Consultant Ecologist

LUC’s ecology team is passionate about creating opportunities for wildlife and people to thrive together.

With established teams in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Sheffield, Edinburgh and Glasgow, we support a huge range of projects, at local and national levels. We’re enthusiastic about finding new ways to apply emerging ecological principles and methods to the most challenging of policy and development projects, and we have fun working together along the way.

We’re currently supporting some of the most exciting projects in UK consultancy. Working alongside colleagues and partners, we will apply our skills to projects ranging from energy generation to historic building restoration, regenerative agriculture to strategic biodiversity enhancement plans. All with the aim of achieving our strategic mission of delivering better futures for nature, people and place.

We require a Consultant Ecologist to join our Bristol team to help deliver our exciting renewable energy generation and transmission orderbook, while also contributing to our wider portfolio of development and nature restoration projects in south-west England.

The role will involve:

• Preparing desk studies and collating ecological data sets.
• Preparing and planning surveys, in collaboration with colleagues.
• Implementing surveys across the UK, as part of a survey pair or a larger survey team.
• Analysing and interpreting ecological data.
• Contributing to consultancy reports.
• Contributing to wider business development activity.

This position would suit candidates with some hands on experience already obtained of habitat and species survey skills seeking to take their professional development to the next level.

The role includes the opportunity to share and participate actively in the management and ownership of the business through the Employee Ownership Trust, which places full ownership of the company with the employees.

This role is based in LUC’s Bristol office. We work in a hybrid model with people being in the office a minimum of two days per week. There will also be travel required to visit sites, client offices and other office locations.

A full-time role is based on 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday). However, LUC has a strong track record in flexible working, and we have been recognised for our flexible working culture, so we are happy to discuss a range of flexible working options for this role including part time hours (minimum 30 hours per week) if desired.

Experience and qualifications

The successful candidate will complement our existing enthusiastic and dedicated ecology team. You will share our commitment to high quality science and be motivated to grow your ecology field skills.

• Knowledge and experience of wildlife in the UK, including a basic knowledge of English nature conservation legislation and policy afforded to these habitats and species.
• Demonstrable experience in the practical application of habitat and/or protected species survey methodologies.
• Experience of report writing, including preliminary ecological appraisal and protected species reporting.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to work across the UK, with regular trips away from home (all costs and expenses covered by LUC).
• Willingness to work antisocial hours, particularly during the bat survey season when night shift work will be necessary. This is limited to a maximum of three out-of-hours surveys per week.
• Ability to work collaboratively and positively with our local colleagues and the wider ecology team / other disciplines.
• An understanding of the English development management process.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Please apply by uploading your CV and covering letter via the above link.

LUC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. We value the differences, needs and contributions a diverse workforce represents, and we strive to embed equality, diversity and inclusion in all our people related activities.

Location Bristol

Salary £28,000 - £33,500 FTE (Dependent on experience)

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