Principal Ecologist

Salary/rate:£55,000 FTE
Type of work desired:Perm
Desired work region:Oxfordshire
Relocation possible:No
Reason for leaving:Exploring new opportunities
References on file:1935720
Sector:Ecology and Forestry
Post Date:10.08.26
Ref:19357230
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Meet Our Recruiter

About Profile

With around 10 years’ experience in ecological consultancy, she has progressed from Assistant through Senior to Principal level and is particularly passionate about helping smaller and growing consultancies develop their ecology offering.

A key strength is her ability to support business growth. She has experience winning new work, developing client relationships, expanding client portfolios and identifying opportunities to broaden ecology services.

Alongside her commercial strengths, she remains technically experienced, undertaking protected species and habitat surveys and advising clients on practical avoidance, mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures. Her approach focuses on enabling projects to progress while achieving positive outcomes for biodiversity, including BNG. She also has particular experience and interest in the ecological requirements associated with Paragraph 84 developments.

Key strengths

  • Principal-level ecological consultancy experience
  • Business development and winning new work
  • Growing client portfolios and long-term relationships
  • Developing and expanding ecology service offerings
  • Protected species and habitat surveys
  • Ecological mitigation, compensation and enhancement
  • Biodiversity Net Gain
  • Pragmatic, commercially aware client advice
  • Particular interest in helping smaller ecology consultancies grow

She is based in the Banbury area and is looking for a part-time position of three days per week, with a salary expectation of circa £55,000 FTE.

If your consultancy could benefit from an experienced Principal Ecologist who can combine technical delivery with business development and growth, contact Ocean to Earth Recruitment to request her CV.

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