Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£40,000 - £45,000 per year

About the Role
EMEC is an established environmental consultancy delivering ecology, land management and project management services across infrastructure, development and the public and private sectors. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, all profits support conservation work for nature. We are seeking an experienced Strategic Ecologist to work on some of EMEC's largest and most strategic projects. This role combines strong ecological expertise with strategic thinking, long-term projects and practical delivery.

You will build close working relationships with a small portfolio of major clients, developing a detailed understanding of their operations, environmental commitments and long-term biodiversity and land management goals. Working alongside Project Managers, you will translate these ambitions into practical strategies, plans and interventions.

Working across EMEC's Project Management, Ecology and Land Management teams, you will provide ecological expertise throughout the life of major projects. Responsibilities include establishing ecological baselines, developing biodiversity strategies and action plans, identifying and prioritising opportunities, developing habitat management and monitoring approaches, and collaborating with delivery teams to implement plans.

This role requires someone who can see the bigger picture while understanding what it takes to make it happen. You will interpret complex ecological information, understand client needs and operational constraints, and work with project teams to turn ecological objectives into effective delivery and lasting benefits for nature.

Alongside your principal major project responsibilities, you will contribute to EMEC's wider ecological delivery by undertaking other consultancy and project work selectively, providing variety and maintaining your broader technical ecology skills.

Benefits include flexible working options, a generous employer pension contribution, a health payment plan, a personalised development programme, and working within a multi-disciplinary business committed to nature conservation.

Experience
- Strong professional ecology experience including habitat assessment, ecological survey and mitigation
- Experience developing ecological strategies, action plans, management plans or similar longer-term ecological outputs
- Experience working directly with clients and multidisciplinary project teams
- Experience planning and coordinating ecological work involving other specialists or delivery teams
- Knowledge of relevant wildlife and environmental legislation and professional practice
- Experience of major infrastructure, utilities, transport, large estates or other long-term environmental programmes is particularly valuable
- Experience with biodiversity net gain (BNG), biodiversity action planning, habitat management and monitoring plans, GIS and spatial analysis, protected-species work and landscape-scale nature recovery is advantageous

About you
- Ability to interpret ecological information and identify priorities and practical interventions
- Strong technical report writing and communication skills
- Good judgement balancing ecological outcomes with practical project requirements
- Strategic thinker with the ability to connect ecological objectives with practical delivery
- Willingness to work collaboratively across teams and with clients

Qualifications
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience
- Associate or Full membership of CIEEM, or demonstrable eligibility and willingness to achieve appropriate membership
- Full UK driving licence