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Senior Ecologist

Kier Group -
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Permanent | Full-time
£40,000 - £50,000 a year

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Due to the rapid and exciting growth of our internal environmental consultancy services, we're looking for a Senior Ecologist to join our team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in delivering a diverse range of projects across the UK, spanning the road, rail, water, and property sectors. A full driving licence is essential for this role.

At Kier, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, using their skills, creativity, and passion to deliver innovative solutions for our clients and customers. We succeed because of the commitment and talent of our teams working together toward a shared purpose.

Location: Penrith, Cumbria– travel to sites and offices required, with remote working available

Hours: 37.5 hours per week – Some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 per year + £5.9k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

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

What will you be responsible for?

As Senior Ecologist, you'll provide expert technical advice, lead the design and delivery of ecological surveys, mitigation strategies, and licences. You'll champion nature-based solutions and drive innovation across the business, ensuring sustainability is at the heart of everything we do.

Your day to day will include:

Supporting the delivery of ecological consultancy services across sectors including road, rail, water, and property
Leading ecology services and implementing appropriate mitigation and enhancements
Authoring and reviewing technical ecological documents
Overseeing the management of construction risks associated with ecology
Leading and contributing to client, stakeholder, and technical meetings, actively promoting environmental principles, best practice, and innovation

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Ecologist is great for you if:

A degree in Ecology or equivalent experience
Full membership of CIEEM (or working towards), or equivalent
A UK protected species licence
Strong working knowledge and experience of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, Defra Biodiversity Metric, and Biodiversity Net Gain plans

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

Job Description - Senior Ecologist - KD North.pdf

Location: Penrith
Vacancy ID: 9626
Background check: None
Closing Date: 27 Jul 2026
Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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