Location
Guildford
Industry sector
Environment
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
11/03/2026
Closing date
01/04/2026
Senior Ecologist
£35,000 - £42,000
Guildford
A prestigious environmental consultancy is pursuing an experienced Senior Ecologist to join their expanding team based in Guildford. This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected, high-quality delivering ecological consultancy, who are working on exciting projects across the UK. The team provides an array of services including but not limited to ecological surveys, habitat management, biodiversity advice and impact assessments.
Benefits of this Senior Ecologist position include:
* Competitive Salary £35,000 - £42,000
* Generous Annual leave and other exciting benefits
* Exciting career progression development
* Annual bonus and enhanced pension scheme
Key senior ecologist responsibilities:
* Conduct and deliver ecological surveys
* Mentor junior ecologists, contributing to team development
* Generating high quality technical reports such as PEAs and ECIAs
* Plan and coordinate seasonal survey programmes and fieldwork
* Maintain accurate survey data, records and project documentation
What is required of our Senior Ecologist?
Proven experience working as an ecologist is necessary with strong knowledge of UK wildlife legislation and planning policy. A full UK driving license, experience working with protected species surveys and ecological reporting is also required. You must also live in or near Guildford and have a full right to work in the UK.
If you meet the criteria and want to take your career to the next level, apply to this senior ecologist position now!
We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.