

Builds

Ecological Impact Assessment documents, monitoring reports, and mitigation strategies for major infrastructure projects.

Domain

Environmental consulting / Water resources / Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA/EIA), Water Framework Directive (WFD) compliance, aquatic ecology monitoring techniques, aquatic legislation knowledge, survey design, project costing, technical report authoring, team mentoring, business development support.

Preferred skills

None explicitly stated.

Technologies

None explicitly stated.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership in aquatic ecology; support business development; mentor and line manage team members; author and review technical reports; manage survey design and costing; provide input into EIA and planning projects.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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