As an Ecologist at Foster + Partners, you will join a growing landscape team contributing to high-profile international masterplanning, public realm and regeneration projects. You’ll help shape environmental design solutions by applying strong ecological knowledge across diverse biomes, advocating for biodiversity, and providing insight that guides responsible, nature positive design outcomes.
-
Work closely with landscape architects and design teams to embed biodiversity across global projects.
- Advocate for nature positive design and promote the mitigation hierarchy in project development.
- Undertake ecological research, site analyses and assessments of habitats, species and protected areas.
- Provide early-stage ecological impact assessments and practical biodiversity advice.
- Carry out biodiversity net gain, natural capital and related ecological metric calculations.
-
Strong understanding of habitat ecology and species across multiple geographies.
- Ability to support ecological design thinking through research, analysis and clear communication.
- A proactive, collaborative approach and confidence working both independently and within a team.
- Degree level qualification in ecology, biology, natural sciences or a related discipline.
- Experience providing ecological advice within design, development or construction contexts.
- Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant professional body such as CIEEM.
- Good working knowledge of GIS and familiarity with ecological fieldwork.
We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities, and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.
To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.
If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.
We believe in the power of design to enhance everyday life. Through a culture of purposeful curiosity, our work defines the way tomorrow’s built environments look, feel and function. Founded in 1967 by Norman Foster, what began as a small team is now a global practice with an outstanding design legacy, creating innovative and thoughtful solutions that shape skylines and landscapes around the world.
Whether designing an entire city or a bespoke door handle, we approach every project with ambition and dedicated creativity - and we seek exceptional people to enrich our practice. If you enjoy solving complex challenges and creating industry-defining designs and solutions, we invite you to join our team.
The practice is committed to supporting diversity and inclusivity and strives to create a working environment that is responsive to different cultures. We value the contributions of our diverse and creative team and are proud to offer equal opportunities for all.
If you have any questions about our application process, or need support submitting your application, please contact us at
[email protected].
Details on how we process and retain applicant data are set out in our PreHire Privacy Notice.
