9 Biodiversity jobs in the United Kingdom

We are seeking an International Relations & Partnerships Manager to join our Global Research Team. This position is central to building and managing international collaborations, developing strategic diplomatic partnerships, and ensuring that global biodiversity initiatives align with ethical, legal, and cultural frameworks around the world.

Our mission is to create the world’s largest and fastest-growing database of protein sequences—an effort that supports AI-driven models designed to build a “digital twin” of Earth’s biodiversity. This role ensures that partnerships with governments, NGOs, and research institutions are developed and maintained with transparency, equity, and knowledge sharing at their core.

Roles and Responsibilities

Biodiversity Partnership Management

• Lead the development, establishment, and management of international biodiversity collaborations, ensuring robust legal frameworks, regulatory compliance, and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms.
• Manage permit applications and regulatory processes, working closely with ministries, national authorities, and conservation agencies to secure long-term sampling and collaboration opportunities.
• Track and report value-sharing, ensuring biodiversity partners have transparent access to insights and benefits derived from their contributions.
• Coordinate across the Global Research Team to ensure smooth transfer of information, compliance, and scientific outcomes across all partnerships.

International Relations & Diplomacy

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with governments, NGOs, research institutes, and private organizations worldwide.
• Contribute to policy engagement efforts, ensuring biodiversity collaborations align with international frameworks (e.g., the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity) and national priorities.
• Represent the organization in international negotiations, policy forums, and global consortia focused on biodiversity, conservation, and data sharing.
• Support capacity-building programs and knowledge exchange initiatives with biodiversity partners to ensure fair benefit-sharing and mutual value creation.

Key Skills and Experience

Preferred Background

• Degree or equivalent experience in international relations, diplomacy, environmental policy, sustainable development, or related fields.
• Experience in international project management, government relations, or science diplomacy will also be considered.

Diplomatic & Interpersonal Skills

• Proven ability to build trust and foster long-term professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong track record in cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and diplomacy.
• Experience representing organizations in international partnerships, conferences, or stakeholder events.

Project Management Skills

• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects with complex regulatory, political, and cultural considerations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple regions and partnerships simultaneously.
• Knowledge of global biodiversity frameworks such as the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanisms.

Other Desirable Experience

• Understanding of the role of biodiversity in science, technology, and innovation.

Working Style

• Location: Office-based in London, UK (non-remote).
• Travel: Regular international travel required (approximately 2 weeks every 2 months).

We are seeking an International Relations & Partnerships Manager to join our Global Research Team. This position is central to building and managing international collaborations, developing strategic diplomatic partnerships, and ensuring that global biodiversity initiatives align with ethical, legal, and cultural frameworks around the world.

Our mission is to create the world’s largest and fastest-growing database of protein sequences—an effort that supports AI-driven models designed to build a “digital twin” of Earth’s biodiversity. This role ensures that partnerships with governments, NGOs, and research institutions are developed and maintained with transparency, equity, and knowledge sharing at their core.

Roles and Responsibilities

Biodiversity Partnership Management

• Lead the development, establishment, and management of international biodiversity collaborations, ensuring robust legal frameworks, regulatory compliance, and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms.
• Manage permit applications and regulatory processes, working closely with ministries, national authorities, and conservation agencies to secure long-term sampling and collaboration opportunities.
• Track and report value-sharing, ensuring biodiversity partners have transparent access to insights and benefits derived from their contributions.
• Coordinate across the Global Research Team to ensure smooth transfer of information, compliance, and scientific outcomes across all partnerships.

International Relations & Diplomacy

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with governments, NGOs, research institutes, and private organizations worldwide.
• Contribute to policy engagement efforts, ensuring biodiversity collaborations align with international frameworks (e.g., the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity) and national priorities.
• Represent the organization in international negotiations, policy forums, and global consortia focused on biodiversity, conservation, and data sharing.
• Support capacity-building programs and knowledge exchange initiatives with biodiversity partners to ensure fair benefit-sharing and mutual value creation.

Key Skills and Experience

Preferred Background

• Degree or equivalent experience in international relations, diplomacy, environmental policy, sustainable development, or related fields.
• Experience in international project management, government relations, or science diplomacy will also be considered.

Diplomatic & Interpersonal Skills

• Proven ability to build trust and foster long-term professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong track record in cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and diplomacy.
• Experience representing organizations in international partnerships, conferences, or stakeholder events.

Project Management Skills

• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects with complex regulatory, political, and cultural considerations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple regions and partnerships simultaneously.
• Knowledge of global biodiversity frameworks such as the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanisms.

Other Desirable Experience

• Understanding of the role of biodiversity in science, technology, and innovation.

Working Style

• Location: Office-based in London, UK (non-remote).
• Travel: Regular international travel required (approximately 2 weeks every 2 months).

We are seeking an International Relations & Partnerships Manager to join our Global Research Team. This position is central to building and managing international collaborations, developing strategic diplomatic partnerships, and ensuring that global biodiversity initiatives align with ethical, legal, and cultural frameworks around the world.

Our mission is to create the world’s largest and fastest-growing database of protein sequences—an effort that supports AI-driven models designed to build a “digital twin” of Earth’s biodiversity. This role ensures that partnerships with governments, NGOs, and research institutions are developed and maintained with transparency, equity, and knowledge sharing at their core.

Roles and Responsibilities

Biodiversity Partnership Management

• Lead the development, establishment, and management of international biodiversity collaborations, ensuring robust legal frameworks, regulatory compliance, and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms.
• Manage permit applications and regulatory processes, working closely with ministries, national authorities, and conservation agencies to secure long-term sampling and collaboration opportunities.
• Track and report value-sharing, ensuring biodiversity partners have transparent access to insights and benefits derived from their contributions.
• Coordinate across the Global Research Team to ensure smooth transfer of information, compliance, and scientific outcomes across all partnerships.

International Relations & Diplomacy

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with governments, NGOs, research institutes, and private organizations worldwide.
• Contribute to policy engagement efforts, ensuring biodiversity collaborations align with international frameworks (e.g., the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity) and national priorities.
• Represent the organization in international negotiations, policy forums, and global consortia focused on biodiversity, conservation, and data sharing.
• Support capacity-building programs and knowledge exchange initiatives with biodiversity partners to ensure fair benefit-sharing and mutual value creation.

Key Skills and Experience

Preferred Background

• Degree or equivalent experience in international relations, diplomacy, environmental policy, sustainable development, or related fields.
• Experience in international project management, government relations, or science diplomacy will also be considered.

Diplomatic & Interpersonal Skills

• Proven ability to build trust and foster long-term professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong track record in cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and diplomacy.
• Experience representing organizations in international partnerships, conferences, or stakeholder events.

Project Management Skills

• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects with complex regulatory, political, and cultural considerations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple regions and partnerships simultaneously.
• Knowledge of global biodiversity frameworks such as the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanisms.

Other Desirable Experience

• Understanding of the role of biodiversity in science, technology, and innovation.

Working Style

• Location: Office-based in London, UK (non-remote).
• Travel: Regular international travel required (approximately 2 weeks every 2 months).

We are seeking an International Relations & Partnerships Manager to join our Global Research Team. This position is central to building and managing international collaborations, developing strategic diplomatic partnerships, and ensuring that global biodiversity initiatives align with ethical, legal, and cultural frameworks around the world.

Our mission is to create the world’s largest and fastest-growing database of protein sequences—an effort that supports AI-driven models designed to build a “digital twin” of Earth’s biodiversity. This role ensures that partnerships with governments, NGOs, and research institutions are developed and maintained with transparency, equity, and knowledge sharing at their core.

Roles and Responsibilities

Biodiversity Partnership Management

• Lead the development, establishment, and management of international biodiversity collaborations, ensuring robust legal frameworks, regulatory compliance, and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms.
• Manage permit applications and regulatory processes, working closely with ministries, national authorities, and conservation agencies to secure long-term sampling and collaboration opportunities.
• Track and report value-sharing, ensuring biodiversity partners have transparent access to insights and benefits derived from their contributions.
• Coordinate across the Global Research Team to ensure smooth transfer of information, compliance, and scientific outcomes across all partnerships.

International Relations & Diplomacy

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with governments, NGOs, research institutes, and private organizations worldwide.
• Contribute to policy engagement efforts, ensuring biodiversity collaborations align with international frameworks (e.g., the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity) and national priorities.
• Represent the organization in international negotiations, policy forums, and global consortia focused on biodiversity, conservation, and data sharing.
• Support capacity-building programs and knowledge exchange initiatives with biodiversity partners to ensure fair benefit-sharing and mutual value creation.

Key Skills and Experience

Preferred Background

• Degree or equivalent experience in international relations, diplomacy, environmental policy, sustainable development, or related fields.
• Experience in international project management, government relations, or science diplomacy will also be considered.

Diplomatic & Interpersonal Skills

• Proven ability to build trust and foster long-term professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong track record in cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and diplomacy.
• Experience representing organizations in international partnerships, conferences, or stakeholder events.

Project Management Skills

• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects with complex regulatory, political, and cultural considerations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple regions and partnerships simultaneously.
• Knowledge of global biodiversity frameworks such as the Nagoya Protocol, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanisms.

Other Desirable Experience

• Understanding of the role of biodiversity in science, technology, and innovation.

Working Style

• Location: Office-based in London, UK (non-remote).
• Travel: Regular international travel required (approximately 2 weeks every 2 months).

Job Title: Senior Biodiversity Specialists

Location: Flexible (within our region) hybrid, approx. 2 days a week in an office (NB Regular weekly travel across the region required)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: circa £55,000 depending on skills and experience

The Environment & Innovation team is at the forefront of Southern Water's drive to enhance and protect the environment. Deploying the latest innovative solutions and working in partnership with our customers and stakeholders, the team takes a holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. Currently delivering a £0million portfolio which rapidly expands to over billion over the next 10 years. This is a fast-paced team that is now expanding to continue to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative solutions.  We are developing an exciting new team led by the Environment Strategy Manager, who are together responsible for driving environmental ambition and delivery across the business. Together this team will have responsibility for our Biodiversity and Inns programmes. 

Job Overview

We are currently recruiting two brand new Senior Specialists into our team – an Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) and an Ecology expert. 

The role holders will support the Principal Biodiversity & INNS Specialist as part of an in-house team to deliver the company's Biodiversity and Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) and/or deliver the company's Biodiversity Performance Commitment and Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP). Successful implementation of our WINEP programmes directly influences our Environmental Performance Assessment star rating. These roles will manage a small delivery team.

• Subject matter expert on Ecology or INNS, conservation delivery partnerships and how they relate directly to our business.
• Support the delivery of key programmes of work, including Biodiversity, INNS, land management of our estate and the delivery of our WINEP programme. 
• Supporting the Principal Biodiversity & INNS Specialist to technically manage implementation, monitoring and reporting of biodiversity / INNS initiatives and projects. Responsible for undertaking technical evaluation / recommendations on environmental nature-based measures needed.
• Engagement with key stakeholders and partners, environmental NGOs and catchment partnerships, as well as other Water Companies to promote our programme. Representing Southern Water on technical environmental partnerships.

About You

• Demonstrable applied expertise of project delivery in ecological/botanical monitoring, biodiversity enhancement projects, estate management, and innovative conservation delivery.
• Proven experience of project delivery of INNS/Biodiversity or Ecology projects.
• Experience managing delivery of technical work via sub-contracted consultancy teams.
• A strong track record of stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience of managing and mentoring a small team.
• Great communicator and ability to engage and deliver complex presentations in a clear and concise way to a variety of senior, technical, non-technical and public audiences.
• Ability / willingness to travel across the region regularly (weekly) to attend site visits and meetings.

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between one of our offices, sites and home.  We are offering a salary of circa £55,000 s well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year 
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications  
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme

Join our Environment & Innovation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? We will also be hiring a range of other Biodiversity Specialists across the team so please apply if you are interested in these types on roles. 

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That's why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you'll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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Job Title: Senior Biodiversity Specialists

Location: Flexible (within our region) hybrid, approx. 2 days a week in an office (NB Regular weekly travel across the region required)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: circa £55,000 depending on skills and experience

The Environment & Innovation team is at the forefront of Southern Water's drive to enhance and protect the environment. Deploying the latest innovative solutions and working in partnership with our customers and stakeholders, the team takes a holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. Currently delivering a £0million portfolio which rapidly expands to over billion over the next 10 years. This is a fast-paced team that is now expanding to continue to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative solutions.  We are developing an exciting new team led by the Environment Strategy Manager, who are together responsible for driving environmental ambition and delivery across the business. Together this team will have responsibility for our Biodiversity and Inns programmes. 

Job Overview

We are currently recruiting two brand new Senior Specialists into our team – an Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) and an Ecology expert. 

The role holders will support the Principal Biodiversity & INNS Specialist as part of an in-house team to deliver the company's Biodiversity and Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) and/or deliver the company's Biodiversity Performance Commitment and Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP). Successful implementation of our WINEP programmes directly influences our Environmental Performance Assessment star rating. These roles will manage a small delivery team.

• Subject matter expert on Ecology or INNS, conservation delivery partnerships and how they relate directly to our business.
• Support the delivery of key programmes of work, including Biodiversity, INNS, land management of our estate and the delivery of our WINEP programme. 
• Supporting the Principal Biodiversity & INNS Specialist to technically manage implementation, monitoring and reporting of biodiversity / INNS initiatives and projects. Responsible for undertaking technical evaluation / recommendations on environmental nature-based measures needed.
• Engagement with key stakeholders and partners, environmental NGOs and catchment partnerships, as well as other Water Companies to promote our programme. Representing Southern Water on technical environmental partnerships.

About You

• Demonstrable applied expertise of project delivery in ecological/botanical monitoring, biodiversity enhancement projects, estate management, and innovative conservation delivery.
• Proven experience of project delivery of INNS/Biodiversity or Ecology projects.
• Experience managing delivery of technical work via sub-contracted consultancy teams.
• A strong track record of stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience of managing and mentoring a small team.
• Great communicator and ability to engage and deliver complex presentations in a clear and concise way to a variety of senior, technical, non-technical and public audiences.
• Ability / willingness to travel across the region regularly (weekly) to attend site visits and meetings.

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between one of our offices, sites and home.  We are offering a salary of circa £55,000 s well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year 
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications  
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme

Join our Environment & Innovation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? We will also be hiring a range of other Biodiversity Specialists across the team so please apply if you are interested in these types on roles. 

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That's why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you'll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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Job Title: Associate 

Nature Team: Ecology/Biodiversity

Salary: £50,000 – £62,000 depending on experience 

The role

We're looking for a motivated Associate to deliver projects, ensuring positive outcomes for nature whilst supporting client needs and meeting fee targets. This includes: 

• Leading and delivering high-impact ecology and biodiversity projects.
• Managing complex projects from start to finish.
• Collaborating with colleagues to support the delivery of larger projects.
• Production of fee quotations, client liaison and management of budgets. 

Our primary purpose is to ensure that biodiversity is not just protected from harm through development and other land management actions, but is actively enhanced, above and beyond minimum policy and legislative requirements.

Responsibilities 

• Independent day-to-day management of complex projects.
• Delivery of particularly large and/or complex projects.
• Supporting other members of the Nature Team by writing reports and proposals.
• Training and mentoring junior members of the Nature Team.
• Line management of Principals or Seniors within the Nature Team.
• Contributing as a member of larger project teams (both within the Nature Team and the wider Greengage team).
• Attendance at client meetings and/or project meetings.
• Undertaking surveys and assessments as appropriate to your role.
• Independently writing complex reports.
• Contributing to business development and sales.
• Contributing to defining, developing and delivering annual forecast and associated budget for the department.

What we are looking for

Qualifications and accreditations

• Graduate (MSc desirable) in a relevant scientific degree (ecology, biology, environmental science or similar).
• Full member of CIEEM (or equivalent) .

Key attributes

• Highly organised and motivated. 
• Working knowledge of IT (Microsoft office programmes including Word and Excel).
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Enthusiastic about nature conservation.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Client care experience and skills.
• Accomplished in project management, communication, and health and safety.
• Expected to maintain an understanding of contemporary best practice and approaches and seek to deliver constant improvement in service delivery.

Ecology skills and knowledge

Must be accomplished in the following areas:

• Botany and habitat identification.
• PEA survey and report preparation.
• Bat survey, including survey design and approach, call identification, bat ecology and behaviour, and mitigation, compensation and enhancement approaches.
• Herpetofauna survey, including survey design and approach, call identification, reptile and GCN ecology and behaviour, and mitigation, compensation and enhancement approaches.
• An accomplished understanding of at least one other group of species as above points, but a strong understanding of all protected species legislation and survey approaches, including dormice, badgers, invertebrates, birds and plants.
• Protected species mitigation licence preparation - must at least have accomplished understanding of bat licencing.
• HRA and appropriate assessment.
• Ecological Impact Assessment.
• BREEAM land use and ecology credit assessment.
• Desirable to hold protected species licences for bats, GCN or other species.

Biodiversity skills and knowledge

Must be accomplished in the following areas:

• BNG baselining, including botanical identification and habitat classification.
• A detailed understanding of how the Statutory Biodiversity Metric functions.
• Understanding how GIS can be used to optimise these approaches but not necessarily be skilled to undertake GIS mapping.
• BNG legislation and policy, including future trends and contemporary interpretation of best practice.
• BNG optimisation through habitat action.
• BNG habitat banking principles and approaches for offsetting.
• Principles of River MoRPh assessment (although may not hold accreditation).
• Production of BGPs, LEMPs and HMMPs.
• Preparation of ecological management plans following contemporary best practice.

What we offer

At Greengage, you'll be part of a diverse and inclusive team that values your unique perspectives and ideas. We offer a supportive environment where you can grow, learn and make a real impact.

Salary and benefits

• Competitive salary package with potential for a discretionary bonus.
• 23 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Training and development programs to help you thrive in your career.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working, including an option to work from abroad for a set period each year. 
• Enhanced family policies.  
• Two volunteer days a year, to give back to the community.
• Opportunities to shape industry best practice, through professional body working groups and initiatives such as NextGen.
• Online benefits including shopping and leisure discounts, health and wellbeing services, 24hr GP appointments, gym membership and more.
• Regular socials.

About Greengage

Our vision at Greengage is simple, to live in a more sustainable world. 

Through leadership, innovation and collaboration, we enable the delivery of resilient places for today and tomorrow.

Sustainability is the greatest issue of our time. But how do you put it into practice? How do you achieve net zero… become climate resilient… create a circular building… measure social value… protect nature? Becoming truly sustainable is complex and challenging. It requires radical reinvention. New technologies. Close collaboration. Specialist know-how. And that's where we come in. 

We're an award-winning team of consultants with expertise across the full spectrum of sustainability. Sustainability matters more than ever. We have the knowledge and experience to help businesses transform and thrive.

Together we make the world a better place, so come and join us!

Please send all CV's to

• Conducting comprehensive ecological and wildlife surveys (e.g., Phase 1 habitat surveys, protected species surveys).
• Developing and implementing bespoke wildlife mitigation and enhancement strategies for development projects.
• Producing high-quality Ecological Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Natural England/Natural Resources Wales/SEPA licensing applications.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant wildlife legislation (e.g., Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Regulations).
• Managing and mentoring junior ecologists and survey teams.
• Liaising effectively with clients, local planning authorities, Natural England, and other stakeholders.
• Undertaking fieldwork, often involving extended periods outdoors in varied conditions.
• Developing and delivering training on wildlife management and conservation principles.
• Contributing to business development, including proposal writing and client engagement.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of implemented conservation measures.

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Ecology, Zoology, Wildlife Biology, or a closely related environmental science discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of demonstrable experience in ecological consultancy or a related field, with a strong focus on wildlife management.
• Proven expertise in conducting protected species surveys (e.g., bats, great crested newts, badgers, reptiles) and hold relevant survey licenses where applicable.
• Excellent knowledge of UK wildlife legislation and planning policy.
• Proficiency in using GIS software for spatial analysis and mapping.
• Strong report writing skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and technically accurate documentation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, essential for remote collaboration and client liaison.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Full UK driving license and access to a reliable vehicle for occasional site visits.
• A passion for wildlife conservation and a commitment to delivering high-quality ecological advice.