Location
Southend-on-Sea
Industry sector
Environment
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
29/09/2025
Closing date
20/10/2025
Job Title: Ecologist
Ref. No.: CJD260925A
Location: South-on-Sea
Salary: £26,000 - £36,000
This is a brilliant opportunity to join my client, a trusted, well-established Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their expertise to a range of high-profile projects across the ecological, planning and design, and arboricultural landscapes. They are seeking a talented, keen Ecologist, willing to take on a variety of challenging projects alongside a growing team of professionals, based near the family-friendly, coastal city of Southend-on-Sea.
Benefits for the role of Ecologist (but are not limited to):
* Highly competitive salary (in line with the experience you bring to the role)
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Generous annual leave entitlement (including your Birthday off), raising with length of service
* Training, mentoring, and career progression opportunities
* Life Assurance Plan
* Private Health/Medical Insurance
* Additional benefits packages, tailored to suit you
Responsibilities for the role of Ecologist include:
* Undertaking fieldwork and conducting ecological surveys to gather data and inform a variety of reports and assessments, such as Protected Species Licence Applications, etc.
* Producing reports and assessments for further review by senior colleagues
* Contributing to a range of projects, working as part of a high-performing team as well as on your own initiative
* Engaging with a number of clients across the public and private sectors
* Representing the company whilst partaking in projects across the local area, and further afield
Required skills and experience for the role of Ecologist include:
* A Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Ecology (or similar, relevant discipline)
* Some experience within a UK-based ecological consultancy (or Local Authority, in a relevant role)
* Confident in conducting fieldwork, analysing and interpreting data to inform the necessary reports and assessments, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), planning applications, etc.
* Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
* Good time management skills, including the ability to work under pressure and meet required deadlines
* Able to work on your own initiative, as well as with a team
* Hold a full, valid UK driving licence, as well as your own vehicle, with a willingness to travel to a variety of sites
* Willing to work unsociable hours in order to conduct work in the field
* Proactively working to attain a Protected Species Survey Licence
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Ecologist include:
* Hold at least one Protected Species Survey Licence
* Experience with having produced technical reports, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Habitat Regulations Assessments (HRA), and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Assessments
* Competencies with application for, and implementation of, licences
* Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
If you are interested in the role of Ecologist, please do not hesitate to contact the Ecology Team at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.