Principal Ecologist /Associate Director - Ecology Glasgow/Edinburgh This is your opportunity to help lead, shape and grow one of the UK's most ambitious ecology teams, right at the heart of our Scotland practice, and leave a lasting mark on the future of sustainable infrastructure. You won't just be delivering projects. You'll take on line management responsibilities and be helping set direction, influencing strategy, and building a high-performing team that plays a critical role in some of the most complex and high-profile developments across Scotland, the wider UK and Ireland. From renewable energy and nuclear infrastructure to major transport and water programmes, your leadership will ensure ecology is at the forefront of decision-making - not an afterthought. This is a role where your expertise, vision and leadership will be visible - and where you'll have the platform to shape both projects and people at scale. What's In It For Me? At Jacobs, this isn't just...

Principal Ecologist /Associate Director - Ecology Birmingham This is your chance to lead from the front and shape the future of ecology in one of the UK's most dynamic regions. In Birmingham, you'll play a key role within the office's leadership team - providing direction, and helping guide how major programmes are delivered across the UK. You'll take on line-management responsibilities and support the development of a high-performing team, while influencing decisions on nationally significant energy and water infrastructure, major highway and rail schemes. Your expertise will directly influence decisions that impact communities, environments and sustainability outcomes for decades to come. This isn't just leadership - this is visible, meaningful impact at scale. What's In It For Me? This is more than a step up - it's a career-defining leadership role. Global reach - collaborate with 600+ ecologists worldwide and tap into unmatched expertise Clear...

Principal Ecologist /Associate Director - Ecology Glasgow/Edinburgh This is your opportunity to help lead, shape and grow one of the UK's most ambitious ecology teams, right at the heart of our Scotland practice, and leave a lasting mark on the future of sustainable infrastructure. You won't just be delivering projects. You'll take on line management responsibilities and be helping set direction, influencing strategy, and building a high-performing team that plays a critical role in some of the most complex and high-profile developments across Scotland, the wider UK and Ireland. From renewable energy and nuclear infrastructure to major transport and water programmes, your leadership will ensure ecology is at the forefront of decision-making - not an afterthought. This is a role where your expertise, vision and leadership will be visible - and where you'll have the platform to shape both projects and people at scale. What's In It For Me? At Jacobs, this isn't just...

Principal Ecologist /Associate Director - Ecology London This is your chance to lead from the front and shape the future of ecology in one of the UK's most dynamic regions. In London, you'll play a key role within the office's leadership team - providing direction, and helping guide how major programmes are delivered across the UK. You'll take on line-management responsibilities and support the development of a high-performing team, while influencing decisions on nationally significant energy and water infrastructure, major highway and rail schemes. Your expertise will directly influence decisions that impact communities, environments and sustainability outcomes for decades to come. This isn't just leadership - this is visible, meaningful impact at scale. What's In It For Me This is more than a step up - it's a career-defining leadership role. Global reach - collaborate with 600+ ecologists worldwide and tap into unmatched expertise Clear progression -...

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,...

Principal Ecologist /Associate Director - Ecology Newcastle upon Tyne This is your opportunity to help lead, shape and grow one of the UK's most ambitious ecology teams, and leave a lasting mark on the future of sustainable infrastructure You won't just be delivering projects. You'll take on leadership of our growing team in Newcastle, with line management responsibilities and be helping set direction, influencing strategy, and building a high-performing team that plays a critical role in some of the most complex and high-profile developments across the North-East of England, the wider UK and Ireland. From renewable energy and nuclear infrastructure to major transport and water programmes, your leadership will ensure ecology is at the forefront of decision-making - not an afterthought. This is a role where your expertise, vision and leadership will be visible - and where you'll have the platform to shape both projects and people at scale. What's In It For Me? At...

Principal Ecologist /Associate Director - Ecology Peterborough This is your chance to lead from the front and shape the future of ecology in one of the UK's most dynamic regions. In Peterborough, you'll play a key role within the office's leadership team - providing direction, and helping guide how major programmes are delivered across the UK. You'll take help support the development of a high-performing team, while influencing decisions on nationally significant energy and water infrastructure, major highway and rail schemes. Your expertise will directly influence decisions that impact communities, environments and sustainability outcomes for decades to come This isn't just leadership - this is visible, meaningful impact at scale. What's In It For Me You'll take help support the development of a high-performing team, while influencing decisions on nationally significant energy and water infrastructure, major highway and rail schemes. Your expertise will directly...

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...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

Senior/Principal ecologist with specialism in ornithology We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal ecologist with a special interest in ornithology to join our award-winning ecology team across the UK. The successful individuals will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects both locally and internationally. We actively support the professional development of staff, through our Global Career Framework, Chartership Academy Programme, Employee Networks and our Community of Practice networks, which connect us to over 200 Jacobs ecologists in the UK and Ireland, and over 600 globally. You will work with hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, planner and project managers to provide support and advice to our clients. You will ensure ecology input is considered by project teams, work as a first point of contact and, with the support of the wider team, provide high quality technical advice. What's In It For Me This is more than a step...

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...

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...