Principal Ecologist
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Job Description: The Principal Ecologist role involves mentoring and supporting a team within a multidisciplinary consultancy in Scotland, focusing on diverse sectors such as water, renewables, and infrastructure. The position requires collaboration with senior leadership to expand business operations, manage projects, and maintain strong client relationships. The successful candidate will also oversee consultancy outputs and contribute to tender preparations while ensuring high-quality reporting. Essential ecological knowledge and project experience, particularly in Scotland, are critical for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with senior leadership to expand the business across the UK
- Lead and mentor consultants to ensure timely, high-quality reporting
- Oversee consultancy outputs, reviewing reports and providing constructive feedback
- Contribute to tender preparation, including proposals, budgeting, and scope development
- Manage projects with multidisciplinary teams across various locations
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships and stakeholder management
- Represent the consultancy at networking events, conferences, and business development meetings
- Identify and secure new opportunities while maintaining relationships with existing clients
Skills Required:
- Strong knowledge of EU and UK legislation related to ecology, environmental issues, and Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
- Demonstrable project experience, particularly within Scotland and preferably England
- Experience leading protected species surveys and mitigation projects
- Proven ability to support junior ecologists in their professional development
- Ability to expand and manage a terrestrial ecology portfolio in a consultancy setting
- Expertise in delivering ecological advice and innovative mitigation solutions
- Track record of securing new business opportunities and preparing bids/tenders (desirable)
- Full CIEEM membership or eligibility (desirable)
- Holding at least one protected species licence or qualification as an experienced botanist (FISC Level 4+) (desirable)
- Experience leading and motivating a team (desirable)
Salary (Rate): £55,000.00 yearly
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company A well-established multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking a skilled Principal Ecologist to mentor and support an existing team in Scotland. The company operates across diverse sectors, including water, renewables, infrastructure, power and utilities, ports and harbours, as well as regulatory and governmental projects.
Your new role Collaborate with senior leadership to expand the business across the UK Lead and mentor consultants to ensure timely, high-quality reporting Overseeing consultancy outputs, reviewing reports and providing constructive feedback Contribute to tender preparation, including proposals, budgeting, and scope development Manage projects with multidisciplinary teams across various locations Develop and maintain strong client relationships and stakeholder management Represent the consultancy at networking events, conferences, and business development meetings Identify and secure new opportunities while maintaining relationships with existing clients
What you'll need to succeed Essential: Strong knowledge of EU and UK legislation related to ecology, environmental issues, and Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) Demonstrable project experience, particularly within Scotland and preferably England Experience leading protected species surveys and mitigation projects Proven ability to support junior ecologists in their professional development Ability to expand and manage a terrestrial ecology portfolio in a consultancy setting Expertise in delivering ecological advice and innovative mitigation solutions Desirable: Track record of securing new business opportunities and preparing bids/tenders Full CIEEM membership or eligibility Holding at least one protected species licence or qualification as an experienced botanist (FISC Level 4+) Experience leading and motivating a team
What you'll get in return Competitive annual salary (£45,000 - £55,000) Excellent career development opportunities Private medical insurance 33 days of annual leave (excluding bank holidays) Flexible and remote working options
What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
£55,000 Per year
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Job Description: The Principal Ecologist role involves mentoring and supporting a team within a multidisciplinary consultancy in Scotland, focusing on diverse sectors such as water, renewables, and infrastructure. The position requires collaboration with senior leadership to expand business operations, manage projects, and maintain strong client relationships. The successful candidate will also oversee consultancy outputs and contribute to tender preparations while ensuring high-quality reporting. Essential ecological knowledge and project experience, particularly in Scotland, are critical for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with senior leadership to expand the business across the UK
- Lead and mentor consultants to ensure timely, high-quality reporting
- Oversee consultancy outputs, reviewing reports and providing constructive feedback
- Contribute to tender preparation, including proposals, budgeting, and scope development
- Manage projects with multidisciplinary teams across various locations
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships and stakeholder management
- Represent the consultancy at networking events, conferences, and business development meetings
- Identify and secure new opportunities while maintaining relationships with existing clients
Skills Required:
- Strong knowledge of EU and UK legislation related to ecology, environmental issues, and Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
- Demonstrable project experience, particularly within Scotland and preferably England
- Experience leading protected species surveys and mitigation projects
- Proven ability to support junior ecologists in their professional development
- Ability to expand and manage a terrestrial ecology portfolio in a consultancy setting
- Expertise in delivering ecological advice and innovative mitigation solutions
- Track record of securing new business opportunities and preparing bids/tenders (desirable)
- Full CIEEM membership or eligibility (desirable)
- Holding at least one protected species licence or qualification as an experienced botanist (FISC Level 4+) (desirable)
- Experience leading and motivating a team (desirable)
Salary (Rate): £55,000.00 yearly
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company A well-established multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking a skilled Principal Ecologist to mentor and support an existing team in Scotland. The company operates across diverse sectors, including water, renewables, infrastructure, power and utilities, ports and harbours, as well as regulatory and governmental projects.
Your new role Collaborate with senior leadership to expand the business across the UK Lead and mentor consultants to ensure timely, high-quality reporting Overseeing consultancy outputs, reviewing reports and providing constructive feedback Contribute to tender preparation, including proposals, budgeting, and scope development Manage projects with multidisciplinary teams across various locations Develop and maintain strong client relationships and stakeholder management Represent the consultancy at networking events, conferences, and business development meetings Identify and secure new opportunities while maintaining relationships with existing clients
What you'll need to succeed Essential: Strong knowledge of EU and UK legislation related to ecology, environmental issues, and Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) Demonstrable project experience, particularly within Scotland and preferably England Experience leading protected species surveys and mitigation projects Proven ability to support junior ecologists in their professional development Ability to expand and manage a terrestrial ecology portfolio in a consultancy setting Expertise in delivering ecological advice and innovative mitigation solutions Desirable: Track record of securing new business opportunities and preparing bids/tenders Full CIEEM membership or eligibility Holding at least one protected species licence or qualification as an experienced botanist (FISC Level 4+) Experience leading and motivating a team
What you'll get in return Competitive annual salary (£45,000 - £55,000) Excellent career development opportunities Private medical insurance 33 days of annual leave (excluding bank holidays) Flexible and remote working options
What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
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