Location
Opportunities available across Scotland including Inverness, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

Hours
Flexible working patterns aligned to project needs. Primarily site-based with travel between project locations across Scotland. A hybrid approach may be possible for non-site-based tasks.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Tetra Tech is seeking a Senior Ecological Clerk of Works to join our collaborative Ecology team supporting some of Scotland’s most exciting renewable energy, residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to protect biodiversity while helping clients deliver projects safely, compliantly, and efficiently. You will work within a technically strong, multi-disciplinary environment where your ecological expertise, practical judgment, and communication skills will have a visible impact on project outcomes.

As an Ecological Clerk of Works, you will provide day-to-day ecological supervision and monitoring on large-scale construction and development sites across Scotland. You will ensure ecological mitigation, protection measures, and site controls are implemented effectively, supporting contractors, clients, and project teams with practical, proportionate solutions.

The role covers a wide range of ecological services for renewable energy, residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects, including onshore elements of major wind developments, onshore wind, and solar schemes. You will contribute to compliant project delivery by carrying out site inspections, supervising ecological surveys, maintaining accurate records, and responding to unexpected ecological issues on site.

Your impact will include shaping successful project delivery by protecting ecological interests while keeping works moving in a practical and compliant way. You will support regional and national project success, strengthen client confidence, and help maintain the organisation’s reputation for technical quality, innovation, and sustainable outcomes. Additionally, you will mentor junior ECoWs and technicians, sharing knowledge and building capability within the wider ecology team.

Core Capabilities
- Apply strong ecological knowledge and field-based experience to deliver effective site supervision, make sound decisions on site, and support protected species and mitigation requirements.
- Support delivery of ecological works across small to medium scale projects, maintaining quality, managing priorities, and contributing to site reporting, compliance, and practical problem-solving.
- Use modern tools and progressive approaches to improve delivery, including digital data capture and mapping, contributing to continuous improvement in ecological site practice.
- Build positive working relationships with clients, contractors, statutory bodies, and other stakeholders through clear communication, professionalism, and proactive site support.
- Mentor junior colleagues, contribute to a collaborative team culture, and support equipment, training, and knowledge-sharing activities.

Experience
- Proven experience as an Ecological Clerk of Works or in a similar ecological consultancy role.
- Strong practical field skills and good knowledge of UK wildlife legislation.
- Ability to work independently on site and make rapid, defensible decisions.
- Experience supporting licensed works is beneficial.
- GIS, mapping, or mobile data-capture experience is advantageous.
- Equivalent work experience may be considered where appropriate.

About You
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with clients, contractors, and statutory bodies.
- Willingness to mentor junior colleagues and contribute to team development.
- Prepared for regular travel and periods away from home.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing site conditions and project needs.

Qualifications
- Degree in Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
- Associate membership of CIEEM, or ability to apply for membership.
- CSCS card.
- Full driving licence.
- Beneficial qualifications include NatureScot protected species licence, 4x4 training, and first aid training.