Associate Director Ecologist (Belfast) This is your chance to lead from the front and shape the future of ecology in one of Ireland's most dynamic regions. In the team, you'll play a key role within the office's leadership team - providing direction and helping guide how major programmes are delivered. You'll take help support the development of a high-performing team, while influencing national-scale development, championing biodiversity, and helping deliver resilient infrastructure for generations to come. This isn't just leadership - this is visible, meaningful impact at scale. What's In It For Me At Jacobs, this isn't just a leadership role - it's a career-defining move. Lead on a global stage- connect with 600+ ecologists worldwide and influence beyond the UK Shape your career path- structured progression through our Global Career Framework & Chartership Academy Build and help lead a high-performing team- develop talent, mentor future leaders, and create a...

Associate Director Ecologist (Belfast) This is your chance to lead from the front and shape the future of ecology in one of Ireland's most dynamic regions. In the team, you'll play a key role within the office's leadership team - providing direction and helping guide how major programmes are delivered. You'll take help support the development of a high-performing team, while influencing national-scale development, championing biodiversity, and helping deliver resilient infrastructure for generations to come. This isn't just leadership - this is visible, meaningful impact at scale. What's In It For Me At Jacobs, this isn't just a leadership role - it's a career-defining move. Lead on a global stage- connect with 600+ ecologists worldwide and influence beyond the UK Shape your career path- structured progression through our Global Career Framework & Chartership Academy Build and help lead a high-performing team- develop talent, mentor future leaders, and create a...

Senior Hydrologist / Senior Aquatic Ecologist Advance TRS is working with a growing environmental consultancy to recruit a Senior Hydrologist / Senior Aquatic Ecologist to join its specialist Water team on a hybrid/remote basis across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional with a background in hydrology, aquatic ecology or hydro-ecology to take on a varied role combining technical delivery, project management, client engagement and business development. The Role The successful candidate will deliver and oversee complex water and hydro-ecological projects, providing technical advice to clients and supporting the continued growth of the specialist water service. Key responsibilities will include: Leading and delivering complex hydrology and hydro-ecological projects. Providing technical advice on relevant legislation, policy and best practice. Managing projects, budgets, programmes and technical deliverables. Reviewing technical...

Principal Ecologist (UK wide) Are you ready to take your ecological career to the next level? Join Jacobs' UK Ecology Team as a Principal Ecologist and become part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation that's making a real impact-locally and globally. We're hiring nationwide, with opportunities available in our offices across Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Peterborough and Reading. Wherever you're based, you'll find a welcoming team and exciting projects waiting for you. At Jacobs, we don't just offer jobs-we build careers. You'll be joining a respected and ambitious company with a strong reputation for excellence and innovation. Our commitment to your growth is backed by: Global Career Framework - chart your path with clarity and purpose Chartership Academy Programme - support to achieve professional accreditation Employee Networks & Communities of Practice - connect with over 200 ecologists in the UK &...

Senior Ecologist (Belfast) Senior Ecologist - Ireland (Dublin/Cork) At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. We have ecology teams based across the Ireland and would welcome applicants into our offices in Dublin, Cork and Belfast. While Jacobs offers flexibility in how and where you work, regular office presence is important to guide, support and mentor our growing Irish ecology team. Your Impact As part of a collaborative and growing team, you'll contribute to the delivery of major high-profile projects across Infrastructure, Utilities, Local Authorities and more. From the East Coast Rail Infrastructure Protection Programme to large-scale coastal protection and underground cable schemes, your...

Principal Ecologist Lead and Shape Ecological Outcomes Across the UK and Ireland Tetra Tech is seeking to recruit a Principal Ecologist to join our Planning & Environmental team. Based in our Belfast office, this role offers an exciting opportunity to lead ecological, environmental and planning project inputs across the UK and Ireland while working within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment. The position is based in a large, permanently desked office located on the edge of the city with on-site parking, strong public transport connections and easy access to major road networks. The role supports hybrid working, with an expectation of two to three days per week in the office to facilitate mentoring, collaboration and team coordination. Flexible working arrangements can be accommodated where project responsibilities allow. The multidisciplinary environment provides exposure to a wide range of significant projects, including marine, coastal,...

Senior Ecologist Shape Environmental Outcomes Across the UK and Ireland Tetra Tech is seeking to appoint a Senior Ecologist to join our Planning & Environmental team. Based in our Belfast office, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of ecological, environmental and planning projects across the UK and Ireland. The position is based in a large, permanently desked office located on the edge of the city with on site parking, strong public transport connections and easy access to major road networks. The role supports hybrid working, with an expectation of two to three days per week in the office to facilitate mentoring, collaboration and team coordination. Flexible working arrangements can be accommodated where project responsibilities allow. The multi disciplinary environment provides exposure to a wide range of significant projects, including marine, coastal, regeneration and renewable related developments. Purpose & Scope...

Tetra Tech is looking for a Principal Ecologist to join our team in delivering high-impact ecological solutions across renewable energy, residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects throughout England. Join Us in Shaping the Future of Ecology for Clean Energy and Development This is an opportunity to play a key role in projects ranging from onshore wind and solar to major offshore wind developments, helping to support the transition to a lower-carbon future while also contributing to a diverse portfolio of development work. You will lead complex projects, provide trusted technical advice, and support the growth of junior team members within a collaborative and ambitious environment. Purpose & Scope of the Role As Principal Ecologist, you will manage an exciting portfolio of approximately 6 - 10 projects at any one time, delivering work in line with UK legislation, planning policy, and ecological best practice. You will lead ecological inputs across...

Are you an ecologist with a desire to put your expertise to good use across a diversity of projects with the support of an experienced team? Are you ambitious to develop your technical skills and career in line with a defined career pathway that follows the route you choose? Do you want to find a work/life balance despite the nocturnal nature of bat work? The Company: As Tetra Tech builds on its demonstrable track record as one of the leading global environmental consultancies, we are seeking a ecologists of all levels to strengthen our existing expertise. With ambitions to grow our UK presence to emulate the success of the global business, we are looking for dynamic ecologists to join our established network of over 95 ecologists. As a multidisciplinary consultancy, we work closely with colleagues from other teams including planning, placemaking, engineering, transportation and asset management including through the identification of opportunities, tendering and project...

Summary Property Ecologist (Monitoring) Please Note - This is a 7 Month fixed-term contract We're looking for a Property Ecologist to help shape how nature recovery is monitored and evaluated across National Trust land in Cumbria. Working across a diverse portfolio of habitats and restoration projects, you'll help establish the frameworks, indicators and evidence needed to understand ecological change and demonstrate the impact of nature recovery. You'll bring together ecological information from across projects and landscapes, helping us understand what is working, where change is happening and how conservation outcomes can be improved over time. Your work will support evidence-led decision making and help ensure our approach to monitoring is consistent, proportionate and aligned with National Trust priorities and external reporting requirements. What it's like to work here Nature recovery in Cumbria is delivered through collaboration between property teams,...

Ecologist Cambridge An opportunity is available for an experienced ecologist to join a growing team in the East of England. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering ecological services for major development projects, from fieldwork through to planning support and mitigation. The company values work-life balance and offers flexible working arrangements, including Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) for fieldwork. Benefits; 24-25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Option to buy up to 5 extra holiday days Company pension scheme Share Incentive Scheme Life assurance Group disability cover Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Health screening and dental care options Cycle to Work scheme Access to discounts via BenefitHub Car allowance (for applicable roles) Key Responsibilities; Lead and design a variety of protected species surveys for major infrastructure and development schemes in the East of England Produce...

Senior Ecologist Location: Chilcompton, Somerset (hybrid) Salary: £35,000 £42,000 depending on experience Contract type: Permanent, full-time Reports to: Technical Director Closing date: 31st October 2026 About Bengrove Consult Bengrove Consult is a specialist ecological consultancy based in Chilcompton, Somerset. We work across planning ecology, biodiversity net gain, known as BNG, and long-term habitat monitoring. Our reputation is built on technical rigour, strong botanical expertise and responsive, practical client service. We are a small, skilled and growing team with an ambition to build one of the most technically robust habitat-monitoring practices in the South West. We take BNG seriously and believe ecological information should be genuinely useful, not simply technically compliant. We invest in technology to collect ecological data efficiently and communicate it clearly. This includes digital field-data collection, passive acoustic monitoring,...

Join Tetra Tech's award-winning ecology team as a Senior Ornithologist and lead high-impact surveys and advisory work that protect species and shape development across the UK. If you want technical challenge, mentoring responsibility and clear career progression in a supportive, multidisciplinary consultancy, read on. Purpose & Scope of the Role You will deliver ornithological advice and project management within Tetra Tech's national ecology team, contributing to surveys, impact assessments, mitigation design and client liaison across sectors including residential, defence, energy, infrastructure and government. You'll lead multi-season bird surveys (winter, passage, breeding), support Habitat Regulations work, review technical reports and collaborate with planners, engineers and other specialists to integrate ecological outcomes into project delivery. Your Impact in this position Your field data, technical judgements and mitigation designs will directly influence...

Location: Haywards Heath OR Greater Portsmouth (Hybrid Working Available) Salary: 37,000 - 55,000 depending on grade / experience Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Hybrid This opportunity would suit an experienced consultant looking to take on a leading role across a broad range of ecology and environmental projects, while working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment focused on sustainability, resilience and nature-based solutions. The Role: The successful candidate will lead and support the delivery of ecological projects across a varied portfolio including habitat restoration, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), river and catchment-based schemes, protected species work and wider environmental planning projects. Working closely with specialists across engineering, landscape, geomorphology and environmental disciplines, you will contribute to technically robust and practical project solutions from early-stage assessment through to delivery. Typical responsibilities...

Director - Knepp Wildland Foundation Location: Knepp, West Sussex Salary: £55,000-£60,000 Contract: Full-time, permanent Help shape the next chapter of one of Europe's best-known charitable rewilding foundations. Nature can recover. At Knepp, we have spent 25 years demonstrating what that can look like. Over the past four years, Knepp Wildland Foundation (KWF) has grown into a charity with national and international recognition for its work in promoting the understanding of rewilding. We have an ambitious strategy through to 2030, a great multidisciplinary team, strong partnerships and a remarkable opportunity to share Knepp's practical experience with a much wider world. As two of our major initiatives become independent organisations, we are looking for a Director to lead the Foundation into its next phase. This is a chief executive role about consolidation, focus and growth: working with the Board and team to establish what we uniquely exist to do,...

Associate Ecologist Lead Ecological Growth and Shape Sustainable Development Across London and the South East Tetra Tech is seeking to recruit an Associate Ecologist to join our Ecology team based in London. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our ecology business, supporting a diverse portfolio of residential-led regeneration, commercial development, infrastructure, aviation, data centre, logistics, urban greening and major transport projects across London and the South East. Working alongside planners, environmental managers, landscape architects and engineers, you will help clients navigate planning requirements, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), protected species constraints and wider environmental considerations within one of the UK's most dynamic development markets. This role offers the opportunity to combine technical leadership, project delivery, client development and team management while contributing to some of the UK's most...

Drive ecological excellence in Southampton with Tetra Tech. If you're an experienced ecologist who leads from the front, blends hands-on technical delivery with commercial acumen, and enjoys growing a high-performing team, this is an exceptional opportunity to shape nature-positive projects across sectors. Purpose & Scope of the Role As our Southampton Team Lead you will manage, inspire and expand a regional ecology team, overseeing the delivery of complex ecological projects from initial appraisal through to final outputs. You will balance day-to-day technical delivery with leadership, mentoring, and commercial activity-shaping bids, coordinating resources and ensuring work meets regulatory, environmental and quality standards. You will represent the region within Tetra Tech's national Nature team and contribute to strategic growth. Your Impact in this position You will strengthen client relationships, raise technical standards, and grow market share in the South...

Drive ecological excellence in the midlands with Tetra Tech. If you're an experienced ecologist who leads from the front, blends hands-on technical delivery with commercial acumen, and enjoys growing a high-performing team, this is an exceptional opportunity to shape nature-positive projects across sectors. Purpose & Scope of the Role As our Midlands Team Lead you will manage, inspire and expand a regional ecology team, overseeing the delivery of complex ecological projects from initial appraisal through to final outputs. You will balance day-to-day technical delivery with leadership, mentoring, and commercial activity-shaping bids, coordinating resources and ensuring work meets regulatory, environmental and quality standards. You will represent the region within Tetra Tech's national Nature team and contribute to strategic growth. Your Impact in this position You will strengthen client relationships, raise technical standards, and grow market share in the midlands....

Drive ecological excellence in Cumbria with Tetra Tech. If you're an experienced ecologist who leads from the front, blends hands-on technical delivery with commercial acumen, and enjoys growing a high-performing team, this is an exceptional opportunity to shape nature-positive projects across sectors. Purpose & Scope of the Role As Cumbria Team Lead you will manage, inspire and expand a regional ecology team, overseeing the delivery of complex ecological projects from initial appraisal through to final outputs. You will balance day-to-day technical delivery with leadership, mentoring, and commercial activity-shaping bids, coordinating resources and ensuring work meets regulatory, environmental and quality standards. You will represent the region within Tetra Tech's national Nature team and contribute to strategic growth. Your Impact in this position You will strengthen client relationships, raise technical standards, and grow market share in Cumbria. By mentoring...

Bat Specialist Ecologist - Flexible locations (Leeds, Newcastle, Cockermouth, Leicester, Birmingham, Bristol, London, Southampton) Passionate about bats and advanced survey techniques? Join an industry-leading ecology team where your specialist skills will inform high-profile projects, influence mitigation design and help mentor the next generation of bat ecologists. Purpose & Scope of the Role You will deliver specialist bat surveys, design mitigation, secure licences (BER and statutory), and produce high-quality technical reports and EIA/HRA chapters. Working within a multidisciplinary consultancy, you'll support project bids, coordinate survey programmes (day and night), analyse data using modern survey technology and contribute to mitigation and roost creation solutions across diverse site types. Your Impact in this position Your field expertise and technical judgement will directly shape project outcomes and regulatory compliance, safeguarding biodiversity...