Consultant Ecologist - East

Allen & York is seeking a Consultant Ecologist for their East England team, based in Chelmsford. The role involves providing ecology consultancy services and requires a degree in biological or environmental sciences, along with relevant experience. Candidates should have strong IT, analytical, and communication skills, and be flexible with travel and working hours. A full UK driving license is necessary. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.
Consultant Ecologist
£Competitive plus company car or car allowance

East England

Allen & York are thrilled to be working with a highly regarded organisation, providing a wide range of environmental services to clients across the UK.

Our client is looking for an enthusiastic Ecologist to join the established and experienced team.

The successful candidate will help deliver ecology consultancy services to existing and new projects, providing ecology support to pollution emergency response.

You'll need to hold a degree in a biological or environmental sciences discipline, with experience of working within an ecological consultancy. You'll have a solid understanding of the principals and practice of key ecological field surveys and wildlife legislation. With strong IT skills, you'll be skilled in delivering high quality communications and possess excellent analytical and numeric skills.

Willing to learn new skills, you'll hold or be working towards a professional accreditation and protected species licences.

You will need to be flexible in terms of travelling and working hours depending on project locations and be prepared to work in inclement weather conditions and outside of normal social working hours. You will require a full, clean UK driving licence for this role.

Knowledge of aquatic environment legislation and its implementation, particularly the Water Framework Directive would be advantageous.

In return for your specialist skills and experience, you'll receive a competitive salary and benefits package, together with the opportunity to further your career; working for an organisation which recognises your contribution and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Interested?

Get in touch today by clicking the apply button or send an email to Billy at bwright@allen-york.com to find out more or to arrange a confidential chat.

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Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

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