Overview

We’re hiring: Senior Ecologist

  • Location, Rural East Sussex / Hybrid
  • £33 – 42k + profit share
  • Permanent
  • Full-time

Ever surveyed bats from 40 metres up? At Co-ecology we pioneered BATS (Bats & Aerial Thermal Surveys), using drones with thermal sensors to survey bats at night, and we map habitats at landscape scale from the air. We’re looking for a Senior Ecologist to help contribute to and develop that work.

About us

We’re an independent, technically focused consultancy working on tourism, heritage, residential, infrastructure and commercial projects across the south-east and the UK. Our mission is simple: build wildlife and biodiversity into every project and deliver real conservation gains, not box-ticking.

Co-ecology are an equitable organisation, every member of the team shares in our profits and can contribute to our growth and direction.

What you’ll do

  • Lead protected species and UKHab surveys, and design survey programmes
  • Write, review and sign off PEAs, EcIAs, and BNG assessments
  • Manage projects from proposal to delivery, and be the client’s main technical contact
  • Mentor junior ecologists
  • Help shape how we use new and emerging technologies
  • Lead or support protected species licence applications

What you’ll bring

  • Consultancy experience at senior level, or as an Ecologist ready to step up
  • Sound knowledge of UK wildlife law and planning policy, and good field ID skills including botany
  • Clear, confident report writing
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Ideally: CIEEM membership and protected species licences

Don’t tick every box? Apply anyway. We’d rather talk than miss you.

What we offer

  • £33-42k depending on experience, a relevant gift on passing probation, plus a signing-on bonus after six months
  • Profit-related bonus, shared equally across the team
  • Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays; pension: 5% raising to 6% after three years’ service
  • Attractive office in a rural location
  • Strict control on working hours, additional time repaid as either TOIL or overtime
  • CIEEM membership and licence fees paid; £750 training budget and funded conference attendance

 

Email your CV and a short covering note to people@co-ecology.co.uk with the subject “Senior Ecologist Application”

For an informal chat, call Giles on 07977 494812 or the office on 01273 031566.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

To apply for this job email your details to people@co-ecology.co.uk