Senior Ecological Consultant - South Midlands

We're looking for experienced Ecological Consultants and Senior Ecological Consultants to join our growing team, located in or around Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire regions.

Salary: £27,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience, plus paid overtime.

The successful candidate will be involved in the management and delivery of a wide range of projects, including baseline ecological surveys, report writing and mitigation design for planning, biodiversity net gain assessments and supporting a growing portfolio of exciting habitat banking projects.

As a people-focused consultancy, you’ll receive all the support you need to develop as individuals and grow your careers. We offer 24 days of annual leave (increasing to a maximum of 35 at senior management level), flexible and remote working, a discretionary performance-related bonus, employee assistance program, Time Off in Lieu and paid overtime, and we are committed to support your personal and professional development.

Middlemarch celebrates diversity and inclusivity in the workplace and is committed to providing fair and equal access to opportunities for all candidates.

We are looking for a candidate with ecological consultancy experience, to include field surveys (habitat survey experience is essential), project management and reporting.

Good interpersonal skills are essential as the role will work closely with clients and colleagues. The ability to work independently is also essential as the role will be home-based, although you will be joining a supportive culture that emphasises collaboration with colleagues.

A valid CSCS card and protected species survey licences would be an advantage, but are not essential. A full UK driving licence is essential.

We are a leading natural environment consultancy with a legacy of over 30 years. Our commitment lies in helping businesses and landowners across diverse industries to protect the natural environment, champion and restore biodiversity, and combat climate challenges. Through innovative solutions, we empower clients to meet their environmental commitments, achieve positive and sustainable project outcomes, and connect with the natural world.

The UK continues to experience unprecedented climate and biodiversity emergencies. As the UK’s largest Wildlife Trust Consultancy, Middlemarch has a unique understanding of both the scale of the challenge and the vital importance of championing the recovery of the natural environment.

We’re embarking on a new strategy that puts the enhancement of the natural environment at its core. This strategy will be delivered by our team of over 120 natural environment professionals and support staff throughout the UK, helping our clients to navigate a rapidly changing legislative and policy landscape while safeguarding the environment, enhancing biodiversity, and combatting climate challenges.

That’s not all. Every year, we give back to nature by investing our profits in our local Wildlife Trust. Our investment supports the valuable work they undertake, to bring wildlife back and to help people act for nature.