Overview

At AtkinsRéalis, our team of ecologists work throughout the UK to deliver a diverse range of challenging and exciting projects that benefit our clients, biodiversity and society.

To meet our growing project workload and help us design and apply new approaches to our work, we are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Ecologist to join our Bristol office.

Joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant and high‑profile projects, with many of our projects winning awards for biodiversity enhancements, innovation, and knowledge sharing. Our ecology team also won the inaugural CIEEM Large‑Scale Consultancy of the Year Award in 2018 and has been highly commended in the same award category each year thereafter.

At AtkinsRéalis we are fully committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and work hard to make everyone feel respected, empowered and able to realise their full potential as important members of our team. Flexible working is a core part of our culture and we appreciate that different people have different priorities. We recognise that a healthy work/life balance is integral to wellbeing and we are extremely supportive of individual requirements for flexible and remote working.

Your Role

  • Providing ecological input to a varied range of projects across different sectors.
  • Collaborating with our multi‑disciplinary teams.
  • Planning, coordinating and undertaking field surveys.
  • Analysing and interpreting survey results.
  • Designing and co‑ordinating ecological mitigation.
  • Authoring a range of ecological reports.
  • Preparing bids and building client relationships.
  • Identifying, raising, managing and mitigating risks.