Ecologist Work, Jobs in Babraham, Cam (with Salaries)

Senior Ecologist
Kier Group —St. Neots
- £45,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
Consultant Ecologist
AECOM —Cambridge
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
Senior Ecologist
SLR Consulting —Bury St. Edmunds
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
Principal Ecologist - BNG Specialist
AECOM —Cambridge
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
Senior Aquatic Ecologist
AECOM —Cambridge
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
Senior/ Principal Ecologist – Sussex (Brighton Office)
CSA environmental —Baldock
- £35,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme

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Senior Ecologist

Kier Group -
St. Neots

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£45,000 - £55,000 a year

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We're looking for a Senior Ecologist to join our team based in Cambridge. In this role you'll provide specialist ecological support for non-intrusive and intrusive surveys, helping to shape the design and environmental impact assessment for a DCO application.

Location: Cambridge - travel to the office required with some working available, with occasional

Hours: Permanent Fulltime 42 hours per week – condensed hours considered with some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per year + private healthcare + £5.9k annual car allowance + benefits

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Ecologist, you'll be site-based, acting as the Lead Ecological Clerk of Works, responsible for a team of ecologists, overseeing the delivery of ecological mitigation whilst supervising contractors to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, planning conditions, and environmental management plans.

Your day-to-day will include:

Acting as the single point of contact for ecological matters on site, coordinating and supporting the ecology team
Identifying and recording ecological constraints, providing practical solutions to enable intrusive works whilst maintaining compliance with environmental legislation
Supervising contractors to ensure adherence to management plans, SSSI assents, and protected species licences
Conducting pre-construction checks, regular site inspections, and quality assurance of ecological documentation
Delivering inductions and toolbox talks, promoting environmental best practice throughout the project

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Ecologist is ideal for someone who:

Holds a degree in ecology or a related discipline and is a member of CIEEM (or equivalent)
Brings proven experience at Senior Ecologist level, including working with contractors and managing compliance with protected species licence requirements
Has hands‑on experience delivering protected species surveys (such as badgers, nesting birds and reptiles) and overseeing works in high‑value environments, including SSSIs
Communicates confidently, with the ability to explain technical ecological information clearly to a wide range of audiences
Is comfortable working independently, making informed decisions on site, and identifying practical, proportionate solutions to ecological challenges

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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Senior Ecologist EwR job description.docx

Location: St Neots
Vacancy ID: 10863
Background check: None
Closing Date: 22 Jun 2026
Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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