Bennett & Game Recruitment Limited
Principal Ecologist
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Principal Ecologist
Salary: £40,000-£50,000 DOE
Job Type: Permanent
Bennett & Game are pleased to represent an established environmental consultancy and specialist contractor seeking to appoint their first in-house terrestrial ecologist.
The business currently delivers its terrestrial ecology requirements through an established supply chain. Due to continued growth and increasing internal demand, they are now looking for an experienced ecologist to take ownership of this service.
The successful candidate will deliver ecological assessments, coordinate external specialists, and support multidisciplinary environmental and construction projects. Longer term, there is genuine scope to develop the ecology offering, introduce new services, and potentially build an internal team.
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Principal Ecologist Position Requirements
- Experience within terrestrial ecology and environmental consultancy
- Strong ecological assessment and technical report-writing experience
- Protected species survey and mitigation knowledge
- Confident managing clients, projects, and external consultants
- CIEEM membership and protected species licenses advantageous
- Full UK driving license
Salary & Benefits
- £40,000-£50,000 salary, dependent on experience
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Four-day working arrangements may be considered
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- PayCare healthcare cashback scheme
- Life assurance
- Workplace pension
- Ongoing training and career development
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This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of an emerging terrestrial ecology function and play a major role in shaping its future growth.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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