Senior Ecologist

Location:

Bristol (BS98) – Avon, South West, United Kingdom

Salary:

£38000 – £45000 per annum

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Management & Executive Jobs

Advertiser:

Penguin Recruitment Ltd

Job ID:

132755010

Posted On: 

09 March 2026

Job Title: Senior Ecologist

Location: Bristol

Salary: GBP38,000 – GBP45,000

This is a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced senior ecologist to bring your skills to a well-established environmental consultancy to help protect species and work on land restoration projects.

This ecologist role is suitable if you have technical report writing knowledge and want to further your career development, within an enthusiastic team of environmental consultants.

On offer for our senior ecologist:

* Competitive salary GBP38,000 – GBP45,000)
* Full training and support
* Wide range of wildlife projects
* Flexible benefits package
* Generous pension
* Fulfilling work
* Involvement of protecting / rehoming endangered species

What’s involved with this senior ecologist Role:

* Writing Biodiversity Net Gain strategies
* Protecting species and re-homing protected species
* Collecting high-quality field data and supporting reporting tasks
* Working on sites across Derby and the surrounding areas
* Supporting senior ecologists with project delivery during peak season
* Writing technical reports

To be considered for this seasonal ecologist position:

* A degree in Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field
* Experience in ecological consultancy as an Ecologist or Senior Ecologist
* Strong technical field skills and ideally one protected species licence (e.g. bats, great crested newts)
* In-depth knowledge of UK wildlife legislation and planning policy is advantageous
* Located in or near Bristol

If you a senior ecologist, looking for a new challenge and f you think you meet this criteria and are interested, apply right away!

Interested in this or other environmental opportunities? Please do not hesitate to contact Joel Bullen at Penguin Recruitment. We have many more vacancies available on our website. This is a permanent role.
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