271 Ecology jobs in the United Kingdom

AgRecruit are partnering with Biofarm in London, UK to appoint a Head of Ecology. Please contact Sam Clayton at AgRecruit directly for enquiries ( ).

BNG for those who need it, long term value for those who provide it.

Join a dynamic company at the forefront of the BNG movement; where your ideas matter, your growth is championed, and your work drives meaningful impact for nature. Thisis more than a job; it's a unique opportunity to define your career while shaping the future of our planet.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Ecology to join our entrepreneurial, London based team and to help service a growing workload. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing habitat banks and managing and overseeing the ecology team, with a particular focus on Biodiversity Net Gain. This position requires a minimum of 10 years’ field experience and an understanding of biodiversity net gain legislation, the Statutory Metric, policies, and best practices, as well as the proven ability to lead a team and liaise with government bodies such as DEFRA, Natural England, and Local Planning Authorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the Ecology team ensuring key deadlines and milestones are met in a timely manner.
• Reporting on progress to the senior team and Board.
• Drafting and presenting detailed reportsincluding Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans, Biodiversity Gain Plans, presentations, and proposals to clients, regulatory bodies, and community groups as required.
• Leading the team of in-house ecologists to develop and implement Biodiversity Net Gain strategies and action plans in accordance with relevant legislation, metrics, policies, and guidelines.
• Providing a high level of technical expertise and support including oversight and mentoring of habitat surveys and protected species assessments for BNG plans.
• Liaising with government bodies, including DEFRA and Natural England, to ensure compliance with biodiversity regulations and secure necessary permits or approvals.
• Leading the company’s ecological expansion into alternative Natural Capital markets.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Member of CIEEM.
• Circa 10 or more years' of field experience in Ecology and leadership roles.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Ecology, or a related field.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences effectively.
• Strong botanical knowledge with the ability to do standardised and replicable quadrat and transect surveys.
• Knowledge of biodiversity legislation, policies, and guidelines, including relevant national and local planning policies.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking preliminary ecological appraisals(i.e. Phase 1 habitat surveys and protected species assessments).
• Experience in preparing and implementing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) plans.
• Strong understanding of ecological principles and methodologies, including habitat assessment and ecological impact assessment.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and operate under pressure to ensure that key milestones are achieved.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a progressive, pragmatic approach and experience to assess the impact of BNG within a planning context.
• Proficiency in relevant software and tools used in planning and biodiversity assessment, such as the Statutory Metric, GIS, ecological modelling software, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Senior Environmental Consultant - Construction Support Services

• Project Management
• Ecology background
• Largely desk based with Highlands site work

Location: Scotland (Inverness, Glasgow or Edinburgh)

Consultant/Lead Grade - £33,000 - £8,000

Senior grade - 8,000 - 5,000

CleanTech Talent are hiring for a Consultant or Senior level Environmental Consultant with an ecology background seeking to move away from the weekly onsite work and travel.

This is for a long-standing reputable client supporting the renewable energy sector, infrastructure, ports & harbours and more in Scotland.

With multiple offices in Scotland and a reputation spanning three decades, receive best in class in house training and support.

To summarise:

• Small to medium size multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy operating successfully in the UK for over three decades
• Regionally managed with a national alignment
• Agile mindset with people & technology development at heart
• Harnessing a collegiate atmosphere to enable development
• Responsible, relevant & sustainable practices
• Care deeply and celebrate loudly
• Take each day as a blend of meaningful work, good laughs and honest conversations
• Easily accessible office in Inverness, with scope for travel across Scotland
• Cross-team projects, project management development and established yet continuously developing business processes.
• You will receive guidance and technical support with specific training and mentoring in your chosen field combined with work ownership and a generous salary and benefits package.
• Read on for more details!

What will you be doing?

You will be joining the highly respected team to assist in the delivery of onsite environmental and ecological auditing and an advisory role mainly on renewable energy and road infrastructure projects across Scotland. You will work closely with colleagues, and industry partners in other technical disciplines, to assist in the delivery of project work.

Key Responsibilities

• Project management of construction & ecology based projects
• Continue developing your ecology experience across habitats and reporting
• Support the construction support services team with projects across Scotland
• Collaborate with project stakeholders
• Managing and communicating with key stakeholders whilst encouraging a high level of environmental protection
• Using Microsoft Word and Excel, digital photography and infield technology
• Operate in a variety of environments such as remote areas or operational construction sites
• Supporting office management and administrative tasks

Key Competencies

• 4+ years relevant industry experience within consulting, project management, ecology or similar disciplines
• Under/postgraduate degree in Ecology, Environmental Management or a related discipline
• Experience of working under Scottish and/or UK legislation
• An understanding of current environmental legislation, policy trends, guidance and regulatory frameworks
• The ability to work as a team and individually
• Solid time management and record keeping
• A full UK drivers licence
• The ability to operate a 4x4 vehicle safely is desirable.

What's in it for you

• Salary up to 5,000 depending on experience
• Investment in your training and success
• Full project lifecycle across a range of environmental disciplines
• Hybrid working
• Established benefits of working with a dynamic and growing organisation
• Generous holiday allowance
• Training allowance
• Company Pension contribution
• Flexible weekly working hours promoting work-life balance
• Full time / Part time considered

What's next?

If you're interested in applying or would at least like to know a bit more then please apply or contact Jim Merryfield at CleanTech Talent for a confidential call.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description
Our graduate GROW programme is a structured 3-year programme, designed to help you evolve and develop skills to become an experienced professional in your chosen field. You'll benefit from training and development, mentoring, and assistance for accreditations relevant to your programme, as well as the support and guidance you need to develop and succeed. As a GROW graduate you will be empowered to drive your career and will be exposed to a variety of experiences to assist you in gaining the skills you require to succeed.

As a specialist and science graduate joining GROW you will specialise from day one in your chosen discipline. Working in teams of consultants you'll be responsible for your own deliverables, liaising with clients, and given every opportunity to build your skillsets and technical expertise. You'll work on a range of environmental and planning projects which may include major infrastructure, urban regeneration and community focussed projects that will expose you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists.

Role Accountabilities
Ecology – Our award-winning Ecology team has more than 30 years of experience undertaking ecological surveys, assessments, habitat design and creation, with a real focus on nature-based solutions. You will assist in the delivery of a range of ecological surveys, PEA's, biodiversity strategies, biodiversity and environmental net gain design and impact assessment and licence applications. You will have the opportunity to undertake surveys across the UK, often in remote and beautiful places, requiring work away from home and to work on site delivering and supervising mitigation (habitat creation, reptile translocation etc.) and construction (removal of trees, ground investigation borehole creation, archaeological trenching etc.) and undertake monitoring of habitats and species. Ecology is an exciting and dynamic profession with both long-term and short-term project requirements over a diverse range of habitats and species and clients. While we prioritise the use of public transport, due to the remote nature of the sites we often must drive. An existing driving licence is essential for our site work, and we provide 4 by 4 training as required. We work with many clients from all industry and government sectors who share our ambitions – we facilitate their nature transformation journeys into a net positive business. We always strive to achieve the best outcome for nature, people and business.

• Accepted degrees: MSc / BSc in Ecology, Biological Sciences, Wildlife Conservation or any CIEEM accredited degree.

Qualifications & Experience

• You will be graduating in 2026 or have recently graduated with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree
• You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working)
• Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK
• Comfortable with Site based working when required for projects is crucial

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Application Closing Date: 24th October Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.