Ecologist: Consultant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Ecus Ltd

Ecus Ltd

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About this opportunity
We are always seeking highly motivated and dynamic ecologists looking to progress their careers within an ambitious environmental consultancy.

We are now looking to expand further.

You will have the potential to work on multi-disciplinary projects across a range of sectors and for a wide variety of clients.

We want to empower you to succeed and progress

Essential Skills / Experience

Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
Ability to multitask and work proactively and flexibly in support of changing workloads
Strong attention to detail and ability to work without supervision
Strong prioritisation and organisation skills
Ability to handle confidential information
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
Full UK Driving licence

As a Consultant, we will ensure that you are confident and competent in survey and mitigation across a range of habitats and species as well as bring experience of managing a range of different projects.

What we can offer our employees

A competitive salary
25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Additional days holiday per year worked (up to 5 additional days) after 2 years' service
Company matched pension scheme
Employee perks scheme

- 'Health Cash Plan' including access to face to face counselling

Hybrid / Flexible Working, including "_flexfromfirst_"
Regional and Companywide events
Career development and progression (Professional Membership(s) paid)
Cycle to work scheme
Interregional technical working groups
Volunteer days and matched charity fundraising

We are proud of our innovative nature, customer focus and drive to continually improve.

We put people at the heart of what we do and employ more than 150 professional staff throughout a network of 10 regional offices across Scotland, England and Wales.

Who are Ecus?

As an SME Environmental Consultancy firm, and part of the Cura Terrae group of environmental companies, we have a national presence across Scotland, England, and Wales, with plans to extend our network further and grow the company substantially over the coming years.

Ecus Ltd offers an environmental and sustainability consulting service where we aim to integrate what we do around the core principles of achieving a zero carbon and circular economy, the ecological imperative of biodiversity enhancement, healthy environments for people and places, and consideration of the future needs and resilience of society and infrastructure.

We have a strong focus around the natural and earth sciences and can provide a service which blends key skills in ecology, landscape, heritage, archaeology and arboricultural disciplines with environmental planning and management to reimagine projects and benefit sites.

With over 30 years of experience, our areas of expertise include:

Ecology
Environmentalplanning and consenting
Landscape
Heritage
Archaeology
Carbon management
Arboriculture
Water consultancy
Air quality
Habitat creation

We are framework suppliers too and have long term contracts with many of the major players in the transport infrastructure sector, residential and commercial land developers, energy providers and utilities, regulators, and Government as well as the national conservation bodies, charities, and utilities.

We are also an IEMA QMark registered company and work hard to encourage the professional progression of our team to contribute to their own professional development and to developing high quality and innovative practice in environmental planning and related disciplines.

We always seek to recruit dedicated professionals who are committed to achieving positive environmental and sustainability outcomes, with a track record of delivering for clients and for their colleagues.

Working for us
Our culture is driven by our strength in teamwork and professionalism. We promote integrity and treat people with respect.

We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people from every background can come together and do great things.

We invest in our people and support professional development and are committed to supporting our people and giving them tools to make improvements to their health and wellbeing.

Become part of our team

Additional Information

Ecus is an equal opportunities employer, we provide a supportive friendly working environment, offer competitive salaries, flexible working and we are proud to have gained Investors in People 'Silver' status.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£23,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

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