Job description

Senior / Principal / Associate Director - Ecology

Location: Warrington, London, Bristol, Leeds or Brighton
Salary: Competitive
A leading UK environmental consultancy is hiring a Senior, Principal or Associate Director-level Ecologist to support growth across DCO, NSIP, renewables and major infrastructure projects.
This is a senior delivery and leadership role, focused on managing complex schemes from feasibility through consent. Fieldwork is minimal. The emphasis is on technical oversight, project management and client leadership.

What you'll be doing

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  Leading ecological inputs on large-scale developments
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  Managing EcIA and BNG delivery
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  Overseeing survey programmes and sub-consultants
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  Reviewing and signing off technical outputs
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  Contributing to HRA and DCO documentation
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  Managing programmes, budgets and client relationships
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  Working closely with planners, engineers and landscape teams

What they want

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  Strong consultancy background on complex or nationally significant projects
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  Experience delivering EcIA and BNG
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  Comfortable operating at Senior to Associate Director level
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  Solid understanding of UKHab, protected species and planning
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  Confident client-facing and report-writing skills
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  GIS capability and technical credibility

Desirable: DCO/NSIP experience, HRA exposure, renewables background, CIEEM membership.

Why consider it

This is a chance to take a genuinely senior role in a growing ecology team, working on high-profile projects with real influence over design and outcomes.
About us: Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all. Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability. Let's help build a better world, together.