SLR Consulting
Technical Director - Ecology & Biodiversity
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SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions, working with clients to help make sustainability happen, within a collaborative, people-first culture. Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Technical Director – Ecology to join our established Ecology team in Leeds, delivering high-profile projects across the power, mining & minerals, infrastructure and built environment sectors.
You'll play a leading role in delivering ecological services for large and complex multidisciplinary projects, working closely with clients and colleagues across the business. The role includes:
- Project and technical leadership for ecology inputs on major projects
- Client management, business development and proposal support
- Mentoring and coaching less experienced ecologists
- Desk-based project work alongside occasional site visits and travel across the UK, and potentially overseas
You'll collaborate with colleagues across Planning, Landscape, Hydrology, Noise, Air Quality and other specialist disciplines, delivering impactful projects while helping to grow SLR's ecology offering across the UK and internationally.
Rewards & Benefits
SLR's 'One Team' culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support for professional development, we offer excellent opportunities for long-term career progression.
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Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life, income, and travel insurance
- Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle-to-work schemes
- Volunteering and Community Giving
- Flexible, hybrid and agile working
- 25 days' annual leave plus flexible public holidays
- Buy or sell leave options
- Core working hours
- Cross-border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
- Workplace Nursery benefit
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause – supporting our people both professionally and personally
About You
- Extensive ecological consultancy experience, ideally across infrastructure, power, mining & minerals and built environment sectors
- Relevant degree in Ecology, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences or a related discipline
- Significant project management and stakeholder engagement experience
- Proven track record of developing client relationships, winning new work and supporting business growth
- Appropriate level of membership with CIEEM or equivalent professional body
- Strong technical reporting, communication and problem-solving skills
- Passion for delivering high-quality ecological work and developing others
- A driving licence that permits you to legally drive in the UK is required for site visits
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Culture & Inclusion
Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
If this Technical Director – Ecology role feels like a great fit for your experience and ambitions, we'd love to hear from you.
We’re Making Sustainability Happen.
We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.
We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.
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